Northern Arizona University

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  • Name

    Northern Arizona University

  • Herbarium Code

    ASC

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Tina Ayers, Curator, tina.ayers@nau.edu

  • Contact

    [1] 928 523 7242
    Fax: [1] 928 523 7500
    Email: tina.ayers@nau.edu

  • Address

    Deaver Herbarium
    Biological Sciences Department
    Northern Arizona University
    P.O. Box 5640, 617 South Beaver Street 21-227
    Flagstaff, Arizona 86011-5640
    U.S.A.
    https://nau.edu/herbarium

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Vascular plants

    Geography: Colorado Plateau, especially northern Arizona; northeastern Mojave Desert; northern Arizona National Parks and Monuments; San Francisco Mountains and Coconino National Forest

  • Notes

    Updated Feb 2016 (staff, geoposition updates). Arizona State College changed to Northern Arizona University in 1966. ASC fungi transferred to MICH in 1998. ASC is temporarily housing NAVA, until the Navajo Natural Heritage builds a new building.

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  • Number of Specimens

    118000

  •   Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged
    Algae 48
    Bryophytes 850
    Fungi/Lichens
    Pteridophytes 2155 2155 2155
    Seed Plants 117006 117006 111538
  • Date Founded

    1930

  • Updated

    07/12/2020

  • Incorporated Herbaria

    FSLF (1000 specimens) in 1989.

  • Important Collectors

    M. Baker, R. E. Collom, C. F. Deaver, D. Demaree, R. K. Gierisch, L. N. Goodding, R. H. Hevly, M. E. Jones, T. H. Kearney, E. L. Little, Jr., V. O. Mayes, A. M. Phillips, C. G. Schaack, J. J. Thornber, A. F. Whiting, H. D. Hammond, G. R. Rink