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The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University (PH)

The herbarium of the Academy of Natural Sciences (PH) is the oldest institutional herbarium in the United States. It is a national resource for material from 1750-1850. The diatom herbarium (ANSP) is managed separately.

Contacts: Jordan Teisher, jkteisher@drexel.edu

Homepage: http://www.ansp.org/research/systematics-evolution/collections/botany/

Collection Type: Preserved Specimens

Management: Data snapshot of local collection database

Last Update: 16 May 2020

IPT / DwC-A Source:

Transfer from PH midatlanticherbaria portal

Digital Metadata: EML File

Usage Rights: CC BY (Attribution)

Collection Statistics

59,504 specimen records
2,636 (4%) georeferenced
56,748 (95%) with images (56,787 total images)
44,459 (75%) identified to species
43 families
259 genera
618 species
661 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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The PCC, and this data portal, were made possible by funding from the National Science Foundation’s Advancing Digitization of Biological Collections (ADBC) program, grant numbers 1802504, 1802352, 1802134, 1802033, 1802270, 1802255, 1802239, 1802446, 1802305.

The pteridoportal taxonomic thesaurus is based on the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, generously provided by Michael Hassler.

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Home >> Collection Search Page >> Collection Profile The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University (PH) The herbarium of the Academy of Natural Sciences (PH) is the oldest institutional herbarium in the United States. It is a national resource for material from 1750-1850. The diatom herbarium (ANSP) is managed separately. Contacts: Jordan Teisher, jkteisher@drexel.edu Homepage: http://www.ansp.org/research/systematics-evolution/collections/botany/ Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 16 May 2020 IPT / DwC-A Source: Transfer from PH midatlanticherbaria portal Digital Metadata: EML File Usage Rights: CC BY (Attribution) Collection Statistics 59,504 specimen records 2,636 (4%) georeferenced 56,748 (95%) with images (56,787 total images) 44,459 (75%) identified to species 43 families 259 genera 618 species 661 total taxa (including subsp. and var.) Extra Statistics Show Geographic Distribution Show Family Distribution
The PCC, and this data portal, were made possible by funding from the National Science Foundation’s Advancing Digitization of Biological Collections (ADBC) program, grant numbers 1802504, 1802352, 1802134, 1802033, 1802270, 1802255, 1802239, 1802446, 1802305. The pteridoportal taxonomic thesaurus is based on the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, generously provided by Michael Hassler. Powered by Symbiota.