University of Arizona, Gilbertson Mycological Herbarium, specimen-based (ARIZ)

The Gilbertson Mycological Herbarium at the University of Arizona houses over 40,000 accessioned specimens of fungi and fungus-like organisms, with special collections of rusts, polypores, and corticioid fungi. Our holdings are global in origin, with special attention to the macrofungi of Arizona.
Contacts: A. Elizabeth (Betsy) Arnold, arnold@ag.arizona.edu
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: eac471ae-8567-413e-9d11-5df79955dbe7
Digital Metadata: EML File
Collection Statistics
  • 35,172 specimen records
  • 16 (0.05%) georeferenced
  • 18,928 (54%) with images (52,511 total images)
  • 982 GenBank, 2 misc genetic references
  • 31,066 (88%) identified to species
  • 268 families
  • 1,350 genera
  • 4,654 species
  • 4,678 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Geographic Distribution - Texas
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  • Anderson (2)
  • Angelina (9)
  • Bandera (1)
  • Bee (3)
  • Bexar (1)
  • Brazoria (1)
  • Brazos (2)
  • Brewster (5)
  • Cameron (2)
  • Chambers (3)
  • Denton (1)
  • Hardeman (2)
  • Hardin (126)
  • Hardin-Jefferson Line (1)
  • Harris (2)
  • Harrison (1)
  • Hidalgo (3)
  • Jasper (1)
  • Jeff Davis (5)
  • Jefferson (1)
  • Jefferson Line (1)
  • Jefferson-Hardin line (2)
  • Kimble (2)
  • Lee (2)
  • Liberty (7)
  • Nacogdoches (19)
  • Orange (2)
  • Presidio (2)
  • Randall (3)
  • San Jacinto (3)
  • Tarrant (4)
  • Travis (19)
  • Waller (1)
  • Washington (3)
  • Williamson (1)