Mississippi Mississippi HerbariaHerbaria

April 2007April 2007Lucile McCookLucile McCook

Curator, Pullen HerbariumCurator, Pullen HerbariumUniversity of MississippiUniversity of Mississippi

7 Public Herbaria in Mississippi7 Public Herbaria in Mississippi

University of Mississippi (MISS)University of Mississippi (MISS) Mississippi State University (MISSA)Mississippi State University (MISSA) University of Southern Mississippi (USMS)University of Southern Mississippi (USMS) USDA Southern Weed Science Lab (SWSL)USDA Southern Weed Science Lab (SWSL) Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (MMNS)Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (MMNS) Gulf Coast Research Lab (GCRL)Gulf Coast Research Lab (GCRL) Delta State University (DSU)Delta State University (DSU)

MS Herbarium CollectionsMS Herbarium Collections

AcronymAcronym # Specimens (backlog)# Specimens (backlog) % Databased% Databased

MISSMISS ~70,000 (40,000???)~70,000 (40,000???) 100 %100 %

MISSAMISSA ~40,500 (?)~40,500 (?) ~25%~25%

USMSUSMS ~25,000~25,000 00

SWSLSWSL ~18,000 (1,000)~18,000 (1,000) 00

MMNSMMNS ~17,000 ~17,000 100%100%

GCRLGCRL 12-15,00012-15,000 00

DSUDSU ~12,000~12,000 00

Gulf Coast Research Lab (GCRL)Gulf Coast Research Lab (GCRL) Herbarium building destroyed by KatrinaHerbarium building destroyed by Katrina 12-15,000 specimens from coastal MS, LA & AL12-15,000 specimens from coastal MS, LA & AL All evacuated from site and frozenAll evacuated from site and frozen Temporarily housed & being conserved at:Temporarily housed & being conserved at:

University of Southern MississippiUniversity of Southern Mississippi University of MississippiUniversity of Mississippi Louisiana State UniversityLouisiana State University University of Southern AlabamaUniversity of Southern Alabama

NSF-SGER to 4 institutions, $57,686 totalNSF-SGER to 4 institutions, $57,686 total

Institute for Botanical ExplorationInstitute for Botanical Exploration

IBE = Private herbarium of Sidney McDanielIBE = Private herbarium of Sidney McDaniel Largest collection in stateLargest collection in state ~250,000 specimens (????)~250,000 specimens (????) Backlog ????Backlog ???? 900 specimens of invasive species databased 900 specimens of invasive species databased

via USDA funding to McCook & Fishbeinvia USDA funding to McCook & Fishbein

A Preliminary Checklist of the A Preliminary Checklist of the Plants of Mississippi.Plants of Mississippi.

L. M. McCook & J. Kartesz, 2000. L. M. McCook & J. Kartesz, 2000.

Pullen Herbarium WebsitePullen Herbarium Website

((http://www.herbarium.olemiss.eduhttp://www.herbarium.olemiss.edu))

ca. 3043 vascular plant speciesca. 3043 vascular plant species

ca. 3295 taxaca. 3295 taxa