Alexandria Virginia Flora

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  • Name

    Alexandria Virginia Flora

  • Herbarium Code

    AVCH

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Roderick Simmons, Plant Ecologist / Natural Resource Specialist, Rod.Simmons@alexandriava.gov

  • Contact

    n/a
    Email: Simmons22041@gmail.com

  • Address

    AVCH
    Alexandria Virginia Flora
    3030 N. Florida Street
    Arlington, VA 22207
    United States

  • Specialty

    Geography: Mid-Atlantic Region of the Eastern U.S., also New England; Central and Southern Appalachians; Florida; Western U.S.; and Europe.

  • Notes

    Entered Sep 2014. AVCH is a reference collection and the repository for most of the voucher specimens for the Alexandria Flora, as well as numerous non-native and invasive vascular taxa. The herbarium also includes numerous specimens from northern New England south to the Florida Keys, including rare taxa and associates of rare natural communities.

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  • Number of Specimens

    5000

  •   Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged
    Algae
    Bryophytes
    Fungi/Lichens
    Pteridophytes 100
    Seed Plants 5000
  • Date Founded

    1999

  • Updated

    28/12/2023

  • Important Collectors

    T.R. Bradley, C.T. Frye, W.J. Hayden, S.L. Jury (UK), R. Kral, A.B. Massey, H.A. McAllister (UK), D. McClintock (UK), D.W. Ogle, J.M. Parrish, R.H. Simmons, M.T. Strong, W.L. McAtee, E.T. Wherry