Indiana University Southeast Herbarium (JEF)

The Department of Biology (School of Natural Sciences) administers the Indiana University Southeast Herbarium (JEF). Founded in 1971.

Contacts: David Winship Taylor, Curator, dwtaylo2@ius.edu
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: 3a7ad545-26b0-4d87-972a-2994993461f4
Digital Metadata: EML File
Rights Holder: The Trustees of Indiana University
Collection Statistics
  • 10,893 specimen records
  • 7,021 (64%) georeferenced
  • 697 (6%) with images (1,268 total images)
  • 10,891 (100%) identified to species
  • 160 families
  • 754 genera
  • 1,745 species
  • 1,941 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Achillea (7)
  • Actinomeris (4)
  • Ambrosia (13)
  • Antennaria (21)
  • Anthemis (5)
  • Arctium (8)
  • Arnoglossum (15)
  • Artemisia (28)
  • Aster (22)
  • Baccharis (1)
  • Bidens (79)
  • Boltonia (1)
  • Brickellia (4)
  • Cacalia (1)
  • Carduus (7)
  • Centaurea (15)
  • Chrysanthemum (7)
  • Chrysopsis (2)
  • Cichorium (5)
  • Cirsium (27)
  • Cnicus (1)
  • Conoclinium (9)
  • Conyza (18)
  • Coreopsis (18)
  • Cosmos (1)
  • Crepis (14)
  • Doellingeria (2)
  • Echinacea (3)
  • Eclipta (18)
  • Elephantopus (8)
  • Erechtites (12)
  • Erigeron (24)
  • Eupatorium (47)
  • Eurybia (4)
  • Euthamia (3)
  • Eutrochium (7)
  • Fleischmannia (2)
  • Galinsoga (16)
  • Gamochaeta (8)
  • Hasteola (3)
  • Helenium (17)
  • Helianthus (43)
  • Heliopsis (8)
  • Heterotheca (9)
  • Hieracium (36)
  • Hypochaeris (4)
  • Iva (25)
  • Krigia (38)
  • Lactuca (26)
  • Lapsana (3)
  • Leucanthemum (2)
  • Liatris (37)
  • Matricaria (14)
  • Nabalus (5)
  • Packera (23)
  • Parthenium (3)
  • Pluchea (6)
  • Polymnia (10)
  • Prenanthes (4)
  • Pseudognaphalium (15)
  • Pyrrhopappus (20)
  • Ratibida (7)
  • Rudbeckia (31)
  • Senecio (12)
  • Sericocarpus (5)
  • Silphium (26)
  • Smallanthus (1)
  • Solidago (55)
  • Sonchus (9)
  • Symphyotrichum (11)
  • Tanacetum (1)
  • Taraxacum (4)
  • Tragopogon (13)
  • Tussilago (2)
  • Verbesina (18)
  • Vernonia (36)
  • Xanthium (5)