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
  • Amphidium (189)
  • Amphoridium (18)
  • Cardotiella (16)
  • Codonoblepharon (5)
  • Coleochaetium (8)
  • Cylicocarpus (1)
  • Dasymitrium (14)
  • Desmotheca (10)
  • Drummondia (33)
  • Groutiella (113)
  • Kleioweisiopsis (1)
  • Leiomitrium (8)
  • Leiotheca (2)
  • Leptodontiopsis (2)
  • Leratia (4)
  • Lewinskya (33)
  • Macrocoma (88)
  • Macromitrium (2070)
  • Micromitrium (23)
  • Muelleriella (1)
  • Nyholmiella (3)
  • Orthotrichum (2095)
  • Pleurorthotrichum (5)
  • Schlotheimia (900)
  • Stenomitrium (2)
  • Stroemia (21)
  • Trigonodictyon (2)
  • Uleastrum (1)
  • Ulota (671)
  • Zygodon (591)