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William Darlington Herbarium - West Chester University, Pennsylvania (DWC)

The William Darlington Herbarium (DWC) is a historically significant collection of roughly 15,000 specimens dating primarily from the 1810s-1850s. Notable donors include Stephen Elliott, Asa Gray, William Jackson Hooker, C. S. Rafinesque, and John Torrey; also present are specimens from both Bartram’s and Humphry Marshall’s Gardens.

Contacts:

  • Ron McColl, rmccoll@wcupa.edu

Collection Statistics

  • 24,551 specimen records
  • 1 (0%) georeferenced
  • 24,551 (100%) with images (24,576 total images)
  • 259 (1%) identified to species
  • 299 families
  • 1,899 genera
  • 167 species
  • 170 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

Extra Statistics

Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Last Update: 27 February 2023
Global Unique Identifier: c57e90f5-989d-4c43-b34a-d7fc07b72a46
DwC-Archive Access Point
Digital Metadata:EML File
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Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Abutilon (1)
  • Althaea (14)
  • Anoda (4)
  • Corchorus (7)
  • Fremontia (2)
  • Gossypium (11)
  • Helicteres (1)
  • Hermannia (12)
  • Hibiscus (50)
  • Ingenhouzia (1)
  • Keraudrenia (1)
  • Kitaibelia (2)
  • Kleinhovia (1)
  • Kosteletzkya (1)
  • Lavatera (7)
  • Malope (3)
  • Malva (45)
  • Malvastrum (5)
  • Malvaviscus (2)
  • Melochia (1)
  • Pavonia (4)
  • Sida (70)
  • Sidalcea (4)
  • Sparmannia (2)
  • Sphaeralcea (11)
  • Theobroma (4)
  • Tilia (23)
  • Triumfetta (5)
  • Urena (4)
  • Waltheria (1)