Texas A&M University

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  • Name

    Texas A&M University

  • Herbarium Code

    TAES

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Dale Kruse, Curator, dakruse@tamu.edu
    Daniel Spalink, Director, Assistant Professor, dspalink@tamu.edu

  • Contact

    Email: dakruse@tamu.edu

  • Address

    S. M. Tracy Herbarium
    Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology
    Texas A&M University
    2258 TAMU
    College Station, Texas 77843-2258
    U.S.A.
    https://tracyherbarium.tamu.edu/

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Poaceae, Cyperaceae, and Juncaceae worldwide; bryophytes and lichens of the southern US

    Geography: Primarily Texas, the southern U.S., and Mexico

  • Notes

    Selected specimen data and images are available through the following portals: Algae Herbarium Portal; Texas-Oklahoma Regional Consortium of Herbaria (TORCH) Portal (mainly Texas and Oklahoma specimens); Mycology Collections Portal (macrofungi). The S. M. Tracy Herbarium is a designated repository for collections from the following National Parks and Preserves: Big Thicket National Preserve (vascular plants, bryophytes, fungi); Natchez Trace Parkway (vascular plants); Padre Island National Seashore (vascular plants); Palo Alto National Battlefield (vascular plants). Last Updated - November 2024

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  • Number of Specimens

    366000

  •   Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged
    Algae 900 851 851
    Bryophytes 4000 0 0
    Fungi/Lichens 7000 0 0
    Pteridophytes 5000 0 0
    Seed Plants 349100 249752 16948
  • Date Founded

    1930

  • Updated

    20/11/2024

  • Incorporated Herbaria

    EWM (vascular plants - 4200) in 2024;
    LAMU in part (myxomycetes - 1300 specimens) in 2010;
    TAMU in part (vascular plants, bryophytes, algae, fungi -- 44,000 specimens) in 2012;
    TEXA (vascular plants - 5300 specimens) in 1937;
    TTC in part (bryophytes -- 1537 specimens) in 2012

  • Important Collectors

    L. E. Brown, V. L. Cory, F. W. Gould, S. L. Hatch, J. J. Jiménez, E. W. Mize, H. B. Parks, C. G. Pringle, M. D. Reed, I. Shiller, S. M. Tracy, G. Watson, S. E. Wolff