Pteridophytes, including the ferns, lycophytes, and horsetails, represent diverse and ancient lineages of vascular land plants that reproduce by spores. The pteridophyte herbarium, containing approximately 259,000 specimens, is particularly rich in collections from all parts of North America, Central America, the northern Andes, Amazonia, the Mata Atlântica, the Guiana Shield, Europe, the Philippines, China, and Hawaii.
259,000
Total Specimens
4,494
Number of Types
99%
Percent Digitized