MBLWHOI Library Herbarium (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution-SPWH)

The MBLWHOI Library Herbarium (SPWH), formerly the Marine Biological Laboratory Herbarium, documents the flora of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and adjacent islands. The collection, dating back to the 1870s, consists of more than 9,000 specimens. The MBLWHOI Library Herbarium is housed at the Data Library & Archives, McLean Laboratory, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Quissett Campus. Visits to the Herbarium are available by appointment only. Contact the Herbarium at 508-289-4948.

Contacts: Pamela Polloni, ppolloni@whoi.edu

Homepage: https://www.mblwhoilibrary.org/collections/mblwhoi-library-herbarium

Collection Type: Preserved Specimens

Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal

Global Unique Identifier: 995d4fbd-bd96-4e7a-9c14-a2a33403d867

Digital Metadata: EML File

Usage Rights: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/all_rights_reserved

Rights Holder: MBLWHOI Library

Collection Statistics

8,744 specimen records
1,342 (15%) georeferenced
8,123 (93%) with images (12,346 total images)
8,213 (94%) identified to species
322 families
923 genera
1,778 species
2,015 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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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 MBLWHOI Library Herbarium (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution-SPWH) The MBLWHOI Library Herbarium (SPWH), formerly the Marine Biological Laboratory Herbarium, documents the flora of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and adjacent islands. The collection, dating back to the 1870s, consists of more than 9,000 specimens. The MBLWHOI Library Herbarium is housed at the Data Library & Archives, McLean Laboratory, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Quissett Campus. Visits to the Herbarium are available by appointment only. Contact the Herbarium at 508-289-4948. Contacts: Pamela Polloni, ppolloni@whoi.edu Homepage: https://www.mblwhoilibrary.org/collections/mblwhoi-library-herbarium Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 995d4fbd-bd96-4e7a-9c14-a2a33403d867 Digital Metadata: EML File Usage Rights: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/all_rights_reserved Rights Holder: MBLWHOI Library Collection Statistics 8,744 specimen records 1,342 (15%) georeferenced 8,123 (93%) with images (12,346 total images) 8,213 (94%) identified to species 322 families 923 genera 1,778 species 2,015 total taxa (including subsp. and var.) Extra Statistics Show Geographic Distribution Show Family Distribution
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