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Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University (ANSP-PH)

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The herbarium of the Academy of Natural Sciences (PH) is the oldest institutional herbarium in the United States. It is a national resource for material from 1750-1850. The diatom herbarium (ANSP) is managed separately.

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Collection Statistics

  • 633,807 specimen records
  • 382,963 (60%) georeferenced
  • 624,991 (99%) with media (631,136 total media)
  • 599,218 (95%) identified to species
  • 471 families
  • 6,099 genera
  • 38,643 species
  • 41,897 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Last Modified: 13 October 2026
Global Unique Identifier: 019a3280-a69f-4312-bb30-8556e270f1a5
Data Cache: DwC-Archive File (last updated )
Digital Metadata: EML File
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