Kansas State University

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  • Name

    Kansas State University

  • Herbarium Code

    KSC

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Carolyn Ferguson, Curator, ferg@ksu.edu

  • Contact

    [1] 785 532 6619
    Fax: [1] 785 532 6653

  • Address

    Herbarium
    Division of Biology
    Kansas State University
    116 Ackert Hall 1717 Claflin Rd
    Manhattan, Kansas 66506-4900
    U.S.A.
    http://www.k-state.edu/herbarium/

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Vascular plants and bryophytes; Asteraceae

    Geography: Kansas and Great Plains of central North America

  • Exchange

    Exchange Available: Great Plains vascular plants

    Exchange Wanted: North American vascular plants, especially Great Plains; Poaceae; Asteraceae

  • Notes

    Updated Jun 2017 (Mailing address updated). The Reed Bryophyte Herbarium is a separate collection documenting the bryoflora of Kansas and the Great Plains. A seed herbarium is maintained, centering upon weeds and agriculturally significant plants of the Great Plains. Mycological herbarium (17 000 specimens) transferred to NY in 1997.

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  • Number of Specimens

    181000

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

    1877

  • Updated

    /06/2017

  • Associated Institution

    Associated garden: Arboretum, Kansas State University.

  • Incorporated Herbaria

    800 lichens);
    Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas in 1990.;
    Marymount College, Salina, Kansas in 1992;
    Part of KANU (2900 bryophytes

  • Important Collectors

    W. A. Kellerman, A. S. Hitchcock, B. B. Smyth, P. A. Rydberg