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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
  • Achyranthes (59)
  • Aerva (46)
  • Alternanthera (24)
  • Amaranthus (42)
  • Arthrocnemum (1)
  • Atriplex (2)
  • Bassia (1)
  • Blutaparon (5)
  • Calicorema (2)
  • Celosia (59)
  • Centemopsis (2)
  • Centrostachys (3)
  • Chenolea (1)
  • Chenopodium (24)
  • Cyathula (45)
  • Cyphocarpa (2)
  • Digera (9)
  • Exomis (1)
  • Gomphrena (11)
  • Hammada (1)
  • Hermbstaedtia (4)
  • Iresine (1)
  • Leucosphaera (1)
  • Manochlamys (1)
  • Marcelliopsis (1)
  • Nothosaerva (2)
  • Pandiaka (5)
  • Psilotrichum (14)
  • Pupalia (25)
  • Salicornia (3)
  • Salsola (3)
  • Sarcocornia (1)
  • Sericocomopsis (5)
  • Sericorema (1)
  • Sericostachys (4)
  • Spirostachys (2)
  • Suaeda (7)