University of Copenhagen

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  • Name

    University of Copenhagen

  • Herbarium Code

    C

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Hannah Elvery, Collection Manager of C-Vascular Plants, hannah.elvery@snm.ku.dk
    Nina Lundholm, Curator, Algae, Bryophytes and Lichens, nlundholm@snm.ku.dk
    Jens Soelberg, Collection Manager of C-Vascular Plants and Biocultural Collections, jso@snm.ku.dk

  • Contact

    [45] 35 32 22 00
    Email: curator@snm.ku.dk

  • Address

    University of Copenhagen
    Natural History Museum Denmark
    Att: Herbarium C
    University of Copenhagen
    Oester Farimagsgade 2D
    Copenhagen K 1353
    Denmark
    http://botanik.snm.ku.dk/english/Samlinger/Herbarier/

  • CITES

    DK 001

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: vascular plants, bryophytes, lichens, algae, fungi

    Geography: Worldwide, especially Denmark, Greenland, Iceland, and Faeroe Islands; some arctic, Mediterranean, especially Greece, tropical eastern and northeastern Africa, especially Ethiopia, southeastern Asia, especially Thailand, and Central and South America

  • Exchange

    Exchange Available: Denmark; arctic; South America

    Exchange Wanted: All groups worldwide

  • Quarantine Requirements

    Quarantine requirements and herbarium practices will be forwarded upon deposition or visit request.

  • Notes

    Herbarium C is the national herbarium of Denmark and part of Natural History Museum Denmark, University of Copenhagen. Collections encompass vascular plants, bryophytes, algae, fungi, lichens and biocultural collections. Recent additions to C-collections are the entirety of Herbarium CP (vascular plants of general and Danish herbarium, dry and alcohol collections), Herbarium DISKO (arctic vascular plants), Herbarium AAU (algae, fungi, lichen) and the Pharmacognostic Collection (biocultural collections). Dry C-collection are presently housed in temporary storage facility outside Copenhagen. Wet C-collection are housed in the former Zoological Museum in Copenhagen. The former Botanical Central Library and Archives is part of the archives of Natural History Museum Denmark. Please address all enquires and requests to curator@snm.ku.dk

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  • Number of Specimens

    2900000

  •   Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged
    Algae 400000
    Bryophytes 350000
    Fungi/Lichens 200000 47000
    Pteridophytes
    Seed Plants 1849000
  • Date Founded

    1759

  • Updated

    02/12/2025

  • Associated Institution

    Associated garden: Botanical Garden, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 2B, DK-1353 Copenhagen.

  • Incorporated Herbaria

    AAU (algae, lichens);
    CP (90,000 specimens in 2016);
    DISKO (remaining specimens transferred in 2020).

  • Important Collectors

    B. Asmund, T. W. Böcher, F. C. E. Börgesen, P. Boye Petersen, T. Christensen, J. Deichmann Branth, H. F. A. von Eggers, N. Foged, P. Forsskål, O. Galløe, E. C. Hansen, N. Hartz, K. Hauerslev, K. Holmen, J. W. Hornemann, P. E. Isert, C. E. O. Jensen, B. Kamphövener, J. G. König, J. Kristiansen, J. E. Lange, F. M. Liebmann, S. Lund, P. W. Lund, H. C. Lyngbye, H. Mølholm Hansen, F. H. Møller, Max Møller, P. Møller Pedersen, I. Munda, R. Nielsen, G. Nygård, S. Olsen, A. S. Ørsted, H. C. Ostenfeld, E. Østrup, O. Paulsen, M. P. Porsild, F. C. Raben, C. Raunkiær, L. K. Rosenvinge, F. G. E. Rostrup, O. G. F. Rostrup, J. Ryan, J. Schmidt, P. K. A. Schousboe, J. F. Schouw, C. F. Schumacher, G. Seidenfaden, C. Smith, T. Sørensen, P. Thonning, J. Vahl, M. Vahl, N. Wallich, J. E. B. Warming