William Darlington Herbarium - West Chester University, Pennsylvania (DWC)

The William Darlington Herbarium (DWC) is a historically significant collection of roughly 15,000 specimens dating primarily from the 1810s-1850s. Notable donors include Stephen Elliott, Asa Gray, William Jackson Hooker, C. S. Rafinesque, and John Torrey; also present are specimens from both Bartram’s and Humphry Marshall’s Gardens.

Contacts: Ron McColl, rmccoll@wcupa.edu
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: c57e90f5-989d-4c43-b34a-d7fc07b72a46
Digital Metadata: EML File
Collection Statistics
  • 24,551 specimen records
  • 1 (0%) georeferenced
  • 12,324 (50%) with images (12,324 total images)
  • 164 (0.67%) identified to species
  • 286 families
  • 1,794 genera
  • 98 species
  • 93 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics