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Desert Botanical Garden Herbarium (DES)

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Over 100,000 specimens in collection, with emphasis on plants of the Southwest and northern Mexico, Cactaceae and Agavaceae.

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Contacts:

  • Curator: Andrew Salywon, asalywon@dbg.org
  • Curator Emerita: Wendy C. Hodgson, whodgson@dbg.org
  • Collections Manager: Sarah Hunkins , shunkins@dbg.org

Address:

Herbarium - Research, Conservation & Collections Department
Desert Botanical Garden
1201 North Galvin Parkway
Phoenix, Arizona   85008
480-481-8107

Collection Statistics

  • 99,641 specimen records
  • 98,155 (99%) georeferenced
  • 89,806 (90%) with images (91,267 total images)
  • 95,566 (96%) identified to species
  • 339 families
  • 2,687 genera
  • 12,064 species
  • 15,094 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

Extra Statistics

Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Last Update: 15 December 2022
Global Unique Identifier: edb9860c-c481-4d19-88cc-224a536ebcd4
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Digital Metadata:EML File
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