THE INVENTORY OF SPECIES COMPOSITION OF THE FAMILIES POACEAE AND FABACEAE FROM THE HERBARIUM FUND OF THE INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND GEOGRAPHY OF ABAI KAZAKH NATIONAL PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Herbarium is not just a collection of plants. The value of herbarium list increases every year: often it becomes the only source, thanks to which, it is possible to grow live plants of the species lost in natural conditions of growth with the help of modern technologies. Save, keep in working order and multiply these collections – the most important task facing, at present, the specialists of the Department. Herbarium is widely used for teaching students specializing in the Department of Biology of the Institute of Natural Sciences and Geography. The peculiarity of herbarium collections is their accessibility for researchers from all countries. Any sample in any herbarium of the world after receipt in the main Fund can be demanded for studying (with reference, including to other countries) by any scientific institution of the world. Herbarium expositions are also used during excursions of schoolchildren and to work with school teachers and students of the city and region, especially during pedagogical practices, days of the faculty and career-oriented activities. This article describes: the value of the herbarium, the history of the herbarium Fund of the Department of Biology of Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, species composition of Poaceae and Fabaceae families.