University of Southern Mississippi Herbarium (USMS)

Founded in 1964, the University of Southern Mississippi Herbarium specializes in vascular plants of Mississippi and the southeastern U.S., with a particular emphasis on aquatic and wetland plants.

Curator: Mac Alford, mac.alford@usm.edu, 601-266-4748 (ORCID #: 0000-0002-3448-9735)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: a252df7c-54e5-4067-b8ad-fb3be53cb0f8
Digital Metadata: EML File
Address:
University of Southern Mississippi Herbarium
118 College Drive #5018, TEC 103
Hattiesburg, Mississippi   39406-0001
USA
601/ 266-4748
For FedEx, UPS, or DHL deliveries, please contact curator.
Collection Statistics
  • 18,508 specimen records
  • 10,745 (58%) georeferenced
  • 16,930 (91%) with images (16,957 total images)
  • 17,619 (95%) identified to species
  • 248 families
  • 1,258 genera
  • 3,934 species
  • 4,159 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Agalinis (37)
  • Amphianthus (1)
  • Aureolaria (17)
  • Bacopa (45)
  • Buchnera (16)
  • Buddleja (1)
  • Capraria (1)
  • Castilleja (5)
  • Chaenorhinum (1)
  • Chelone (2)
  • Collinsia (3)
  • Dasistoma (1)
  • Gratiola (21)
  • Limnophila (5)
  • Linaria (3)
  • Lindernia (24)
  • Macranthera (11)
  • Mazus (7)
  • Mecardonia (13)
  • Melampyrum (2)
  • Micranthemum (20)
  • Mimulus (8)
  • Nuttallanthus (16)
  • Paulownia (1)
  • Pedicularis (15)
  • Penstemon (29)
  • Russelia (1)
  • Scoparia (3)
  • Scrophularia (6)
  • Seymeria (5)
  • Verbascum (13)
  • Veronica (21)