University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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  • Name

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Herbarium Code

    ILL

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Stephen Downie, Curator, sdownie@illinois.edu

  • Contact

    [1] 217 333 2522
    Fax: [1] 217 244 7246
    Email: minnaert@illinois.edu

  • Address

    Herbarium
    Department of Plant Biology
    School of Integrative Biology
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    1816 S. Oak St.
    Champaign, Illinois 61820
    U.S.A.

  • CITES

    US 033

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Apiaceae, Asteraceae, Fabaceae: Mimosoideas, fossils of Pennsylvanian age coal balls, fungi (especially Meliolales: Ascomycetes and resupinate Basidiomycetes), 19th and early 20th century exsiccatae

    Geography: Illinois, midwestern U.S.

  • Notes

    Updated Jun 2014 (city corrected). Numerous types of Piperaceae, Quercus, and Phoradendron. Collection of 23 500 Pennsylvania coal balls (vascular plants) and 4000 plant compressions (Paleozoic algae and vascular plants).

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  • Number of Specimens

    520000

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

    1869

  • Updated

    21/03/2019

  • Important Collectors

    F. Brendel, J. T. Buchholz, T. J. Burrill, V. H. Chase, G. P. Clinton, E. J. Hill, G. N. Jones, L. F. Koch, S. B. Mead, W. S. Moffatt, P. Shildneck, F. L. Stevens, W. Trelease