Occurrence dataset Registered June 18, 2015

    The New York Botanical Garden Herbarium (NY)

    Ramirez J • Watson K • Feder L • Gjieli E • Sessa E

    Description

    The William and Lynda Steere Herbarium of The New York Botanical Garden holds a collection of more than seven million preserved specimens. All plant groups – flowering plants, conifers, ferns, mosses, liverworts, and algae, as well as fungi and lichens - are represented in the collection, which is particularly strong in specimens from the Western Hemisphere. Digitization of all groups is ongoing, with ±4.7 million specimens barcoded and ±3.8 million imaged.

    Geographic scope

    Description

    Worldwide with greatest strength in tropical America and North America.

    Bounding box
    Latitude
    From -90 to 90
    Longitude
    From -180 to 180

    Metrics

    Contacts

    • Joel Ramirez

      Originator
      Organization
      The New York Botanical Garden
      Position
      Web Developer for Biodiversity Information Management
      Address
      2900 Southern Blvd.
      Roles
      Originator
      Email
    • Kimberly Watson

      Metadata author
      User
      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      The New York Botanical Garden
      Position
      Assistant Director of Biodiversity Information Management
      Address
      2900 Southern Blvd.
      Roles
      Metadata author
      User
      Administrative point of contact
      Email
    • Leanna Feder

      Metadata author
      Organization
      The New York Botanical Garden
      Position
      Herbarium Digital Asset Manager
      Address
      2900 Southern Blvd.
      Roles
      Metadata author
      Email
    • Elizabeth Gjieli

      Metadata author
      Organization
      The New York Botanical Garden
      Position
      Geographical Information Manager
      Address
      2900 Southern Blvd.
      Roles
      Metadata author
      Email
    • Emily Sessa

      Metadata author
      Organization
      The New York Botanical Garden
      Position
      Director of the Herbarium
      Address
      2900 Southern Blvd.
      Roles
      Metadata author
      Email

    GBIF registration

    Registration date
    June 18, 2015
    Metadata last modified
    April 25, 2025
    Publication date
    April 25, 2025
    Hosted by
    The New York Botanical Garden
    Installation
    The New York Botanical Garden
    Endpoints
    Darwin Core Archive
    EML
    Preferred identifier
    10.15468/6e8nje
    Alternative identifiers

    Citation

    Ramirez J, Watson K, Feder L, Gjieli E, Sessa E (2025). The New York Botanical Garden Herbarium (NY). Version 1.82. The New York Botanical Garden. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/6e8nje accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-04-29.