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
  • Acanthocladium (8)
  • Acanthodium (1)
  • Acanthorrhynchium (1)
  • Acroporium (154)
  • Aptychella (1)
  • Aptychopsis (1)
  • Brotherella (220)
  • Chionostomum (1)
  • Clastobryella (4)
  • Clastobryum (1)
  • Foreauella (2)
  • Gammiella (2)
  • Glossadelphus (28)
  • Hageniella (2)
  • Henicodium (2)
  • Heterophyllium (44)
  • Mastopoma (3)
  • Meiothecium (39)
  • Papillidiopsis (3)
  • Paranapiacabaea (1)
  • Pseudopiloecium (2)
  • Pterogonidium (1)
  • Pterogoniella (2)
  • Pylaisiadelpha (12)
  • Rhaphidorrhynchium (19)
  • Rhaphidostegium (8)
  • Rhaphidostichum (10)
  • Schraderella (1)
  • Sematophyllum (434)
  • Sigmatella (2)
  • Taxitheliella (1)
  • Taxithelium (59)
  • Trichosteleum (32)
  • Trismegistia (2)
  • Warburgiella (4)