Morton Arboretum

The Morton Arboretum will complete the development of a mobile app to collect data on living collections and herbarium data at the arboretum and migrate the information to the Botanical Research and Herbarium Management System (BRAHMS) plant database. After the field data is entered, the arboretum will develop modules in BRAHMS for plant propagation, conservation, and new plant development. Though the BRAHMS database is widely used by botanical research institutions across the globe, Morton Arboretum would be the first US-based institution to employ the database. The new system will enhance the ability to manage and share plant information between institutions on topics such as monitoring pests and diseases or evaluating the performance of collections in response to climate changes. It will also facilitate collaboration with other botanical institutions and herbaria.