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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

  • 615,133 specimen records
  • 185,416 (30%) georeferenced
  • 525,526 (85%) with media (711,914 total media)
  • 10 GenBank genetic references
  • 574,849 (93%) identified to species
  • 375 families
  • 5,800 genera
  • 45,587 species
  • 50,267 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 5 June 2025
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Digital Metadata: EML File
IPT / DwC-A Source: Import map from MICH IPT
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Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Acisanthera (1)
  • Allomorphia (4)
  • Anerincleistus (3)
  • Arthrostemma (1)
  • Astrocalyx (1)
  • Astronia (19)
  • Axinaea (2)
  • Barthea (3)
  • Bellucia (6)
  • Blakea (15)
  • Blastus (28)
  • Brachyotum (2)
  • Bredia (3)
  • Centradenia (1)
  • Centronia (1)
  • Charianthus (1)
  • Clidemia (17)
  • Conostegia (4)
  • Diplectria (1)
  • Dissochaeta (2)
  • Graffenrieda (2)
  • Henriettea (1)
  • Henriettella (3)
  • Heterocentron (3)
  • Hormocalyx (1)
  • Kibessia (3)
  • Leandra (5)
  • Loreya (3)
  • Macairea (1)
  • Maieta (3)
  • Medinilla (150)
  • Melastoma (8)
  • Memecylon (8)
  • Meriania (11)
  • Miconia (68)
  • Microlicia (1)
  • Monochaetum (15)
  • Mouriri (9)
  • Osbeckia (20)
  • Ossaea (1)
  • Oxyspora (5)
  • Plethiandra (1)
  • Pseudodissochaeta (1)
  • Pterolepis (2)
  • Rhexia (59)
  • Sarcopyramis (13)
  • Sonerila (32)
  • Tetrazygia (3)
  • Tibouchina (22)
  • Tococa (2)
  • Topobea (1)
  • Votomita (1)