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Collection Profile for: US - Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History (US)

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

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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.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 19 October 2021
Digital Metadata:EML File
IPT / DwC-A Source:Import from Automated IPT ExtractNew Botany IPT
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