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New York Botanical Garden, Lynda Steere Herbarium (NY-Vascular Plants)

With more than 7.8 million preserved specimens, the William and Lynda Steere Herbarium is the largest herbarium in the Western Hemisphere. Specialty Taxonomic Coverage: Algae, bryophytes, fungi, pteridophytes and angiosperms Geography: Worldwide with greatest strength in tropical America and North America
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Collection Statistics

  • 57,579 specimen records
  • 10,585 (18%) georeferenced
  • 54,729 (95%) with images (56,787 total images)
  • 48,187 (84%) identified to species
  • 297 families
  • 3,271 genera
  • 15,485 species
  • 16,227 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 2 March 2025
Digital Metadata: EML File
IPT / DwC-A Source: Import from IPT - vascular
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