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Rutgers University, Chrysler Herbarium - Lichen Collection (CHRB)

The Chrysler Herbarium is the last internationally recognized herbarium still in existence in the state of New Jersey. Approximately 120,000 plant, algal, moss and lichen specimens are arranged and catalogued systematically. The collection is world-wide in scope, with an emphasis on New Jersey.
Contacts: Lena Struwe.- Director, lena.struwe@rutgers.edu
Contacts: Chrysler Herbarium, herbarium@sebs.rutgers.edu, 848-932-4011
Collections Manager: Megan R. King, megan.king@rutgers.edu, 848-932-4158
Homepage: http://herbarium.rutgers.edu/
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: 5d97e489-2887-4f67-adca-4840a7f4d0bb
DwC-Archive Access Point: https://lichenportal.org/portal/content/dwca/CHRB_DwC-A.zip
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
Rights Holder: Rutgers University
Address:
Rutgers University- Chrysler Herbarium
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
237 Foran Hall
59 Dudley Road
New Brunswick, NJ   08901-8551
US
[1] 848 932 4011
Collection Statistics
  • 2,742 specimen records
  • 1,153 (42%) georeferenced
  • 2,667 (97%) with images (2,667 total images)
  • 2,579 (94%) identified to species
  • 63 families
  • 155 genera
  • 568 species
  • 595 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Geographic Distribution - United States
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