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  • Overview
  • Events
  • Free Digital Guide
  • Garden Accessibility
  • Garden Etiquette
  • Public Tours
  • Exploration Map
  • Garden Collections Map

< Science

  • Overview
  • Beal Seed Experiment
  • Invasive Plants
  • Red Cedar Riverbank Restoration
  • Research and Teaching Permits

< Education

  • Overview
  • Classes
  • Beal Scholars
  • Resources
  • Public Tours
  • Tour Request Form

< Nuture Your Roots

  • Overview
  • Rooting Stations
  • Nurturing Campus
  • Extending Roots
  • Meditation Map

< Plant Collections

  • Overview
  • Core Collections
  • Thematic Collections
  • Augmented Reality Collection
  • Exploration Map
  • Garden Collections Map

< Campus Arboretum

  • Overview
  • Exploration Map
  • Historic Woodlands of MSU
  • Campus Tree Tour
  • Research and Teaching Permits

< Support

  • Make a Gift
  • Volunteer
  • Commemorative Trees and Benches
  • Donor Spotlights

< About

  • Overview
  • Mission & Strategic Plan
  • Our Team
  • Our Beal Scholars
  • History
  • Then and Now Historical Gallery
  • Resources
  • Media Coverage
  • Media Archive
  • Arts MSU
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Beal Botanical Garden Tour: Poisons, Perfumes, and Parasitic Plants

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Beal Botanical Garden, garden pond

Beal Botanical Garden Tour: Poisons, Perfumes, and Parasitic Plants

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Get in the October mood with the MSU Herbarium, exploring some of the weirder plants at Beal and how people have used them throughout history.

 

Speaker: Jennifer Apland, MSU Herbarium Collections Coordinator

 

The Beal Botanical Garden Tour series is a collaborative partnership with the MSU Libraries.

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Outreach and Engagement

Date

October 8, 2026

Time

12:10 PM - 1:00 PM

Location

Beal Botanical Garden, garden pond

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WJBeal@msu.edu

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