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
  • Agonimia (2)
  • Agonimiella (1)
  • Bagliettoa (1)
  • Dermatocarpon (3)
  • Endocarpon (142)
  • Hydropunctaria (1)
  • Lenormandia (1)
  • Lithoicea (1)
  • Mastodia (6)
  • Neocatapyrenium (1)
  • Normandina (2)
  • Phaeospora (1)
  • Placidiopsis (1)
  • Polyblastia (4)
  • Thelidium (1)
  • Verrucaria (374)