Michigan State University

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  • Name

    Michigan State University

  • Herbarium Code

    MSC

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    L. Alan Prather, Director, alan@msu.edu

  • Contact

    [1] 517 355 4696
    Email: alan@msu.edu

  • Address

    Michigan State University Herbarium
    Plant Biology Laboratories
    Michigan State University
    612 Wilson Rd., Room 166
    East Lansing, Michigan 48824
    U.S.A.
    http://www.herbarium.natsci.msu.edu/

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Vascular plants; lichens and bryophytes

    Geography: Worldwide, especially North America, Bahama Islands, Mexico, Guatemala, and Borneo; Patagonia and Straits of Magellan, island groups of sub-Antarctic, West Indies, Juan Fernandez Islands, Canary Islands, and Australasia

  • Feedback

    Send comment or correction to the Editor of Index Herbariorum

  • Number of Specimens

    522831

  •   Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged
    Algae 4331 4331 4331
    Bryophytes 26100 22249 22249
    Fungi/Lichens 168200 145000 3500
    Pteridophytes 15000 15000 15000
    Seed Plants 309200 252993 67431
  • Date Founded

    1863

  • Updated

    04/11/2020

  • Associated Institution

    Associated gardens: W. J. Beal Botanic Garden, East Lansing. Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, Michigan.

  • Incorporated Herbaria

    MCT;
    MCTF (40000 specimens) in 1987.

  • Important Collectors

    C. F. Baker, C. W. Bazuin, W. J. Beal, J. H. Beaman, I. M. Brodo, J. A. Churchill, D. Clark, D. Cooley, W. C. Cusick, F. P. Daniels, C. A. Davis, C. K. Dodge, O. A. Farwell, W. T. Gillis, C. L. Gilly, R. C. Harris, A. A. Heller, H. A. Imshaug, M. E. Jones, I. W. Knobloch, J. M. Macoun, T. H. P. Marshall, C. D. McLouth, C. H. Muller, G. V. Nash, G. W. Parmelee, D. A. Pelton, H. S. Pepoon, C. G. Pringle, J. Rzedowski, W. D. Stevens, S. M. Tracy, L. M. Umbach, B. A. Walpole, C. M. Wetmore, C. F. Wheeler, S. E. Wolff, A. P. Wyman, C. L. Wynd