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North Dakota State University Herbarium (NDA-Plants)

The NDSU Herbarium (NDA on Index Herbariorum) was founded in 1890 and contains an estimated 250,000 collections of vascular plants (sheet mounted) dating back to the mid-1800s. The geographic and taxonomic emphasis of the collection is the Northern Great Plains region. The herbarium houses collections from at least 58 countries representing more than 200 families (>2,500 genera) spanning the globe from the poles to the tropics.

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Address:

North Dakota State University
1300 Albrecht Blvd
Hultz Hall 202
Fargo, North Dakota   58108
United States

Collection Statistics

  • 47,031 specimen records
  • 1,880 (4%) georeferenced
  • 1,289 (3%) with images (1,291 total images)
  • 46,878 (100%) identified to species
  • 175 families
  • 1,314 genera
  • 5,395 species
  • 5,402 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Last Update: 5 December 2024
Global Unique Identifier: 1ed103ef-4db3-40cf-bc52-45c44e9a7b27
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights:
Rights Holder: North Dakota State University
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