The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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  • Name

    The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

  • Herbarium Code

    HUJ

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Eyal Ben-Hur, Director of the Herbarium, eyal.ben-hur@mail.huji.ac.il
    Ilana Haas, Curator of Cryptogams, ilanahs@vms.huji.ac.il

  • Contact

    Email: eyal.ben-hur@mail.huji.ac.il

  • Address

    The National Herbarium at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
    National Natural History Collections
    The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
    Berman Building, Campus Safra, Givat Ram
    Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401
    Israel

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Vascular plants; Bryophytes; Phytopathogenic Fungi; Mediterranean and Red-sea Algae

    Geography: Mainly Middle East and Mediterranean region; worldwide

  • Notes

    HUJ is part of the Israeli National Collections of Natural History.

  • Feedback

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  • Number of Specimens

    1200000

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

    1928

  • Updated

    05/06/2023

  • Associated Institution

    Associated garden: University Botanic Gardens - Jerusalem.

  • Incorporated Herbaria

    AAR (30 000 specimens);
    BGU (15,000);
    TELA (phan);
    UHI (25000 specimens)

  • Important Collectors

    A. Aaronsohn, F. Bilewsky, I. Blecher, M. Blecher, A. Eig, N. Feinbrun, C. C. Heyn, N. Johansson, Ch. Reiss, M. Zohary