University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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  • Name

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Herbarium Code

    NCU

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Carol McCormick, Curator, mccormick@unc.edu

  • Contact

    [1] 919 962 6931
    Email: mccormick@unc.edu

  • Address

    University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium
    North Carolina Botanical Garden
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    120 South Road, Campus Box #3280, Coker Hall
    Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3280
    U.S.A.
    https://ncbg.unc.edu/research/unc-herbarium/

  • CITES

    US 077

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Vascular plants; marine algae; bryophytes; fungi ( and , Actinoplanaceae); fossils (Devonian)

    Geography: Southeastern U.S., especially Carolinas

  • Exchange

    Exchange Available: Southeastern U.S.

    Exchange Wanted: Worldwide

  • Feedback

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  • Number of Specimens

    8009000

  •   Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged
    Algae 60000 48500 48000
    Bryophytes 3600 3525 2391
    Fungi/Lichens 30701 30701 30501
    Pteridophytes 20000 9653 9068
    Seed Plants 600000 343000 286000
  • Date Founded

    1903

  • Updated

    07/08/2018

  • Associated Institution

    Associated garden: North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3375.

  • Incorporated Herbaria

    part of HNH (10 000 specimens) in 2002;
    SAPCL (9000 specimens) in 2025

  • Important Collectors

    H. E. Ahles, W. W. Ashe, C. R. Bell, W. C. Coker, J. N. Couch, A. H. Curtiss, A. E. Radford, M. H. Hommersand, P. Gabrielson