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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

  • 46,577 specimen records
  • 10,259 (22%) georeferenced
  • 44,625 (96%) with images (46,125 total images)
  • 39,734 (85%) identified to species
  • 279 families
  • 2,837 genera
  • 12,302 species
  • 12,925 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 2 December 2024
Digital Metadata: EML File
IPT / DwC-A Source: Import from IPT - vascular
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Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Aizoon (2)
  • Aloinopsis (1)
  • Aptenia (1)
  • Argyroderma (1)
  • Bergeranthus (1)
  • Brownanthus (1)
  • Carpobrotus (1)
  • Cephalophyllum (1)
  • Conicosia (1)
  • Conophytum (1)
  • Corpuscularia (1)
  • Dactylopsis (1)
  • Deilanthe (1)
  • Delosperma (2)
  • Dinteranthus (1)
  • Disphyma (1)
  • Drosanthemum (1)
  • Faucaria (1)
  • Fenestraria (1)
  • Galenia (1)
  • Glottiphyllum (1)
  • Ihlenfeldtia (1)
  • Jordaaniella (1)
  • Khadia (1)
  • Machairophyllum (1)
  • Mesembryanthemum (6)
  • Mitrophyllum (1)
  • Monilaria (1)
  • Nananthus (1)
  • Pleiospilos (1)
  • Polymita (1)
  • Ruschia (3)
  • Sceletium (1)
  • Schlechteranthus (1)
  • Schwantesia (1)
  • Sesuvium (7)
  • Sphalmanthus (1)
  • Titanopsis (1)
  • Trianthema (5)
  • Trichodiadema (1)