DOI: 10.7910/dvn/homqdx
title: Herbarium Images

description: Images of herbarium specimens with sequence data available in the SRA.
description: LICENSE / RIGHTS & REUSE NOTICE (Herbarium Specimen Images)

Scope. This folder contains research reference images of herbarium specimens from multiple institutions (herbarium codes: LE, BR, MW, FI, FT, G, PE, UBC, ISTE, UC, RSA, NY). Filenames follow the pattern:
UID.HERBARIUM_CODE.INSTITUTIONAL_ID.jpg
A separate metadata file provides full specimen details and rights-holder information.

Copyright & Ownership. I do not own copyright in the depicted materials. Copyright and all other rights remain with the holding herbaria identified by the HERBARIUM_CODE and in the metadata.

Basis for inclusion. Images are reproduced and archived solely for noncommercial scholarly reference in connection with an academic dissertation and related documentation. Display and limited sharing here are asserted under fair use/fair dealing for scholarship, research, criticism, and commentary.

No license granted. No permission is granted to publish, redistribute, adapt, or otherwise reuse these images beyond what is permitted by law (e.g., fair use/fair dealing). For any reuse beyond those limits, contact the relevant herbarium directly using the details in the metadata file.

Attribution template (when lawful use applies):
“[Taxon], [Collector & number], [HERBARIUM_CODE] [Institutional ID]. Image courtesy of [Herbarium name]. Photographed by Christopher J. Grassa. Used for scholarly reference under fair use. All rights reserved by the holding herbarium.”

Prohibited uses. No commercial use; no removal or alteration of rights notices; no further publication (including web, print, or social media) without written permission from the rights holder.

Takedown & corrections. If you are a rights holder and believe an image is misattributed, used in error, or should be removed, please contact: c.j.grassa@gmail.com . I will address requests promptly.

Citation of this folder (example):
Grassa, C. J. (2025). Reference images of herbarium specimens for dissertation research (image set). Contains images named UID.HERBARIUM_CODE.INSTITUTIONAL_ID.jpg; metadata provided separately. Rights retained by source herbaria (LE, BR, MW, FI, FT, G, PE, UBC, ISTE, UC, RSA, NY).

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Herbarium code lookup (alphabetical by code)

BR — Meise Botanic Garden Herbarium, Meise, Belgium.
FI — Università degli Studi di Firenze, Herbarium (FI), Florence, Italy.
FT — Centro Studi Erbario Tropicale (FT), Florence, Italy.
G — Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de Genève – Herbier de Genève (G), Geneva, Switzerland.
ISTE — Istanbul University, Faculty of Pharmacy Herbarium (ISTE), Istanbul, Türkiye.
LE — Komarov Botanical Institute (LE), St. Petersburg, Russia.
MW — Moscow State University Herbarium (MW), Moscow, Russia.
NY — The New York Botanical Garden – William & Lynda Steere Herbarium (NY), Bronx, New York, USA.
PE — Chinese National Herbarium (PE), Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
RSA — California Botanic Garden Herbarium (RSA), Claremont, California, USA.
UBC — University of British Columbia Herbarium (UBC), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
UC — University and Jepson Herbaria (UC), University of California, Berkeley, USA.

Note: Codes and names follow Index Herbariorum conventions. If an institution specifies a different preferred credit line, defer to the herbarium’s guidance.