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Farlow Herbarium of Cryptogamic Botany, Harvard University (FH)

The Farlow Herbarium houses nearly 1,400,000 specimens of lichenized and non-lichenized fungi, bryophytes, and algae. The collections are world-wide in scope; particular strengths are in bound, indexed exsiccatae, bryophytes and fungi from Asia, entomogenous fungi, Antarctic lichens, and special "authors" herbaria which contain many type specimens.

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Collection Statistics

  • 91,340 specimen records
  • 759 (0.83%) georeferenced
  • 77,273 (85%) with images (146,162 total images)
  • 73,553 (81%) identified to species
  • 152 families
  • 667 genera
  • 4,702 species
  • 5,575 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 19 August 2024
DwC-Archive Access Point
Digital Metadata: EML File
IPT / DwC-A Source: IPT Import of Mosses; IPT Import of Hepatics
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Rights Holder: President and Fellows of Harvard College
Access Rights: https://huh.harvard.edu/access-digital-reproductions-works-public-domain
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