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Specimen Record

ContinentNorth America
CountryUnited States
State/ProvinceWest Virginia
County/ParishFayette
LocalityGauley River National Recreation Area. Orange Wall Climbing Area. Plot Gari. 167, National Park Service - Gauley River National Recreation Area. Geological Unit: Pnnr Pottsville Group - New River Formation (coal-bearing Pennsylvanian Sandstone)
Latitude38.172493
Longitude-80.949139
Institution CodeWva
Catalog NumberWva-b-0000792
Collected ByBrian P. Steets
Date Collected2007-07-25

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http://biology.wvu.edu/facilities/herbarium

The West Virginia University Herbarium, the largest such facility in the state, contains about 185,000 mounted and cataloged vascular plant specimens and approximately 26,000 bryophyte and lichen specimens. The collection was started in 1889 and has steadily increased since then. It is designated a National Resource Collection and contains the best collection in the world of West Virginia and Central Appalachian vascular plants. In addition there are over 25,000 color photographic slides that comprise the Earl L. Core Botanical Slide Collection and over 2,000 seed collections in the Elizabeth A. Bartholomew Seed Collection.

Contacts

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EmailBryophyteConsortium@gmail.com
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EmailBryophyteConsortium@gmail.com
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Emaildford2@wvu.edu
Name Donna Ford-Werntz, Curator
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Emaildford2@wvu.edu
Name Donna Ford-Werntz, Curator
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Emaildford2@wvu.edu
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