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Oklahoma Biological Survey

Biologist looks across the a pond in the Wichita Mountains

BioDiversity is Our Goal

The Biological Survey is both a state agency and a research department of the University of Oklahoma. The Biological Survey includes the Oklahoma Natural Heritage Inventory, Oklahoma Natural Areas Registry, and the Robert Bebb Herbarium.  Our faculty and staff are committed to providing the best available information on biodiversity in the state of Oklahoma. We do this through our surveys, inventories, and research on the state’s biodiversity. We also collect, curate, and share existing biodiversity data. We are committed to training students and the public in biodiversity science. To achieve our goals we work closely with other allied organizations throughout the state and region.

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Highlights

Mussels of Oklahoma

 

Dr. Caryn Vaughn has developed a new and comprehensive website about all the mussels found in Oklahoma.

Learn About These Amazing Animals

Spring Field Days

 

Field Days are an opportunity for the public to visit Natural Areas that are not open to the public.  At these educational events, visitors can learn about managing land for native biodiversity and see real life habitat restoration projects.

See Spring Schedule

Plant Collections Database

The Bebb Herbarium is a member of the Texas-Oklahoma Regional Consortium of Herbaria (TORCH) which has consolidated their plant collections into a online database.

Flora of Oklahoma

Developing a comprehensive resource for the identification of over 2,500 plant species native to and naturalized in Oklahoma.  A complete set of keys to species, family descriptions, illustrations of morphological characters, a glossary and an index are available as a PDF.

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65%

of mussel species are considered imperiled

 

 

60

Mussel Taxa in Oklahoma


10

gallons of water can be filtered by an adult mussel in one day