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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.

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Collection Statistics

  • 612,456 specimen records
  • 342,787 (56%) georeferenced
  • 602,188 (98%) with images (607,485 total images)
  • 569,834 (93%) identified to species
  • 449 families
  • 5,771 genera
  • 35,591 species
  • 38,566 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Last Update: 16 January 2025
Global Unique Identifier: 019a3280-a69f-4312-bb30-8556e270f1a5
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Digital Metadata: EML File
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