Moscow University Herbarium, Bryophytes (MW)

Moscow University Herbarium (MW) is the second largest herbarium in Russia after the Komarov Institute. Being available at https://plant.depo.msu.ru/, it is almost completely imaged either at 300 dpi for regular collections or at 600 dpi for type specimens. The herbarium is focused on the flora of temperate Eurasia with an emphasis on the flora of Russia. As of 1 November 2018, physical collections of MW Herbarium include 1,044,571 specimens (incl. 4.8K type specimens) representing 37,200 species and subspecies of vascular plants and 2,223 species and subspecies of bryophytes. Currently, MW holds the 63rd place in the world's ranking (Thiers, 2019). Moscow University Herbarium preserve some important historical collections by G.F. Hoffmann, J.F. Ehrhart, C.B. Trinius, J.R. and J.G.A. Forsters, and their correspondents.
Curator: Alexi Seregin
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 1 March 2024
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Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: CC BY (Attribution)
Collection Statistics
  • 77,587 specimen records
  • 52,790 (68%) georeferenced
  • 75,086 (97%) with images (145,466 total images)
  • 76,342 (98%) identified to species
  • 81 families
  • 461 genera
  • 1,781 species
  • 1,807 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Geographic Distribution
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