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Desert Botanical Garden Herbarium (DES)

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Over 103,000 specimens in collection, with emphasis on plants of the Southwest and northern Mexico, Cactaceae and Agavaceae.

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Contacts:

GBIF Dataset page: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/3c59bd42-7bfd-421b-8da4-275780390e4c

Address:

Herbarium - Research, Conservation & Collections Department
Desert Botanical Garden
1201 North Galvin Parkway
Phoenix, Arizona   85008
480-481-8107

Collection Statistics

  • 103,971 specimen records
  • 102,060 (98%) georeferenced
  • 98,964 (95%) with media (101,144 total media)
  • 99,448 (96%) identified to species
  • 340 families
  • 2,720 genera
  • 12,325 species
  • 15,460 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Last Modified: 18 August 2026
Global Unique Identifier: edb9860c-c481-4d19-88cc-224a536ebcd4
Data Cache: DwC-Archive File (last updated )
Digital Metadata: EML File
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