East Bohemian Museum Specimens
Citation
Safarova L (2026). East Bohemian Museum Specimens. Version 1.14. The East Bohemia Museum in Pardubice. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/mqm2e2 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-04.Description
The herbarium (MP) is part of the collection of the East Bohemian Museum in Pardubice. It has been in development since 1927. However, the collection also includes a number of older specimens (from the first half of the 19th century), which were acquired through purchases or donations of private herbariums. The herbarium primarily comprises specimens from Eastern Bohemia and collections from other regions of the Czech Republic. Currently, the herbarium contains 130,000 specimens of vascular plants (the most extensive part is the collection of the genus Rubus by collector L. Palka), 1,000 fungi, 7,000 lichens, 1,700 liverworts, and 8,000 mosses. The collection is accessible to researchers by arrangement with the curator.
Purpose
The herbarium of the East Bohemian Museum in Pardubice documents the development of flora and vegetation in the Pardubice Region during the 20th and 21st centuries. To a lesser extent, it also documents the flora of other regions of the Czech Republic and neighboring European countries (Slovakia, Austria, Germany).
Sampling Description
Study Extent
Mainly the territory of the Czech Republic, less Slovakia, Austria, Germany.Sampling
Field research and collection of herbarium specimens by the curators of the herbarium at the East Bohemian Museum.Quality Control
A significant part of the herbarium were revised by experts in Czech flora.Method steps
- The plant data were obtained by transcribing the label of a herbarium specimen, stored in the database of the East Bohemian Museum in Pardubice, and exported to the GBIF system.
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Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Lenka Safarovaoriginator
position: curator
East Bohemian Museum in Pardubice
Pardubice
CZ
email: safarova@vcm.cz
Lenka Safarova
administrative point of contact
position: curator
East Bohemian Museum in Pardubice
Pardubice
CZ
email: safarova@vcm.cz