University of New Mexico

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  • Name

    University of New Mexico

  • Herbarium Code

    UNM

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Hannah Marx, Curator, hmarx@unm.edu
    Phil Tonne, ptonne@unm.edu

  • Contact

    [1] 505 277 3781
    Fax: [1] 505 277 1351
    Email: harpofaust@unm.edu

  • Address

    UNM Herbarium
    Department of Biology
    Museum of Southwestern Biology
    University of New Mexico
    MSC03 2020, 1 University of New Mexico
    Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001
    U.S.A.
    http://www.msb.unm.edu/herbarium/

  • Specialty

    Geography: New Mexico; southwestern U.S.

  • Notes

    We are pleased to announce the donation of the College of Santa Fe Herbarium to the UNM Herbarium in the Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico. The collection includes over 1800 specimens of vascular plants and several hundred bryophytes, hepatics, and lichens, largely collected by Brother Arsène Brouard in the 1920's and 30's in New Mexico. Brother Arsène was the first collector to work extensively in northern New Mexico since the early botanical explorations in the 1840s by Gambel, Wislizenus, Emory, and Fendler. Wooten and Standley collected east of Santa Fe briefly in 1908. Arsène’s notes indicate that he collected at least 5,000 specimens in northern New Mexico, several thousand of which are at the Smithsonian and nearly 1800 are in the donated herbarium from The College of Santa Fe. There are also a number of specimens collected in Mexico by Brother Arsène. The specimens will not be available for study until they are curated and databased.

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  • Number of Specimens

    134000

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

    1928

  • Updated

    08/02/2023

  • Important Collectors

    J. L. Carter, E. F. Castetter, Y. Chauvin, O. M. Clark, D. Dunn, R. Fletcher, C. R. Hutchins, R. C. Jackson, P. J. Knight, W. C. Martin, O. B. Metcalfe, R. C. Sivinski, P. C. Standley, W. L. Wagner, E. O. Wooton