Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission Herbarium

Description

The Herbarium of the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission consists primarily of specimens collected in the course of statewide ecological and biological inventory work conducted by the Arkansas Natural Heritage Program. Many of the specimens represent species that are rare in the state or were collected from rare or unusual habitats. The goals of the collection are 1) to provide a reference collection for work performed by Natural Heritage Commission staff and their conservation partners, 2) to house voucher specimens for rare plant records in the database of the Arkansas Natural Heritage Program, and 3) to voucher plants of ecologically sensitive or otherwise significant lands, including those contained within the State's System of Natural Areas. While most specimens are from Arkansas, special care is being made to assemble a collection of plants from surrounding states that are not presently known in Arkansas but are likely to be found there.

Contacts

TECHNICAL_POINT_OF_CONTACT
Diana Soteropoulos
Telephone: 501-324-9763
email: diana.soteropoulos@arkansas.gov

POINT_OF_CONTACT
Brent Baker
Telephone: 501-683-4085
email: brent.baker@arkansas.gov

Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission Herbarium
1100 North Street
Little Rock
72201
AR
US
email: info@arkansasheritage.com