University of Central Arkansas Herbarium (UCAC)

UCAC comprises approximately 19000 specimens, concentrating on the flora of Arkansas with a majority of specimens from central Arkansas. Significant collectors include Donald E. Culwell, Jewel E. Moore, Brent Baker, Elizabeth M. Getz, Flora A. and George C. Haas, and Celia Ison.

Curator: Rick Noyes, rnoyes@uca.edu
Arkansas Herbarium Digitization Coordinator: Diana Soteropoulos, Diana.Soteropoulos@arkansas.gov, 5013249763 (ORCID #: 0000-0002-4247-1375)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: 2ed46b16-88bf-42e8-b7bc-904c921e8651
Digital Metadata: EML File
Collection Statistics
  • 16,245 specimen records
  • 1,933 (12%) georeferenced
  • 16,238 (100%) with images (16,238 total images)
  • 16,062 (99%) identified to species
  • 198 families
  • 944 genera
  • 2,492 species
  • 2,901 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Aeschynomene (1)
  • Albizia (4)
  • Amorpha (14)
  • Amphicarpaea (3)
  • Apios (6)
  • Astragalus (9)
  • Baptisia (50)
  • Centrosema (4)
  • Cercis (37)
  • Chamaecrista (43)
  • Cladrastis (5)
  • Clitoria (10)
  • Crotalaria (5)
  • Dalea (5)
  • Desmodium (24)
  • Dioclea (1)
  • Galactia (3)
  • Gleditsia (18)
  • Glottidium (10)
  • Glycine (1)
  • Kummerowia (12)
  • Lathyrus (10)
  • Lespedeza (73)
  • Lotus (2)
  • Medicago (9)
  • Melilotus (12)
  • Orbexilum (14)
  • Phaseolus (2)
  • Pisum (1)
  • Pueraria (16)
  • Rhynchosia (7)
  • Robinia (8)
  • Schrankia (2)
  • Senna (1)
  • Sesbania (8)
  • Strophostyles (23)
  • Stylosanthes (20)
  • Tephrosia (19)
  • Trifolium (138)
  • Vicia (79)
  • Wisteria (7)