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Collection Profile for:
Southern Illinois University Herbarium (SIU)

SIU contains ~90,000 herbarium specimens of vascular plants from around the world, with a focus on the southern Illinois region.

Contacts:

Address:

Southern Illinois University Herbarium
Plant Biology Department
1125 Lincoln Dr.
Carbondale, IL   62901-6509
US
618 536 2331 ext. 30
http://www.plantbiology.siu.edu/facilities/plant-biology-facilities/SIU-herbarium.php

Collection Statistics

  • 90,831 specimen records
  • 7 (0.01%) georeferenced
  • 90,733 (100%) with media (90,735 total media)
  • 87,794 (97%) identified to species
  • 320 families
  • 3,070 genera
  • 11,942 species
  • 13,666 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

Extra Statistics

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Last Modified: 8 October 2026
Global Unique Identifier: 03bc2bee-bec5-4264-906d-40c82550f82e
Data Cache: DwC-Archive File (last updated )
Digital Metadata: EML File
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