Botanical Research Institute of Texas

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  • Name

    Botanical Research Institute of Texas

  • Herbarium Code

    BRIT

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Tiana Rehman, Herbarium Director, trehman@brit.org
    Ashley Bales, Collections Manager, abales@brit.org

  • Contact

    817 546 1845
    [1] 817 332 4441 ext. 223
    Fax: [1] 817 332 4112

  • Address

    Philecology Herbarium
    Research
    Botanical Research Institute of Texas
    1700 University Drive
    Fort Worth, Texas 76107-3400
    U.S.A.
    http://www.brit.org/herbarium
    http://atrium-biodiversity.org

  • CITES

    US 113

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Vascular plants, especially Cyperaceae, Poaceae, Fabaceae, Asteraceae, ferns and lycophytes; bryophytes; lichens; weeds; cultivated plants

    Geography: Worldwide, especially Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, and Southeastern U.S.

  • Quarantine Requirements

    Please communicate in advance of sending material from outside the U.S.A.

  • Notes

    Updated Sep 2017 (incorporated herbaria). NLU (472,000 specimens) were incorporated into BRIT in 2017. BRIT has a botanical research library of over 100,000 volumes. Updated Oct 2022 (incorporated herbaria; contact info; exchange; pubs.). Updated 2023 (correspondents updated)

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  • Number of Specimens

    1482000

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

    1987

  • Updated

    15/09/2023

  • Associated Institution

    Fort Worth Botanic Garden, 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76107-3496

  • Incorporated Herbaria

    25 000 specimens) in 2002;
    BGSU (in part, 6000 specimens) in 2004;
    DUR (78 000 specimens) in 2001;
    ETNH (4000 specimens) in 2017;
    FWM (12 000 specimens), including FW, in 2006;
    herbarium from the Univeristy of Texas at Tyler (4000) in 2012;
    HNH (in part;
    HPM (10 000 specimens) in 2001;
    HSU (6000 specimens) in 2021.;
    LRU (ferns, number, date unknown);
    MCP (7000 specimens) in 2003;
    NLU (472,000 vascular plants) in 2017;
    SMU (410 000 specimens) on permanent loan in 1987;
    VDB (360 000 specimens) in 1997

  • Important Collectors

    R. Athey, R. Carter, D. S. Correll, V. L. Cory, D. Demaree, T. Drummond, T. R. Fisher, R. C. Friesner, H. Gentry, R. K. Godfrey, A. J. Grout, M. T. Hall, P. T. Husnot, R. Kral, F. J. Lindheimer, S. McDaniel, E. J. Palmer, J. Peck, C. G. Pringle, J. Reverchon, A. Ruth, P. O. Schallert, J. Shaver, L. H. Shinners, G. W. Stevens, J. Taylor, C. Taylor, A. Traverse, B. H. Warnock, E. Whitehouse, H. W. Youngken