It is searchable by family, genus, species and subspecies name. Recorded details include author, date and place of publication and type specimen information. Many of the fields are linked to external databases which include further, complementary information. The main page also gives access to a historical information and related links. This extensive Web site contains information about Harvard University Herbaria, its collections, educational and research activities, publications and staff.
Access is provided to many of the collections through online databases.
Harvard University Herbaria together comprise the eighth largest plant collection in the world. This Web site provides extensive information on the herbarium's research activities, together with access to plant databases and other facilities developed by the University. Databases currently available cover the mycological and vascular plant type collections. The herbarium holds approximately 370,000 specimens, with an emphasis on the state of Oregon and Pacific Northwest of America. This page gives information about the herbarium at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, a regional resource with approximately 224,000 mounted vascular plants, algae and bryophtyes as well as a fruit and seed collection.