Arizona State University Vascular Plant Herbarium (ASU-Plants)

The Arizona State University Vascular Plant Herbarium is the second largest in the Arid Southwest with over 285,000 specimens. Our collection of Cactaceae is one of the best in the world, being particularly rich in cytological vouchers.

ASU Type Specimens: http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/checklists/checklist.php?cl=2638

Contact: Elizabeth Makings (Elizabeth.Makings@asu.edu)

Home Page: http://lifesciences.asu.edu/herbarium/

Collection Type: Preserved Specimens

Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal

Global Unique Identifier: a2e32c87-d320-4a01-bafd-a9182ae2e191

Digital Metadata: EML File

Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial)

• 218,903 specimen records
• 200,151 (91%) georeferenced
• 111,937 (51%) with images
• 200,486 (92%) identified to species
• 385 families
• 3,604 genera
• 20,455 species
• 23,504 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)