Depending on your goal, there's a few different ways to get in touch with us. 

General Contact

You can call us at our herbarium phone (607) 255-1052 or 255-0443 when we are open, see Policies & Procedures. If you are not sure who to get in touch with, send us an email herbarium [at] cornell.edu (herbarium[at]cornell[dot]edu).

Physical Location

The Hortorium Herbarium is housed on the fourth floor of Mann Library on the Cornell University campus. Stop at the Tower Road information booth (marked in blue on map below) for instructions on parking. Once inside Mann Library, look for the Hortorium elevator near the Mannible Cafe. Take the elevator to the fourth floor where you will find the Herbarium in Room 440. 

Regular hours of the Herbarium are 9:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. 

It may be possible to make other arrangements if your needs do not coincide with the regular hours.  Although we can usually accomodate walk-in visitors, we appreciate advance notice, especially if you have a special need, or wish to use the collection for several days.  

Visits may be arranged in person, by mail, telephone, fax, or email. See our visiting tab for a Map.

Shipping & Mailing

Our mailing address is:  Bailey Hortorium Herbarium, Dept. of Plant Biology, 412 Mann Library Bldg., Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853. 

Leadership

Hannah Marx headshot
Hannah Marx

Assistant Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Hannah Marx
  • hem73 [at] cornell.edu
Biodiversity & Biogeography
Alpine flora
Herbarium and museum science
Kevin Nixon
Kevin Nixon

Professor

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Kevin Nixon
  • kcn2 [at] cornell.edu
Theory and methodology of phylogenetic analysis
Angiosperm phylogeny
Systematics and taxonomy of the oak family
Anna Stalter

Associate Curator, LHB Hortorium

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Anna Stalter
  • ams15 [at] cornell.edu
Peter Fraissinet

Assistant Curator & Librarian - LHB Hortorium

School of Integrative Plant Science

Plant Biology Section

Peter Fraissinet
  • pf13 [at] cornell.edu

Personnel

Alejandro Bustos
Amelia Catala-Castellar
Annie Rocio Aguilar-Falcon
Asa Elliot
Gerardo Garcia Rodriguez
Kadaen Agha
Leah Wong
Lila Kleppner
Lillian Lee Fleischmann
Lily Rene Brummel
Madeline Lyon
Morgan Purefoy
Richey Nguyen
Ruth Fan
Shanai Hilary Flores
Shun Tanaka
Victoria Broughton

Thant Aung

David Bosworth

Roswitha Clark

Betsy Elswit

Sally Hundley

Marcia Krauza-Martin

Laura Leddy

Lydia Terese Paradiso

Rosemarie Parker

Dylan Sheng

Justin Scholten

Joseph Kleinkopf

Harpo Faust