Wroclaw University

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  • Name

    Wroclaw University

  • Herbarium Code

    WRSL

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Krzysztof Swierkosz, Curator of Vascular Plants, krzysztof.swierkosz@uwr.edu.pl

  • Contact

    [48] 71 322 50 44
    Fax: [48] 71 322 50 44

  • Address

    Herbarium
    Botany Department
    Museum of Natural History
    Wroclaw University
    Sienkiewicza 21
    Wroclaw PL-50-335
    Poland
    http://www.muzeum-przyrodnicze.uni.wroc.pl/en/index.php?go=kolekcje-herbarium

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: All groups; myxomycetes of Poland

    Geography: Worldwide, especially Poland and Silesia

  • Notes

    The WRSL herbarium is currently divided into three parts: the Herbarium Generale, the Herbarium Lauterbachi and the Herbarium Silesiacum. The Herbarium Generale holds the plant and fungi material from around the world, excluding Lower Silesia, Poland (about 375,000 specimens, including about 75,000 spore-bearing organisms). The Herbarium 1Lauterbachi keeps plants from New Guinea and Melanesia (about 50,000 sheets), and the Herbarium Silesiacum – plants from Lower Silesia, Poland (about 90,000 specimens). According to the website, many early collections were damaged by WWII. WRSL same as BRSL. Use WRSL.

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  • Number of Specimens

    515000

  •   Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged
    Algae 12600
    Bryophytes 27000
    Fungi/Lichens 65600
    Pteridophytes
    Seed Plants 410000
  • Date Founded

    1821

  • Updated

    21/02/2020

  • Associated Institution

    Associated garden: Botanical Garden, Wroclaw University, Sienkiewicza 23.

  • Important Collectors

    P. F. A. Ascherson, C. G. Baenitz, J. F. N. Bornmüller, H. G. A. Engler, H. Handel-Mazzetti, A. A. Heller, J. M. Hildebrandt, F. K. Karo, A. Krawiec, H. S. Krzemieniewska, C. A. G. Lauterbach, K. G. Limpricht, F. A. Pax, G. L. Rabenhorst, F. Reinecke, F. R. R. Schlechter, L. J. B. Schröder, J. Schröter, T. Schube, B. Stein, P. Sydow, R. K. F. von Uechtritz, A. Weberbauer, H. J. P. Winkler, G. A. Zenker