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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: Bruno Dennetière
Homepage: https://www.mnhn.fr/fr/collections/ensembles-collections/botanique-0
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 1 March 2023
IPT / DwC-A Source:
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: CC BY (Attribution)
Collection Statistics
  • 34,639 specimen records
  • 360 (1%) georeferenced
  • 90 families
  • 342 genera
Extra Statistics