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Collection Profile for:
University of Michigan Herbarium (MICH)

Specialty: Worldwide, especially temperate North America and the Great Lakes region. Specific strengths include marine algae of eastern North America, West Indies, Alaska, and Pacific Islands; bryophytes of tropical America; Agaricaceae and Hymenogastraceae of western North America; vascular plants of Mexico, Iran, Himalayas, southwestern Pacific Region, and southeastern Asia; Cyperaceae, Malpighiaceae, Myrtaceae, and Podostemaceae of the New World.
Date Founded: 1837.

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University of Michigan Herbarium
3600 Varsity Drive
Ann Arbor, MI   48108-2228
U.S.A.
734-615-6200

Collection Statistics

  • 610,186 specimen records
  • 185,400 (30%) georeferenced
  • 515,807 (85%) with media (702,029 total media)
  • 10 GenBank genetic references
  • 570,995 (94%) identified to species
  • 371 families
  • 5,704 genera
  • 44,876 species
  • 49,531 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 1 April 2025
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Digital Metadata: EML File
IPT / DwC-A Source: Import map from MICH IPT
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