University of Kentucky

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  • Name

    University of Kentucky

  • Herbarium Code

    KY

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Robert Paratley, Curator, rparatl@uky.edu

  • Contact

    [1] 859 257 3094
    Fax: [1] 859 323 1031
    Email: rparatl@uky.edu

  • Address

    University of Kentucky Herbarium
    Forestry
    School of Agriculture
    University of Kentucky
    Huguelet and Rose Streets
    Lexington, Kentucky 40546-0076
    U.S.A.

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Vascular plants, bryophytes, and lichens

    Geography: Kentucky and surrounding states; northeastern and western U.S. and from tropical southeast Asia

  • Notes

    Original herbarium of 30 000 specimens destroyed by fire in 1948. Numerous specimens predate the fire because the collection was rapidly rebuilt through donation.

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  • Number of Specimens

    60000

  •   Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged
    Algae
    Bryophytes
    Fungi/Lichens
    Pteridophytes 2000
    Seed Plants 58000
  • Date Founded

    1948

  • Updated

    05/06/2018

  • Associated Institution

    Associated garden and forest preserve: Mathews Garden. University of Kentucky Arboretum. Robinson Forest, Breathitt, Knott, and Perry counties, Kentucky.

  • Important Collectors

    B. B. McInteer, E. T. Browne, M. E. Wharton, F. T. McFarland, R. Cranfill, W. Meijer, C. W. Short, J. J. N. Campbell, R. Paratley