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Mississippi Herbaria

Mississippi Herbaria. April 2007 Lucile McCook Curator, Pullen Herbarium University of Mississippi. 7 Public Herbaria in Mississippi. University of Mississippi (MISS) Mississippi State University (MISSA) University of Southern Mississippi (USMS) USDA Southern Weed Science Lab (SWSL)

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Mississippi Herbaria

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  1. Mississippi Herbaria April 2007 Lucile McCook Curator, Pullen Herbarium University of Mississippi

  2. 7 Public Herbaria in Mississippi • University of Mississippi (MISS) • Mississippi State University (MISSA) • University of Southern Mississippi (USMS) • USDA Southern Weed Science Lab (SWSL) • Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (MMNS) • Gulf Coast Research Lab (GCRL) • Delta State University (DSU)

  3. MS Herbarium Collections

  4. Gulf Coast Research Lab (GCRL) • Herbarium building destroyed by Katrina • 12-15,000 specimens from coastal MS, LA & AL • All evacuated from site and frozen • Temporarily housed & being conserved at: • University of Southern Mississippi • University of Mississippi • Louisiana State University • University of Southern Alabama NSF-SGER to 4 institutions, $57,686 total

  5. Institute for Botanical Exploration • IBE = Private herbarium of Sidney McDaniel • Largest collection in state • ~250,000 specimens (????) • Backlog ???? • 900 specimens of invasive species databased via USDA funding to McCook & Fishbein

  6. A Preliminary Checklist of the Plants of Mississippi. L. M. McCook & J. Kartesz, 2000. Pullen Herbarium Website (http://www.herbarium.olemiss.edu) ca. 3043 vascular plant species ca. 3295 taxa

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