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Collection Profile for:
Benedictine College Herbarium (HWBA)

The Benedictine College is a regional herbarium with a focus on species from Eastern KS and western MO, with an emphasis on Atchsion County, KS. The collection has approximately 9000 specimens and houses the collection of H. W. Blocker (circa 1950), a monk and biology professor from the abby associated with the College.

Contacts:

iDigBio Dataset page: https://www.idigbio.org/portal/recordsets/41800344-33b3-4201-b9d2-cabbbf564fbc

Address:

Benedictine College Herbarium
1020 N 2nd Street
Atchison, KS   66002
U.S.A.

Collection Statistics

  • 649 specimen records
  • 234 (36%) georeferenced
  • 2 (0.31%) with media (2 total media)
  • 622 (96%) identified to species
  • 62 families
  • 270 genera
  • 504 species
  • 556 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Last Modified: 3 October 2025
Global Unique Identifier: 2890e320-55ec-41a4-85b0-c8397b9afa32
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Digital Metadata: EML File
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Rights Holder: Benedictine College