Member Herbaria
The Consortium maintains a list of all herbaria in the Pacific Northwest with collections of vascular plants, nonvascular plants, algae, lichens, or fungi. The list includes herbaria housed at universities, museums, agency offices, or maintained by private individuals.
This list was compiled by contacting individual herbaria and consulting Index Herbariorum.
Do you manage or know of an herbarium not on this list? If so, please contact us.
Last updated in 2012.
Summary of Regional Herbaria:
| State/Province | # Herbaria | # Specimens |
| Alaska | 5 | 253,681 |
| British Columbia | 9 | 962,800 |
| Idaho | 8 | 369,557 |
| Montana | 6 | 278,850 |
| Oregon | 12 | 488,700 |
| Washington | 17 | 1,259,300 |
| Yukon Territory | 1 | 7,700 |
| TOTAL | 58 | 3,620,588 |
Select a state to view list of herbaria in that state.
The # of specimens represents the cumulative total housed in herbaria in each state or province, including specimens outside the PNW.
IdahoBoise District Bureau of Land Management (BBLM):
Size: 3,750 specimens
Specialty: Plants of Idaho.
Important Collectors: D. Atwood; R. D. Bratz; A. DeBolt; V. Geertson; S. J. Richards; R. Rosentreter
Incorporated Herbaria:
Notes: Includes satellite herbarium at Owyhee Field Office in Marsing, Idaho.
Contacts: Holly Beck, Bruneau Field Office Botanist; Beth Corbin,Owyhee Field Office Botanist/Ecologist, Elizabeth_l_corbin[at]blm.gov, 1-208-896-5923; 1-208-384-3362, 1-208-896-5940
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Boise District Bureau of Land Management
3948 Development Ave.
Boise, Idaho 83705
U.S.A.
Specialty: Plants of Idaho.
Important Collectors: D. Atwood; R. D. Bratz; A. DeBolt; V. Geertson; S. J. Richards; R. Rosentreter
Incorporated Herbaria:
Notes: Includes satellite herbarium at Owyhee Field Office in Marsing, Idaho.
Contacts: Holly Beck, Bruneau Field Office Botanist; Beth Corbin,Owyhee Field Office Botanist/Ecologist, Elizabeth_l_corbin[at]blm.gov, 1-208-896-5923; 1-208-384-3362, 1-208-896-5940
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Herbarium
Boise District Bureau of Land Management
3948 Development Ave.
Boise, Idaho 83705
U.S.A.
Boise State University, Snake River Plains Herbarium (SRP):
Size: 32,000 specimens
Specialty: Idaho.
Important Collectors: B. Ertter; J. W. Grimes
Incorporated Herbaria: IFGH (3,566 specimens) in 1992.
Notes:
Contacts: Jim F. Smith, Director, jfsmith[at]boisestate.edu, 1-208-426-3551
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Biology Department
Boise State University
1910 University Drive
Boise, Idaho 83725
U.S.A.
Specialty: Idaho.
Important Collectors: B. Ertter; J. W. Grimes
Incorporated Herbaria: IFGH (3,566 specimens) in 1992.
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Contacts: Jim F. Smith, Director, jfsmith[at]boisestate.edu, 1-208-426-3551
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Herbarium
Biology Department
Boise State University
1910 University Drive
Boise, Idaho 83725
U.S.A.
Brigham Young University - Idaho (RICK):
Size: 16,000 specimens
Specialty: Eastern Idaho and surrounding areas; Great Basin; Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks.
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Contacts: Gary Baird, Curator, bairdg[at]byui.edu, 1-208-496-2002; 1-208-496-2028, 1-208-496-2040
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Department of Biology
Brigham Young University - Idaho
525 South Center Street
Rexburg, Idaho 83460-1100
U.S.A.
Specialty: Eastern Idaho and surrounding areas; Great Basin; Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks.
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Contacts: Gary Baird, Curator, bairdg[at]byui.edu, 1-208-496-2002; 1-208-496-2028, 1-208-496-2040
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Department of Biology
Brigham Young University - Idaho
525 South Center Street
Rexburg, Idaho 83460-1100
U.S.A.
College of Idaho, Harold M. Tucker Herbarium (CIC):
Size: 39,000 specimens
Specialty: Vascular plants of the Owyhee Uplift and adjacent Snake RiverPlains, Idaho; southeastern Oregon.
Important Collectors: B. Ertter; D. Mansfield; P. Packard
Incorporated Herbaria:
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Contacts: Donald Mansfield, Curator, DMansfield[at]collegeofidaho.edu, 1-208-459-5287, 1-208-459-5075
Web Site: http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/academics/biology/herbarium/
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Herbarium
Biology Department
The College of Idaho
Caldwell, Idaho 83605-4494
U.S.A.
Specialty: Vascular plants of the Owyhee Uplift and adjacent Snake RiverPlains, Idaho; southeastern Oregon.
Important Collectors: B. Ertter; D. Mansfield; P. Packard
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Contacts: Donald Mansfield, Curator, DMansfield[at]collegeofidaho.edu, 1-208-459-5287, 1-208-459-5075
Web Site: http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/academics/biology/herbarium/
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Address:
Herbarium
Biology Department
The College of Idaho
Caldwell, Idaho 83605-4494
U.S.A.
Idaho State University, Ray J. Davis Herbarium (IDS):
Size: 60,000 specimens
Specialty: Idaho; Oregon; Nevada; Washington; California; Wyoming.
Important Collectors: R. J. Davis; L. Pearson
Incorporated Herbaria: Idaho National Engineering Laboratory.
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Contacts: Rick (C.F.) Williams, Curator, willcha2[at]isu.edu, 1-208-282-3530, 1-208-282-4570; 1-208-282-5893
Web Site: http://imnh.isu.edu/Collections/Botany.htm
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Ray J. Davis Herbarium
Biological Sciences Department
Idaho State Museum of Natural History
Idaho State University
Box 8096
Pocatello, Idaho 83209-8096
U.S.A.
Specialty: Idaho; Oregon; Nevada; Washington; California; Wyoming.
Important Collectors: R. J. Davis; L. Pearson
Incorporated Herbaria: Idaho National Engineering Laboratory.
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Contacts: Rick (C.F.) Williams, Curator, willcha2[at]isu.edu, 1-208-282-3530, 1-208-282-4570; 1-208-282-5893
Web Site: http://imnh.isu.edu/Collections/Botany.htm
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Ray J. Davis Herbarium
Biological Sciences Department
Idaho State Museum of Natural History
Idaho State University
Box 8096
Pocatello, Idaho 83209-8096
U.S.A.
Lewis-Clark State College, Hells Canyon Herbarium (HCH):
Size: 10,000 specimens
Specialty: Eastern Washington and northern Idaho.
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Contacts: Joanna Schultz, Director, jschultz[at]lcsc.edu, 1-208-799-2295
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Hells Canyon Herbarium
Natural Sciences Department
Lewis-Clark State College
Lewiston, Idaho 83501-2698
U.S.A.
Specialty: Eastern Washington and northern Idaho.
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Contacts: Joanna Schultz, Director, jschultz[at]lcsc.edu, 1-208-799-2295
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Hells Canyon Herbarium
Natural Sciences Department
Lewis-Clark State College
Lewiston, Idaho 83501-2698
U.S.A.
Rocky Mountain Research Station (BOIS):
Size: 8,807 specimens
Specialty: Central and southern Idaho; Intermountain Juncaceae, Cyperaceae, and Great Basin forbs.
Important Collectors: E. G. Hurd; J. Kinney; R. L. Piemeisel; H. L. Shantz; R. Steele
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Contacts: Robert Cox, Curator, robertcox[at]fs.fed.us, 1-208-373-4358, 1-208-373-4391
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USDA Forest Service
Rocky Mountain Research Station
322 E. Front Street, Suite 401
Boise, Idaho 83702
U.S.A.
Specialty: Central and southern Idaho; Intermountain Juncaceae, Cyperaceae, and Great Basin forbs.
Important Collectors: E. G. Hurd; J. Kinney; R. L. Piemeisel; H. L. Shantz; R. Steele
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Contacts: Robert Cox, Curator, robertcox[at]fs.fed.us, 1-208-373-4358, 1-208-373-4391
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USDA Forest Service
Rocky Mountain Research Station
322 E. Front Street, Suite 401
Boise, Idaho 83702
U.S.A.
University of Idaho, Stillinger Herbarium (ID):
Size: 200,000 specimens
Specialty: Idaho, including vascular plants and cryptogams; disjunct species; alpine and rare vascular plant species; Pacific Northwest fungi.
Important Collectors: W. H. Baker; J. H. Christ; D. Henderson; H. J. Rust; C. R. Stillinger
Incorporated Herbaria: IDF (18,000 specimens)
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Contacts: Pamela Brunsfeld, Curator, pambruns[at]uidaho.edu, 1-208-885-4623, 1-208-885-7905
Web Site: http://www.uidaho.edu/herbarium
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Stillinger Herbarium
College of Natural Resources
University of Idaho
P. O. Box 441130
Moscow, Idaho 83844-3051
U.S.A.
Specialty: Idaho, including vascular plants and cryptogams; disjunct species; alpine and rare vascular plant species; Pacific Northwest fungi.
Important Collectors: W. H. Baker; J. H. Christ; D. Henderson; H. J. Rust; C. R. Stillinger
Incorporated Herbaria: IDF (18,000 specimens)
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Contacts: Pamela Brunsfeld, Curator, pambruns[at]uidaho.edu, 1-208-885-4623, 1-208-885-7905
Web Site: http://www.uidaho.edu/herbarium
Database:
Address:
Stillinger Herbarium
College of Natural Resources
University of Idaho
P. O. Box 441130
Moscow, Idaho 83844-3051
U.S.A.