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Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Cryptogams (PC)

The herbarium of the museum, referred to by code PC, includes a large number of important collections amongst its 2 000 000 cryptogams (algae, bryophyta, fungi and lichens) specimens. These collections are constitued by a general herbarium and numerous particular collections. Among these last, Allorge, Bescherelle, Bourdot & Galzin, Heim, Hue, Montagne, Romagnesi, Sauvageau, Thuret & Bornet herbaria.
Curator: Sébastien Leblond
Homepage: https://www.mnhn.fr/fr/collections/ensembles-collections/botanique-0
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 3 June 2024
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Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: CC BY (Attribution)
Collection Statistics
  • 143,193 specimen records
  • 4,909 (3%) georeferenced
  • 129,981 (91%) identified to species
  • 109 families
  • 976 genera
  • 17,938 species
  • 20,583 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics