Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Cryptogams (PC)

The herbarium of the museum, referred to by code PC, includes a large number of important collections amongst its 2 000 000 cryptogams (algae, bryophyta, fungi and lichens) specimens. These collections are constitued by a general herbarium and numerous particular collections. Among these last, Allorge, Bescherelle, Bourdot & Galzin, Heim, Hue, Montagne, Romagnesi, Sauvageau, Thuret & Bornet herbaria.
Curator: Bruno Dennetière
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 4 December 2023
IPT / DwC-A Source:
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: CC BY (Attribution)
Collection Statistics
  • 34,710 specimen records
  • 343 (0.99%) georeferenced
  • 26,834 (77%) identified to species
  • 100 families
  • 392 genera
  • 4,931 species
  • 5,657 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Abrothallus (6)
  • Acarospora (12)
  • Acolium (11)
  • Acroscyphus (3)
  • Actinoglyphis (1)
  • Actinoplaca (1)
  • Agyrium (12)
  • Amphiloma (16)
  • Anaptychia (1)
  • Arthonia (113)
  • Arthopyrenia (5)
  • Arthothelium (2)
  • Ascidium (8)
  • Cetraria (29)
  • Cladosporium (8)
  • Collema (30)
  • Diplotomma (1)
  • Dirina (2)
  • Endocarpon (21)
  • Evernia (16)
  • Lasallia (3)
  • Lecanora (71)
  • Lecidea (10)
  • Ostropa (1)
  • Stictis (6)