G. S. Torrey Herbarium at the University of Connecticut (CONN)
Citation
Taylor S (2019). G. S. Torrey Herbarium at the University of Connecticut (CONN). University of Connecticut. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/w35jmd accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-21.Description
The George Safford Torrey Herbarium (CONN) is one division within the Biodiversity Research Collections of the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Connecticut. Founded in 1897 by Henry Arthur Ballou as the Herbarium of Storrs Agricultural College, the herbarium currently houses approximately 200,000 vascular plant specimens, as well as collections of bryophytes, lichens, and fossils. Notable collectors represented include L.J. Mehrhoff, E.H. Eames, K.P. Jansson, and G.S. Torrey.Sampling Description
Study Extent
N/ASampling
Database records are based entirely on plant specimens on deposit at CONN.Method steps
- N/A
Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
Coverage of the herbarium is global, although the majority of the specimens are from the United States, with a heavy emphasis on Connecticut and New England.
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Contacts
Sarah Taylororiginator
position: Herbarium Collections Manager
University of Connecticut
75 N. Eagleville Road
Storrs
06269-3043
CT
US
Telephone: 860-486-1889
email: sarah.taylor@uconn.edu
homepage: http://bgbaseserver.eeb.uconn.edu/
Sarah Taylor
metadata author
position: Herbarium Collections Manager
University of Connecticut
75 N. Eagleville Road
Storrs
06269-3043
CT
US
Telephone: 860-486-1889
email: sarah.taylor@uconn.edu
homepage: http://bgbaseserver.eeb.uconn.edu/
Sarah Taylor
administrative point of contact
position: Herbarium Collections Manager
University of Connecticut
75 N. Eagleville Road
Storrs
06269-3043
CT
US
Telephone: 860-486-1889
email: sarah.taylor@uconn.edu
homepage: http://bgbaseserver.eeb.uconn.edu/