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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

  • 86,191 specimen records
  • 15,918 (18%) georeferenced
  • 82,164 (95%) with media (85,750 total media)
  • 71,028 (82%) identified to species
  • 312 families
  • 3,651 genera
  • 20,194 species
  • 21,134 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 1 May 2025
Digital Metadata: EML File
IPT / DwC-A Source: Import from IPT - vascular
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