Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Herbarium (Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia-PH)

The herbarium of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia holds some of the oldest and most important plant collections in the Americas. PH has about 1.4 million dried, pressed specimens and plays a vital role as a resource for research on plants and on the history of American botany.

Contacts: Tatyana Livshultz, livshultz@ansp.org

Homepage: http://www.ansp.org/research/biodiv/botany/

Collection Type: Preserved Specimens

Management: Data snapshot of local collection database

Last Update: 3 June 2011

Digital Metadata: EML File

Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial)

Rights Holder: Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University

Collection Statistics

307 specimen records
291 (95%) georeferenced
299 (97%) identified to species
3 families
3 genera
4 species
4 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

Extra Statistics

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Portal Menu Text-based Search Map-guided Search Collections Species Lists Sitemap Crowdsourcing Log In New Account	Home >> Collection Search Page >> Collection Profile Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Herbarium (Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia-PH) The herbarium of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia holds some of the oldest and most important plant collections in the Americas. PH has about 1.4 million dried, pressed specimens and plays a vital role as a resource for research on plants and on the history of American botany. Contacts: Tatyana Livshultz, livshultz@ansp.org Homepage: http://www.ansp.org/research/biodiv/botany/ Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 3 June 2011 Digital Metadata: EML File Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial) Rights Holder: Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Collection Statistics 307 specimen records 291 (95%) georeferenced 299 (97%) identified to species 3 families 3 genera 4 species 4 total taxa (including subsp. and var.) Extra Statistics Show Geographic Distribution Show Family Distribution
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