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
  • Crocodia (1)
  • Dendriscocaulon (1)
  • Emmanuelia (1)
  • Hydrothyria (1)
  • Lobaria (69)
  • Lobarina (72)
  • Nephroma (48)
  • Peltidea (134)
  • Peltigera (2497)
  • Pseudocyphellaria (126)
  • Ricasolia (64)
  • Solorina (41)
  • Sticta (2891)
  • Stictina (4)