Farlow Herbarium of Cryptogamic Botany, Harvard University (FH)

The Farlow Herbarium houses nearly 1,400,000 specimens of lichenized and non-lichenized fungi, bryophytes, and algae. The collections are world-wide in scope; particular strengths are in bound, indexed exsiccatae, bryophytes and fungi from Asia, entomogenous fungi, Antarctic lichens, and special "authors" herbaria which contain many type specimens.

Contacts: Kennedy, Jonathan, jonathan_kennedy@harvard.edu
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 9 November 2023
Digital Metadata: EML File
Rights Holder: President and Fellows of Harvard College
Access Rights: https://huh.harvard.edu/access-digital-reproductions-works-public-domain
Collection Statistics
  • 90,891 specimen records
  • 533 (0.59%) georeferenced
  • 77,218 (85%) with images (146,106 total images)
  • 73,305 (81%) identified to species
  • 150 families
  • 665 genera
  • 4,691 species
  • 5,564 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Bryosedgwickia (35)
  • Callicladium (291)
  • Calliergidium (8)
  • Ctenidiadelphus (2)
  • Ctenidium (70)
  • Cupressina (1)
  • Dolichotheca (1)
  • Ectropothecium (89)
  • Herzogiella (216)
  • Homomallium (210)
  • Hypnum (2393)
  • Isopterygium (343)
  • Microthamnium (12)
  • Mittenothamnium (79)
  • Platygyriella (13)
  • Platygyrium (166)
  • Pleuroziopsis (8)
  • Pseudisothecium (3)
  • Pseudostereodon (9)
  • Ptilium (225)
  • Puiggariella (2)
  • Pylaisia (268)
  • Pylaisiella (97)
  • Stereodon (17)
  • Stereodontopsis (1)
  • Stereohypnum (2)
  • Taxicaulis (2)
  • Taxiphyllum (96)
  • Trachythecium (2)
  • Vesicularia (34)
  • Wijkia (4)