Specimen Holdings


A plot of 6,158 specimens databased as of July 2007 (plot generated in DIVA-GIS). Blue circles are from the General Collection (3,408 specimens), red circles are from the recently completed Mary Emma Groff Collection (2,750 specimens).

Herbarium Holdings (as of July 2007)

Efforts to database and map all specimens are ongoing. Currently, specimen data are from our General Collection and the recently completed Marry Emma Groff Herbarium, the latter being a collection of exquisitely mounted specimens from ca. 1930-1970.

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Preliminary Breakdown by US State and PA County

Based on an analysis executed by the Spring 2007 Methods in Systematics class,
the majority of the species represented in the herbarium are from PA (about half of PA's 3,400 species and subspecific taxa are represented), followed by VA, NJ, CO, MD, and FL. This clearly reflects a collection bias, since most collections also are from these states. (see below)

Within PA, most of our collections are from Lancaster County (nearly half), followed by York (4%), Union (2%), Armstrong (2%), and Dauphin (<2%) counties. (see below)

 

Taxon Reports from Plant Systematics (BIOL 325 & 625)

Below are links to taxon reports and maps for these specimens, prepared by students of Plant Systematics (BIOL 325 & 625). The list of plant families below follows the APG II classification system, with the exception of Aceraceae (Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, 2001). Those that appear as hypertext have been databased and the link will take you to reports and maps.

Acanthaceae
Aceraceae (by B. Leslie, May 2006)

Achariaceae

Achatocarpaceae

Acoraceae

Actinidiaceae

Adoxaceae

Aextoxicaceae

Agapanthaceae

Agavaceae

Aizoaceae

Akaniaceae

Alismataceae

Alliaceae (by C. Schwarz, May 2006)

Alseuosmiaceae

Alstroemeriaceae

Altingiaceae

Alzateaceae

Amaranthaceae

Amaryllidaceae (by C. Schwarz, May 2006)

Amborellaceae

Anacardiaceae (by L. Kushner, May 2006)

Anarthriaceae

Ancistrocladaceae

Anisophylleaceae

Annonaceae

Aphanopetalaceae

Aphloiaceae

Aphyllanthaceae

Apiaceae (by A. Neidig, May 2006)

Apocynaceae

Apodanthaceae

Aponogetonaceae

Aquifoliaceae

Araceae

Araliaceae (by A. Neidig, May 2006)

Araucariaceae

Arecaceae

Argophyllaceae

Aristolochiaceae

Asparagaceae

Asphodelaceae

Asteliaceae

Asteraceae

Asteropeiaceae

Atherospermataceae

Austrobaileyaceae

Balanopaceae

Balanophoraceae

Balsaminaceae

Barbeuiaceae

Barbeyaceae

Basellaceae

Bataceae

Begoniaceae

Berberidaceae

Berberidopsidaceae

Betulaceae (by M. Elsasser, May 2006)

Biebersteiniaceae

Bignoniaceae

Bixaceae

Blandfordiaceae

Bonnetiaceae

Boraginaceae (by J. McDade, May 2006)

Boryaceae

Brassicaceae

Bromeliaceae

Brunelliaceae

Bruniaceae

Burmanniaceae

Burseraceae

Butomaceae

Buxaceae

Byblidaceae

Cabombaceae

Cactaceae

Calceolariaceae

Calycanthaceae

Calyceraceae

Campanulaceae

Campynemataceae

Canellaceae

Cannabaceae

Cannaceae

Capparaceae

Caprifoliaceae (by K. Long, May 2006)

Cardiopteridaceae

Caricaceae

Carlemanniaceae

Caryocaraceae

Caryophyllaceae

Casuarinaceae

Celastraceae

Centrolepidaceae

Centroplacaceae

Cephalotaceae

Ceratophyllaceae

Cercidiphyllaceae

Chloranthaceae

Chrysobalanaceae

Circaeasteraceae

Cistaceae

Cleomaceae

Clethraceae

Clusiaceae

Colchicaceae

Columelliaceae

Combretaceae

Commelinaceae

Connaraceae

Convolvulaceae

Coriariaceae

Cornaceae

Corsiaceae

Corynocarpaceae

Costaceae

Crassulaceae

Crossosomataceae

Crypteroniaceae

Ctenolophonaceae

Cucurbitaceae

Cunoniaceae

Cupressaceae

Curtisiaceae

Cycadaceae

Cyclanthaceae

Cymodoceaceae

Cynomoriaceae

Cyperaceae

Cyrillaceae

Cytinaceae

Daphniphyllaceae

Dasypogonaceae

Datiscaceae

Degeneriaceae

Desfontainiaceae

Diapensiaceae

Dichapetalaceae

Didiereaceae

Didymelaceae

Diervillaceae

Dilleniaceae

Dioncophyllaceae

Dioscoreaceae

Dipentodontaceae

Dipsacaceae

Dipterocarpaceae

Dirachmaceae

Doryanthaceae

Droseraceae

Drosophyllaceae

Ebenaceae

Ecdeiocoleaceae

Elaeagnaceae

Elaeocarpaceae

Elatinaceae

Emblingiaceae

Emmotaceae

Ephedraceae

Ericaceae

Eriocaulaceae

Erythropalaceae

Erythroxylaceae

Escalloniaceae

Eucommiaceae

Euphorbiaceae

Euphroniaceae

Eupomatiaceae

Eupteleaceae

Fabaceae (in part, by L. Wise, May 2006) - genera M-W (by L. Wise, May 2006)

Fagaceae (in part, by G. McMillen, May 2006) - Quercus (by G. McMillen, May 2006)

  • Fagaceae (not yet completed, May 2006)
  • Due to the size of the collection, the family was split alphabetically and the workload will be split amongst multiple MU students. Currently only the genus Quercus has been completed.

Flagellariaceae

Fouquieriaceae

Francoaceae

Frankeniaceae

Garryaceae

Geissolomataceae

Gelsemiaceae

Gentianaceae

Geraniaceae

Gesneriaceae

Ginkgoaceae

Gnetaceae

Gomortegaceae

Goodeniaceae

Goupiaceae

Griseliniaceae

Grossulariaceae

Grubbiaceae

Gunneraceae

Gyrostemonaceae

Haemodoraceae

Halophytaceae

Haloragaceae

Hamamelidaceae

Hanguanaceae

Haptanthaceae

Hectorellaceae

Heliconiaceae

Helwingiaceae

Hemerocallidaceae

Hernandiaceae

Himantandraceae

Hoplestigmataceae

Huaceae

Humiriaceae

Hyacinthaceae

Hydatellaceae

Hydnoraceae

Hydrangeaceae

Hydrocharitaceae

Hydroleaceae

Hydrostachyaceae

Hypericaceae

Hypoxidaceae

Icacinaceae

Iridaceae

Irvingiaceae

Iteaceae

Ixerbaceae

Ixioliriaceae

Ixonanthaceae

Joinvilleaceae

Juglandaceae (by H. Fox, May 2006)

Juncaceae

Juncaginaceae

Kirkiaceae

Koeberliniaceae

Krameriaceae

Lacistemataceae

Lactoridaceae

Lamiaceae (by L. Bui, May 2006)

Lanariaceae

Lardizabalaceae

Lauraceae

Laxmanniaceae

Lecythidaceae

Ledocarpaceae

Lentibulariaceae

Lepidobotryaceae

Liliaceae (by C. Schwarz, May 2006)

Limeaceae

Limnanthaceae

Limnocharitaceae

Linaceae

Linderniaceae

Linnaeaceae

Loasaceae

Loganiaceae

Lophiocarpaceae

Lophopyxidaceae

Loranthaceae

Lowiaceae

Luzuriagaceae

Lythraceae

Maesaceae

Magnoliaceae

Malesherbiaceae

Malpighiaceae

Malvaceae

Marantaceae

Marcgraviaceae

Martyniaceae

Mayacaceae

Medusagynaceae

Medusandraceae

Melanthiaceae

Melastomataceae

Meliaceae

Melianthaceae

Menispermaceae

Menyanthaceae

Metteniusaceae

Misodendraceae

Mitrastemonaceae

Molluginaceae

Monimiaceae

Montiniaceae

Moraceae

Morinaceae

Moringaceae

Muntingiaceae

Musaceae

Myodocarpaceae

Myricaceae

Myristicaceae

Myrothamnaceae

Myrsinaceae

Myrtaceae

Nartheciaceae

Nelumbonaceae

Nepenthaceae

Neuradaceae

Nitrariaceae

Nothofagaceae

Nyctaginaceae

Nymphaeaceae

Nyssaceae

Ochnaceae

Olacaceae

Oleaceae (by C. Lilli, May 2006)

Oliniaceae

Onagraceae

Oncothecaceae

Opiliaceae

Orchidaceae

Orobanchaceae

Oxalidaceae

Paeoniaceae

Pandaceae

Pandanaceae

Papaveraceae

Paracryphiaceae

Parnassiaceae

Passifloraceae

Paulowniaceae

Pedaliaceae

Penaeaceae

Pennantiaceae

Pentadiplandraceae

Pentaphragmataceae

Pentaphylacaceae

Penthoraceae

Peridiscaceae

Petermanniaceae

Petrosaviaceae

Phellinaceae

Philesiaceae

Philydraceae

Phrymaceae

Phyllanthaceae

Phyllonomaceae

Physenaceae

Phytolaccaceae

Picramniaceae

Picrodendraceae

Pinaceae

Piperaceae

Pittosporaceae

Plantaginaceae

Platanaceae

Plocospermataceae

Plumbaginaceae

Poaceae

Podocarpaceae

Podostemaceae

Polemoniaceae

Polygalaceae

Polygonaceae

Polyosmaceae

Pontederiaceae

Portulacaceae

Posidoniaceae

Potamogetonaceae

Pottingeriaceae

Primulaceae

Proteaceae

Pterostemonaceae

Putranjivaceae

Quiinaceae

Quillajaceae

Quintiniaceae

Rafflesiaceae

Ranunculaceae (by J. Shipe, May 2006)

Rapateaceae

Resedaceae

Restionaceae

Rhabdodendraceae

Rhamnaceae

Rhipogonaceae

Rhizophoraceae

Rhoipteleaceae

Rhynchocalycaceae

Roridulaceae

Rosaceae

Rousseaceae

Rubiaceae

Ruppiaceae

Ruscaceae

Rutaceae

Sabiaceae

Salicaceae

Salvadoraceae

Santalaceae

Sapindaceae

Sapotaceae

Sarcobataceae

Sarcolaenaceae

Sarraceniaceae

Saururaceae

Saxifragaceae

Scheuchzeriaceae

Schisandraceae

Schlegeliaceae

Schoepfiaceae

Sciadopityaceae

Scrophulariaceae (by P. Gaffney & R. Stumbauch, May 2006)

Setchellanthaceae

Simaroubaceae

Simmondsiaceae

Siparunaceae

Sladeniaceae

Smilacaceae

Solanaceae (by M. Gonick, May 2006)

Sparganiaceae

Sphaerosepalaceae

Sphenocleaceae

Sphenostemonaceae

Stachyuraceae

Staphyleaceae

Stegnospermataceae

Stemonaceae

Stemonuraceae

Stilbaceae

Stixaceae

Strasburgeriaceae

Strelitziaceae

Stylidiaceae

Styracaceae

Surianaceae

Symplocaceae

Tamaricaceae

Tapisciaceae

Taxaceae

Tecophilaeaceae

Tetracarpaeaceae

Tetrachondraceae

Tetramelaceae

Tetrameristaceae

Theaceae

Themidaceae

Theophrastaceae

Thurniaceae

Thymelaeaceae

Ticodendraceae

Tofieldiaceae

Torricelliaceae

Tovariaceae

Trigoniaceae

Trimeniaceae

Triuridaceae

Trochodendraceae

Tropaeolaceae

Turneraceae

Typhaceae

Ulmaceae

Urticaceae

Vahliaceae

Valerianaceae

Velloziaceae

Verbenaceae

Violaceae

Vitaceae

Vivianiaceae

Vochysiaceae

Welwitschiaceae

Winteraceae

Xanthorrhoeaceae

Xeronemataceae

Xyridaceae

Zamiaceae

Zingiberaceae

Zosteraceae

Zygophyllaceae