The University of Arizona Herbarium has a sizeable library of books and journals. Most botanical journals and floras owned by the UA Main and Science Libraries are housed here. You can search for these books using the University's online library catalog. These books and journals may not be checked out and are for in-library use only. You are welcome to peruse them at the Herbarium.

In addition, the Herbarium has a large collection of other botanical reference works not owned by the library. These are property of the Herbarium and may be checked out. Use the link below to search for the Herbarium's books. Loan of these books follows the guidelines and policies of the university library.

To find all books in the Herbarium holdings, search the ARIZ books database.
To find all journals in the Herbarium holdings, search the ARIZ journals list.

Also available is a large collection of botanical reprints, filed by family (for taxonomic works) and by geographic area (for floristic works). There is also a map collection, with emphasis on Arizona and the Southwest.

To aid in your quest for knowledge about plants of your world, we have written reviews of those tomes we find most useful in day-to-day plant work at the herbarium. Follow the links below:

Floristic works for ARIZONA...

Floristic works for other areas...