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University of Michigan Herbarium (MICH)

Specialty: Worldwide, especially temperate North America and the Great Lakes region. Specific strengths include marine algae of eastern North America, West Indies, Alaska, and Pacific Islands; bryophytes of tropical America; Agaricaceae and Hymenogastraceae of western North America; vascular plants of Mexico, Iran, Himalayas, southwestern Pacific Region, and southeastern Asia; Cyperaceae, Malpighiaceae, and Myrtaceae of the New World.
Date Founded: 1837.

Collection Manager: Brad Ruhfel, umherb-data@umich.edu
Collection Manager: Aly Baumgartner, umherb-data@umich.edu
Technical Support: Garth Holman, gholman@umich.edu
Technical Support: Matthew Cruz, mcruz@umich.edu
Homepage: http://herbarium.lsa.umich.edu/
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 2 April 2024
DwC-Archive Access Point: https://midwestherbaria.org/portal/content/dwca/MICH_DwC-A.zip
IPT / DwC-A Source:
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
Address:
University of Michigan Herbarium
3600 Varsity Drive
Ann Arbor, MI   48108-2228
U.S.A.
734-615-6200
Collection Statistics
  • 569,295 specimen records
  • 179,938 (32%) georeferenced
  • 481,039 (84%) with images (666,028 total images)
  • 10 GenBank genetic references
  • 535,595 (94%) identified to species
  • 363 families
  • 5,458 genera
  • 41,868 species
  • 46,335 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Acranthera (3)
  • Adina (3)
  • Alibertia (2)
  • Alseis (4)
  • Amaracarpus (1)
  • Amphidasya (1)
  • Antirhea (1)
  • Appunia (1)
  • Arcytophyllum (21)
  • Argostemma (9)
  • Asperula (11)
  • Basanacantha (1)
  • Blepharidium (1)
  • Borreria (3)
  • Bouvardia (18)
  • Brachytome (4)
  • Breonia (4)
  • Calycophyllum (4)
  • Canthium (24)
  • Catunaregam (4)
  • Cephaelis (2)
  • Cephalanthus (87)
  • Chassalia (2)
  • Chimarrhis (1)
  • Chiococca (3)
  • Chione (2)
  • Chomelia (46)
  • Cinchona (6)
  • Coccocypselum (1)
  • Coffea (11)
  • Condaminea (1)
  • Coussarea (7)
  • Crusea (8)
  • Damnacanthus (1)
  • Dentella (1)
  • Deppea (2)
  • Didymaea (3)
  • Diodia (8)
  • Duroia (6)
  • Eizia (1)
  • Elaeagia (1)
  • Exostema (1)
  • Fadogia (1)
  • Faramea (9)
  • Galium (1367)
  • Gardenia (3)
  • Genipa (3)
  • Glossostipula (1)
  • Gonzalagunia (4)
  • Gouldia (3)
  • Greenea (1)
  • Guettarda (9)
  • Gynochthodes (4)
  • Hamelia (8)
  • Hedyotis (59)
  • Hoffmannia (4)
  • Houstonia (143)
  • Hymenodictyon (1)
  • Hyptianthera (9)
  • Isertia (4)
  • Ixora (35)
  • Joosia (1)
  • Khasiaclunea (2)
  • Knoxia (7)
  • Lasianthus (28)
  • Leptodermis (2)
  • Leucolophus (1)
  • Lindenia (1)
  • Lucinaea (1)
  • Luculia (10)
  • Lygistum (1)
  • Machaonia (1)
  • Macrocnemum (1)
  • Manettia (10)
  • Mapouria (4)
  • Meyna (13)
  • Mitchella (124)
  • Mitracarpus (2)
  • Mitragyna (6)
  • Morinda (18)
  • Mussaenda (27)
  • Mycetia (24)
  • Myrioneuron (4)
  • Nauclea (1)
  • Neanotis (1)
  • Neohymenopogon (7)
  • Neonauclea (3)
  • Nostolachma (16)
  • Oldenlandia (7)
  • Ophiorrhiza (36)
  • Oxyceros (7)
  • Paederia (16)
  • Pagamea (1)
  • Palicourea (13)
  • Pavetta (19)
  • Perama (1)
  • Pittoniotis (1)
  • Platycarpum (1)
  • Pleiocarpidia (1)
  • Posoqueria (4)
  • Prismatomeris (11)
  • Psychotria (119)
  • Randia (57)
  • Ravnia (1)
  • Readea (1)
  • Relbunium (3)
  • Remijia (1)
  • Rennellia (1)
  • Richardia (5)
  • Rondeletia (13)
  • Rubia (19)
  • Rudgea (11)
  • Sabicea (6)
  • Saprosma (9)
  • Sarcocephalus (2)
  • Serissa (7)
  • Sherardia (2)
  • Sickingia (1)
  • Simira (1)
  • Sipaneopsis (1)
  • Spermacoce (17)
  • Spermadictyon (4)
  • Spiradiclis (4)
  • Staelia (1)
  • Straussia (3)
  • Streblosa (2)
  • Tarenna (28)
  • Timonius (5)
  • Tricalysia (1)
  • Uncaria (14)
  • Urophyllum (3)
  • Warszewiczia (3)
  • Wendlandia (23)
  • Williamsia (3)