Hardin-Simmons University Herbarium (HSU)

Update: HSU transferred to BRIT on 4 November 2021. Contact the BRIT Herbarium, herbarium@brit.org. Founded in 1964, the Hardin-Simmons University Herbarium contains approximately 5,500 specimens, most of which are from Texas, and with a special emphasis on Taylor County. This herbarium collection is being digitized with support from the National Science Foundation (Award #:1902078) in collaboration with the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (contact: Tiana Rehman, trehman@brit.org).

Digitization Lead: Tiana Rehman, trehman@brit.org
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: fa909cad-9082-48ef-a65e-31ab4ee82eac
Digital Metadata: EML File
Collection Statistics
  • 5,970 specimen records
  • 2,703 (45%) georeferenced
  • 5,145 (86%) with images (5,145 total images)
  • 5,763 (97%) identified to species
  • 149 families
  • 768 genera
  • 2,048 species
  • 2,304 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Geographic Distribution - Oklahoma
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  • Atoka (11)
  • Bryan (1)
  • Caddo (1)
  • Canadian (1)
  • Cherokee (45)
  • Cleveland (2)
  • Coal (11)
  • Comanche (2)
  • Craig (1)
  • Creek (8)
  • Delaware (2)
  • Ellis (1)
  • Garvin (2)
  • Grady (6)
  • Jefferson (10)
  • Kingfisher (6)
  • Kiowa (10)
  • Latimer (18)
  • Le Flore (6)
  • Lincoln (8)
  • Logan (21)
  • Love (1)
  • Marshall (1)
  • Mayes (2)
  • McClain (6)
  • McCurtain (74)
  • Murray (40)
  • Muskogee (4)
  • Noble (18)
  • Oklahoma (2)
  • Ottawa (2)
  • Pawnee (13)
  • Payne (228)
  • Pittsburg (6)
  • Pontotoc (4)
  • Pottawatomie (2)
  • Pushmataha (40)
  • Roger Mills (1)
  • Stephen (1)
  • Stephens (40)
  • Texas (1)
  • Tulsa (2)
  • Washita (1)
  • Wichita (4)
  • Woodward (50)