Collection Profile for:
New York Botanical Garden Steere Herbarium (NY)
With more than 7.8 million preserved specimens, the William and Lynda Steere Herbarium is the largest herbarium in the Western Hemisphere.
Address:
William and Lynda Steere Herbarium; New York Botanical Garden
Bronx, New York 10458-5126
U.S.A.
718/ 817-8626
Collection Statistics
- 1,033,595 specimen records
- 591,753 (57%) georeferenced
- 1,001,135 (97%) with media (1,015,644 total media)
- 1,006,822 (97%) identified to species
- 343 families
- 4,970 genera
- 43,532 species
- 54,133 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management:
Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update:
30 January 2025
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