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Pacific Northwest Herbarium, Western Washington University (WWB)

The mission of the Pacific Northwest Herbarium (WWB) at Western Washington University is to archive and make accessible correctly identified botanical specimens, with an emphasis on those inhabiting the Pacific Northwest. Because a large part of our aim is to share this repository of botanical information, we have an open door policy with scientists, students, and the greater community. As such, the herbarium is an excellent resource for anyone interested in botany and mycology of the Pacific Northwest. Our entire vascular plant collection is now available online through the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria.
Contacts: Eric DeChaine, Curator, eric.dechaine@wwu.edu
Homepage: http://myweb.facstaff.wwu.edu/~dechaie/herbarium.html
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update:
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
Collection Statistics
  • 5,213 specimen records
  • 4 (0.08%) georeferenced
  • 2,635 (51%) with images (2,679 total images)
  • 4,752 (91%) identified to species
  • 66 families
  • 142 genera
  • 391 species
  • 449 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
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