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: Sébastien Leblond
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 1 May 2024
IPT / DwC-A Source:
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: CC BY (Attribution)
Collection Statistics
  • 142,936 specimen records
  • 4,894 (3%) georeferenced
  • 129,602 (91%) identified to species
  • 108 families
  • 975 genera
  • 17,935 species
  • 20,543 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Allorgea (2)
  • Andoa (11)
  • Breidleria (5)
  • Bryocrumia (10)
  • Bryosedgwickia (10)
  • Callicladium (6)
  • Calliergon (1)
  • Calliergonella (104)
  • Campylophyllum (32)
  • Caribaeohypnum (4)
  • Catagonium (14)
  • Chryso-hypnum (36)
  • Ctenidiadelphus (7)
  • Ctenidium (176)
  • Cupressina (2)
  • Dolichotheca (10)
  • Drepanium (10)
  • Ectropotheciopsis (3)
  • Ectropothecium (941)
  • Elmeriobryum (4)
  • Entodontella (3)
  • Eurohypnum (2)
  • Filibryum (1)
  • Giraldiella (10)
  • Glossadelphus (57)
  • Gollania (44)
  • Herzogiella (66)
  • Homomallium (44)
  • Hondaella (4)
  • Hyocomium (36)
  • Hypnum (3874)
  • Isopterygium (613)
  • Isotheciopsis (1)
  • Leiodontium (2)
  • Macrothamniella (8)
  • Microctenidium (3)
  • Microthamnium (141)
  • Mittenothamnium (280)
  • Orthothecium (105)
  • Phyllodon (16)
  • Platygyriella (8)
  • Platygyrium (77)
  • Platyhypnidium (1)
  • Pseudoscleropodium (15)
  • Pseudostereodon (4)
  • Pseudotaxiphyllum (4)
  • Ptilium (21)
  • Pylaisaea (3)
  • Pylaisia (125)
  • Pylaisiadelpha (6)
  • Pylaisiella (7)
  • Rhacopilopsis (20)
  • Rhizohypnella (1)
  • Stereodon (27)
  • Stereodontopsis (1)
  • Taxicaulis (4)
  • Taxiphyllum (170)
  • Thamnium (1)
  • Trachythecium (8)
  • Vesicularia (407)