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Brown University Herbarium (Brown University-BRU)

The Brown University Herbarium was founded in 1869 when the University acquired the collections of the Providence Franklin Society and Stephen Thayer Olney. The collection includes around 100,000 plant specimens and is an important depository of Rhode Island and New England collections. It is also rich in western and southern North American plants and includes special sets of historically valuable specimens from 19th and early 20th century western US expeditions. Among other important collections, the herbarium also includes a full set of Charles Wright’s Cuban plants (1856-1867) and a unique and classic collection of Carex. Click here to download a pdf brochure describing the herbarium.
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Brown University
34 Olive St., Box G-B225
Providence, Rhode Island   02912
United States of America
http://www.brown.edu/

Collection Statistics

  • 80,759 specimen records
  • 4,787 (6%) georeferenced
  • 72,191 (89%) with images (72,229 total images)
  • 70,472 (87%) identified to species
  • 324 families
  • 2,641 genera
  • 12,982 species
  • 13,396 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 23 August 2024
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Digital Metadata: EML File
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Rights Holder: Brown University
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