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Harvard University Herbaria: Vascular Plants of North America (Harvard)

The Harvard University Herbaria, with over 5 million specimens, is the world’s largest University Herbaria. Included in the Herbaria are what were once six separate herbarium collections: * Herbarium of the Arnold Arboretum (A) * Economic Herbarium of Oakes Ames (ECON) * Oakes Ames Orchid Herbarium (AMES) * Farlow Herbarium (FH) * Gray Herbarium (GH) * New England Botanical Club Herbarium (NEBC).
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Collection Statistics

  • 1,105,348 specimen records
  • 3,866 (0.35%) georeferenced
  • 1,062,903 (96%) with media (1,062,903 total media)
  • 1,074,272 (97%) identified to species
  • 327 families
  • 4,846 genera
  • 42,351 species
  • 50,882 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 4 February 2025
Digital Metadata: EML File
IPT / DwC-A Source: IPT Import (Vascular Plants North America)
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Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Acnistus (1)
  • Athenaea (2)
  • Atropa (10)
  • Bassovia (6)
  • Bouchetia (25)
  • Brachistus (4)
  • Browallia (9)
  • Brugmansia (107)
  • Brunfelsia (228)
  • Cacabus (1)
  • Capsicum (429)
  • Cestrum (93)
  • Chamaesaracha (284)
  • Cyphomandra (24)
  • Datura (684)
  • Hunzikeria (1)
  • Hyoscyamus (52)
  • Jaborosa (3)
  • Jaltomata (8)
  • Juanulloa (3)
  • Leptoglossis (1)
  • Leucophysalis (82)
  • Lithophytum (1)
  • Lycianthes (19)
  • Lycium (959)
  • Lycopersicon (4)
  • Margaranthus (4)
  • Markea (5)
  • Merinthopodium (2)
  • Nectouxia (3)
  • Nicandra (91)
  • Nicotiana (1002)
  • Nierembergia (5)
  • Nolana (2)
  • Oryctes (1)
  • Petunia (138)
  • Physalis (1877)
  • Quincula (108)
  • Rahowardiana (1)
  • Salpichroa (22)
  • Saracha (5)
  • Schizanthus (5)
  • Solandra (89)
  • Solanum (2675)
  • Withania (8)
  • Witheringia (1)