University of Cincinnati, Margaret H. Fulford Herbarium - Vascular Plants (CINC)

The herbarium at the University of Cincinnati was founded by Margaret Fulford in 1927 and has grown over the years through the work of prolific collectors and through acquisition of several large and important collections. Today, the herbarium houses around 125,000 specimens of vascular plants, bryophytes, lichens, fungi, and algae, making it the third largest herbarium in Ohio. In addition to the large collection of regional and North American material, it also contains extensive collections from Europe, South America, the Caribbean Basin, Samoa, and China. Particular strengths of the herbarium are North American Sphagnum, South American and Caribbean Hepatics, North American Cladonia, and Trilliaceae.

Assistant Professor & Herbarium Curator: Eric Tepe, eric.tepe@uc.edu
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 4 December 2023
Digital Metadata: EML File
Collection Statistics
  • 1,909 specimen records
  • 1,163 (61%) georeferenced
  • 1,892 (99%) with images (1,950 total images)
  • 335 (18%) identified to species
  • 212 families
  • 199 genera
  • 207 species
  • 210 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
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