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Indiana University (IND)

The Department of Biology administers the Indiana University Herbarium (IND). Founded in 1885, the herbarium houses over 152,000 specimens of vascular plants, including the collections of Charles C. Deam on which the Flora of Indiana is based.

Contacts: Eric Knox, eknox@indiana.edu

Homepage: https://biology.indiana.edu/research/facilities-resources/herbarium.html

Collection Type: Preserved Specimens

Management: Data snapshot of local collection database

Last Update: 2 October 2023

IPT / DwC-A Source:

Transfer from IND CMH portal

Digital Metadata: EML File

Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial)

Rights Holder: The Trustees of Indiana University

Cite this collection:

Indiana University. Occurrence dataset (ID: a8a1e1a0-89d4-4e5e-a449-72053519906f) accessed via the PteridoPortal Portal, /portal, 2023-11-28).

Collection Statistics

5,721 specimen records
5,259 (92%) georeferenced
5,429 (95%) with images (5,503 total images)
5,450 (95%) identified to species
40 families
192 genera
868 species
938 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Home >> Collection Search Page >> Collection Profile Indiana University (IND) The Department of Biology administers the Indiana University Herbarium (IND). Founded in 1885, the herbarium houses over 152,000 specimens of vascular plants, including the collections of Charles C. Deam on which the Flora of Indiana is based. Contacts: Eric Knox, eknox@indiana.edu Homepage: https://biology.indiana.edu/research/facilities-resources/herbarium.html Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 2 October 2023 IPT / DwC-A Source: Transfer from IND CMH portal Digital Metadata: EML File Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial) Rights Holder: The Trustees of Indiana University Cite this collection: Indiana University. Occurrence dataset (ID: a8a1e1a0-89d4-4e5e-a449-72053519906f) accessed via the PteridoPortal Portal, /portal, 2023-11-28). Collection Statistics 5,721 specimen records 5,259 (92%) georeferenced 5,429 (95%) with images (5,503 total images) 5,450 (95%) identified to species 40 families 192 genera 868 species 938 total taxa (including subsp. and var.) Extra Statistics Show Geographic Distribution Show Family Distribution
The PCC, and this data portal, were made possible by funding from the National Science Foundation’s Advancing Digitization of Biological Collections (ADBC) program, grant numbers 1802504, 1802352, 1802134, 1802033, 1802270, 1802255, 1802239, 1802446, 1802305. The pteridoportal taxonomic thesaurus is based on the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, generously provided by Michael Hassler.