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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

  • 22,922 specimen records
  • 7,414 (32%) georeferenced
  • 19,324 (84%) with images (20,048 total images)
  • 19,509 (85%) identified to species
  • 269 families
  • 2,445 genera
  • 8,533 species
  • 8,985 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 1 August 2024
Digital Metadata: EML File
IPT / DwC-A Source: Import from IPT - vascular
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Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Achyranthes (35)
  • Aerva (17)
  • Alternanthera (13)
  • Amaranthus (18)
  • Arthrocnemum (1)
  • Atriplex (1)
  • Bassia (1)
  • Blutaparon (3)
  • Calicorema (2)
  • Celosia (22)
  • Centemopsis (2)
  • Centrostachys (2)
  • Chenolea (1)
  • Chenopodium (12)
  • Cyathula (23)
  • Cyphocarpa (1)
  • Digera (3)
  • Exomis (1)
  • Gomphrena (8)
  • Hammada (1)
  • Hermbstaedtia (3)
  • Leucosphaera (1)
  • Manochlamys (1)
  • Nothosaerva (1)
  • Pandiaka (2)
  • Psilotrichum (11)
  • Pupalia (10)
  • Salsola (2)
  • Sarcocornia (1)
  • Sericocomopsis (3)
  • Sericorema (1)
  • Sericostachys (2)
  • Spirostachys (1)
  • Suaeda (1)
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