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Public records of accessioned specimens curated by the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. These data are from the Department of Botany.

Homepage: http://collections.nmnh.si.edu/
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 19 October 2021
IPT / DwC-A Source:
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: CC0 1.0 (Public-domain)
Collection Statistics
  • 197,548 specimen records
  • 11,734 (6%) georeferenced
  • 163,953 (83%) with images (176,952 total images)
  • 9 GenBank genetic references
  • 181,868 (92%) identified to species
  • 394 families
  • 2,579 genera
  • 13,160 species
  • 16,073 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Acamptopappus (33)
  • Achillea (126)
  • Achyrachaena (72)
  • Acmella (1)
  • Acourtia (52)
  • Acroptilon (3)
  • Actinea (3)
  • Actinella (1)
  • Actinolepis (3)
  • Adenocaulon (58)
  • Adenophyllum (38)
  • Adenothamnus (6)
  • Aetheorhiza (1)
  • Ageratina (67)
  • Agoseris (440)
  • Aldama (1)
  • Almutaster (2)
  • Alvordia (33)
  • Amauria (40)
  • Amblyopappus (44)
  • Ambrosia (140)
  • Amellus (1)
  • Amphipappus (20)
  • Anaphalis (75)
  • Ancistrocarphus (2)
  • Anisocarpus (8)
  • Anisocoma (47)
  • Antennaria (370)
  • Anthemis (35)
  • Antheropeas (1)
  • Archibaccharis (8)
  • Arctium (6)
  • Arctotheca (2)
  • Arctotis (1)
  • Arida (2)
  • Arnica (436)
  • Artemisia (582)
  • Aster (35)
  • Athanasia (2)
  • Atrichoseris (23)
  • Baccharis (329)
  • Baeria (6)
  • Baeriopsis (3)
  • Bahia (18)
  • Bahiopsis (2)
  • Baileya (65)
  • Balsamorhiza (173)
  • Bartlettina (1)
  • Bebbia (108)
  • Bellis (11)
  • Benitoa (7)
  • Berkheya (1)
  • Bidens (94)
  • Bigelowia (9)
  • Blennosperma (51)
  • Blepharipappus (77)
  • Blepharizonia (11)
  • Boeberastrum (27)
  • Boltonia (4)
  • Brachyglottis (1)
  • Brickellia (266)
  • Burrielia (2)
  • Cacaliopsis (27)
  • Calais (5)
  • Calendula (9)
  • Callichroa (1)
  • Calotis (1)
  • Calycadenia (462)
  • Calycoseris (29)
  • Canadanthus (20)
  • Carduus (20)
  • Carlquistia (2)
  • Carminatia (1)
  • Carphephorus (1)
  • Carterothamnus (6)
  • Centaurea (111)
  • Centromadia (125)
  • Chaenactis (584)
  • Chaetadelpha (5)
  • Chaetopappa (6)
  • Chamaechaenactis (1)
  • Chloracantha (20)
  • Chondrilla (3)
  • Chromolaena (3)
  • Chrysanthemoides (2)
  • Chrysanthemum (18)
  • Chrysocoma (1)
  • Chrysopsis (12)
  • Chrysothamnus (151)
  • Cichorium (13)
  • Cirsium (547)
  • Cnicus (16)
  • Coleosanthus (1)
  • Columbiadoria (5)
  • Conyza (86)
  • Coreocarpus (84)
  • Coreopsis (185)
  • Corethrogyne (156)
  • Cotula (97)
  • Coulterella (11)
  • Crepis (305)
  • Critonia (12)
  • Crocidium (31)
  • Crossostephium (1)
  • Cuniculotinus (6)
  • Cynara (5)
  • Dahlia (2)
  • Deinandra (279)
  • Delairea (1)
  • Dicoria (19)
  • Dieteria (1)
  • Dimeresia (13)
  • Dimorphotheca (4)
  • Dittrichia (5)
  • Dugaldia (24)
  • Dyssodia (18)
  • Eastwoodia (17)
  • Eatonella (15)
  • Echinops (1)
  • Eclipta (14)
  • Encelia (289)
  • Enceliopsis (6)
  • Engelmannia (1)
  • Erechtites (10)
  • Eremonanus (1)
  • Ericameria (678)
  • Erigeron (1132)
  • Eriophyllum (708)
  • Espeletia (1)
  • Eucephalus (89)
  • Euchiton (3)
  • Eupatorium (13)
  • Eurybia (105)
  • Euryops (3)
  • Euthamia (60)
  • Felicia (7)
  • Filago (28)
  • Flaveria (1)
  • Fleischmannia (1)
  • Florestina (1)
  • Flourensia (1)
  • Franseria (282)
  • Gaillardia (14)
  • Galinsoga (5)
  • Gamochaeta (37)
  • Gazania (2)
  • Geraea (47)
  • Glyptopleura (9)
  • Gnaphalium (156)
  • Gochnatia (7)
  • Greenella (1)
  • Grindelia (230)
  • Gutierrezia (124)
  • Gymnolomia (1)
  • Gymnosperma (1)
  • Haplopappus (68)
  • Hazardia (126)
  • Hebeclinium (1)
  • Hecastocleis (12)
  • Hedypnois (13)
  • Helenium (171)
  • Helianthella (56)
  • Helianthus (221)
  • Helichrysum (4)
  • Heliomeris (10)
  • Heliopsis (26)
  • Helminthotheca (2)
  • Hemizonella (56)
  • Hemizonia (219)
  • Hesperevax (33)
  • Heterosperma (20)
  • Heterotheca (176)
  • Hieracium (281)
  • Hofmeisteria (59)
  • Holocarpha (86)
  • Holozonia (17)
  • Hoorebekia (1)
  • Hulsea (120)
  • Humea (1)
  • Hyalis (1)
  • Hymenoclea (77)
  • Hymenopappus (26)
  • Hymenothrix (4)
  • Hymenoxys (20)
  • Hypochaeris (38)
  • Inula (1)
  • Inyonia (1)
  • Ionactis (11)
  • Isocoma (114)
  • Iva (59)
  • Jacobaea (6)
  • Jaumea (39)
  • Krigia (1)
  • Kyhosia (1)
  • Lactuca (64)
  • Lagophylla (131)
  • Laphamia (4)
  • Lapsana (7)
  • Lasiospermum (2)
  • Lasthenia (510)
  • Layia (462)
  • Leontodon (18)
  • Lepidospartum (46)
  • Leptinella (1)
  • Leptopharynx (1)
  • Leptosyne (2)
  • Lessingia (305)
  • Leucanthemum (14)
  • Liabum (1)
  • Liatris (3)
  • Linosyris (5)
  • Logfia (63)
  • Lourteigia (1)
  • Luina (9)
  • Lygodesmia (17)
  • Machaeranthera (183)
  • Macronema (1)
  • Madia (711)
  • Malacothrix (309)
  • Malperia (16)
  • Mariana (1)
  • Matricaria (66)
  • Megalodonta (2)
  • Melampodium (17)
  • Metalasia (1)
  • Micropus (109)
  • Microseris (418)
  • Monolopia (109)
  • Monoptilon (36)
  • Montanoa (12)
  • Munzothamnus (5)
  • Nestotus (9)
  • Nicolletia (55)
  • Nothocalais (38)
  • Notonia (1)
  • Odontospermum (1)
  • Oncosiphon (7)
  • Onopordum (4)
  • Oreostemma (79)
  • Orochaenactis (18)
  • Osmadenia (3)
  • Osteospermum (6)
  • Oxytenia (5)
  • Packera (197)
  • Palafoxia (68)
  • Pallenis (1)
  • Parthenice (11)
  • Parthenium (26)
  • Pectis (84)
  • Pelucha (3)
  • Pentachaeta (79)
  • Perezia (2)
  • Pericome (3)
  • Perityle (309)
  • Petasites (22)
  • Peucephyllum (36)
  • Phalacroseris (3)
  • Picris (18)
  • Picrothamnus (11)
  • Pinaropappus (1)
  • Plecostachys (3)
  • Pleurocarpaea (1)
  • Pleurocoronis (55)
  • Pluchea (83)
  • Podachaenium (1)
  • Podanthus (1)
  • Porophyllum (145)
  • Prenanthella (12)
  • Psathyrotes (32)
  • Pseudobahia (25)
  • Pseudognaphalium (318)
  • Psilactis (2)
  • Psilocarphus (104)
  • Psilostrophe (17)
  • Pulicaria (3)
  • Pyrrocoma (110)
  • Rafinesquia (64)
  • Raillardella (53)
  • Raillardia (2)
  • Rainiera (1)
  • Ratibida (1)
  • Rhagadiolus (1)
  • Riddellia (1)
  • Rigiopappus (52)
  • Rojasianthe (1)
  • Roldana (5)
  • Rudbeckia (44)
  • Rumfordia (3)
  • Rutidosis (1)
  • Sabazia (1)
  • Santolina (2)
  • Sanvitalia (3)
  • Saussurea (8)
  • Sclerocarpus (1)
  • Scolymus (2)
  • Scorzonella (3)
  • Senecio (717)
  • Sericocarpus (39)
  • Sigesbeckia (1)
  • Silybum (23)
  • Solidago (402)
  • Soliva (22)
  • Sonchus (81)
  • Sphaeromeria (30)
  • Sphagneticola (1)
  • Stenotus (26)
  • Stephanomeria (282)
  • Stevia (10)
  • Stoebe (1)
  • Stylocline (54)
  • Symphyotrichum (353)
  • Syncarpha (1)
  • Syntrichopappus (33)
  • Tagetes (12)
  • Tanacetum (44)
  • Taraxacum (23)
  • Telanthophora (3)
  • Tessaria (1)
  • Tetradymia (151)
  • Thelesperma (1)
  • Thymophylla (5)
  • Tithonia (1)
  • Tolpis (2)
  • Tonestus (11)
  • Townsendia (4)
  • Tracyina (4)
  • Tragopogon (16)
  • Trichocoronis (4)
  • Trichoptilium (35)
  • Tridax (3)
  • Tripleurospermum (3)
  • Trixis (66)
  • Troximon (2)
  • Uropappus (2)
  • Urospermum (2)
  • Venegasia (36)
  • Verbesina (41)
  • Vernonanthura (1)
  • Vernonia (2)
  • Viguiera (208)
  • Whitneya (1)
  • Wyethia (206)
  • Xanthisma (1)
  • Xanthium (46)
  • Xanthocephalum (3)
  • Xylorhiza (45)
  • Xylothamia (35)
  • Zaluzania (1)
  • Zinnia (2)