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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
Homepage: https://www.mnhn.fr/fr/collections/ensembles-collections/botanique-0
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 1 September 2023
IPT / DwC-A Source:
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: CC BY (Attribution)
Collection Statistics
  • 34,625 specimen records
  • 338 (0.98%) georeferenced
  • 26,636 (77%) identified to species
  • 101 families
  • 379 genera
  • 4,884 species
  • 5,610 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics