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Miami University, Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU)

The Miami University Herbarium houses approximately 675,000 specimens of vascular plants, bryophytes, algae, lichens, fungi, and fossil plant specimens. The collections are worldwide in scope, with a focus on North America, Ohio, and the Caribbean, with material dating back to the 1790’s. Major fungal collectors include F.W. Anderson, W.B. Cooke, J.B. Ellis, B.M. Everhart, B. Fink, F.O. Grover, F.D. Kelsey, M.L. Lohman, W.A. Murrill, L.O. Overholts, and L.E. Wehmeyer.
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Miami University, Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium. Occurrence dataset (ID: 27151aff-a2aa-428a-8572-8f12c8f9feca) https://www.mycoportal.org/portal/content/dwca/MU_DwC-A.zip accessed via the Mycology Collections Portal Portal, www.mycoportal.org/portal, 2025-10-29).

Collection Statistics

  • 57,478 specimen records
  • 29,230 (51%) georeferenced
  • 54,287 (94%) with media (59,059 total media)
  • 1 GenBank genetic references
  • 50,345 (88%) identified to species
  • 374 families
  • 1,869 genera
  • 12,276 species
  • 12,505 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: 27151aff-a2aa-428a-8572-8f12c8f9feca
Digital Metadata: EML File
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