Appalachian State University, I. W. Carpenter, Jr. Herbarium (BOON)

The I.W. Carpenter, Jr. Herbarium contains 30,220 as of 6/7/18. The three main functions of the ASU Herbarium are for teaching, maintenance of vouchers, and development of a research herbarium with a focus on the flora of the Southern Appalachians.
Curator: Andrew Jenkins, jenkinsap@appstate.edu
Department Chair: Zack E. Murrell, murrellze@appstate.edu
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: 2bed6ae5-afde-45bb-95a9-c4918414f02d
Digital Metadata: EML File
Address:
I.W. Carpenter, Jr. Herbarium
260 Rankin Hall West
572 Rivers Street
Boone, NC   28608
United States
828-262-2674
Collection Statistics
  • 17,958 specimen records
  • 4,379 (24%) georeferenced
  • 15,133 (84%) with images (15,536 total images)
  • 16,248 (90%) identified to species
  • 199 families
  • 1,007 genera
  • 3,038 species
  • 3,509 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Amsinckia (2)
  • Asperugo (1)
  • Buglossoides (2)
  • Cryptantha (3)
  • Cynoglossum (17)
  • Echium (7)
  • Eriodictyon (1)
  • Hackelia (3)
  • Heliotropium (20)
  • Hydrophyllum (34)
  • Lappula (5)
  • Lithospermum (18)
  • Mertensia (22)
  • Myosotis (43)
  • Nemophila (3)
  • Onosmodium (4)
  • Phacelia (99)
  • Symphytum (2)
  • Tournefortia (1)