https://nansh.org/portal/collections/misc/collprofiles.php?collid=128Gila National Forest HerbariumNorth American Network of Small HerbariaseinetAdmin@asu.eduhttps://nansh.org/portal/index.phpNorth American Network of Small HerbariaseinetAdmin@asu.eduhttps://nansh.org/portal/index.php2024-03-28engThe collection as of August, 2023 contains 2147 specimens. The majority of specimens have been collected in Gila National forest and other areas of SW New Mexico. Many specimens were donated by Jack L. Carter, the author of Trees and Shrubs of New Mexico. Dr. Carter was a long-time resident of Silver City, NM, which is also the home of the Gila National Forest Herbarium. Dr. Carter gathered numerous volunteers to document the flora of SW NM during the 1990s. The specimens collected by Dr. Carter and volunteers make up the bulk of the Gila NF Herbarium. Vascular plants are the focus of the herbarium with lichens absent and only two moss specimens present. The Poaceae is especially well represented in the collection. Gila National Forest Herbarium(575) 388-8201james.mcgrath2@usda.gov3005 E Camino del BosqueSilver CityNM88061United StatesMcGrathJimjames.mcgrath2@usda.govPrimary ContactcontentProviderRasmussenJenny (Nessa)Secondary ContactJenny.Rasmussen2@usda.govcontentProviderTo the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the 2024-03-28T06:56:50-07:00North American Network of Small Herbaria - 3c3145c2-7924-44fd-a854-b8ab2f40b68dUTF-8Darwin Core Archivehttps://nansh.org/portal/collections/misc/collprofiles.php?collid=128USFSGILAGila National Forest Herbariumhttps://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/content/collicon/usfs.jpghttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/McGrathJimjames.mcgrath2@usda.govPrimary ContactRasmussenJenny (Nessa)Secondary ContactJenny.Rasmussen2@usda.gov<p>The collection as of August, 2023 contains 2147 specimens. The majority of specimens have been collected in Gila National forest and other areas of SW New Mexico. Many specimens were donated by Jack L. Carter, the author of Trees and Shrubs of New Mexico. Dr. Carter was a long-time resident of Silver City, NM, which is also the home of the Gila National Forest Herbarium. Dr. Carter gathered numerous volunteers to document the flora of SW NM during the 1990s. The specimens collected by Dr. Carter and volunteers make up the bulk of the Gila NF Herbarium. Vascular plants are the focus of the herbarium with lichens absent and only two moss specimens present. The Poaceae is especially well represented in the collection. </p>