Desert Botanical Garden Herbarium (DES)

Over 99000 specimens in collection, with emphasis on plants of the Southwest and northern Mexico, Cactaceae and Agavaceae.

Contacts: Andrew Salywon, asalywon@dbg.org
Curator Emerita: Wendy C. Hodgson, whodgson@dbg.org
Collections Manager: Sarah Hunkins , shunkins@dbg.org
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: edb9860c-c481-4d19-88cc-224a536ebcd4
Digital Metadata: EML File
Address:
Herbarium - Research, Conservation & Collections Department
Desert Botanical Garden
1201 North Galvin Parkway
Phoenix, Arizona   85008
480-481-8107
Collection Statistics
  • 98,249 specimen records
  • 96,916 (99%) georeferenced
  • 83,034 (85%) with images (84,136 total images)
  • 94,425 (96%) identified to species
  • 336 families
  • 2,673 genera
  • 11,964 species
  • 14,948 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Aspicarpa (13)
  • Banisteria (9)
  • Bunchosia (3)
  • Byrsonima (2)
  • Callaeum (3)
  • Cottsia (37)
  • Echinopterys (6)
  • Galphimia (5)
  • Gaudichaudia (7)
  • Heteropteris (1)
  • Hiraea (1)
  • Janusia (66)
  • Lasiocarpus (1)
  • Malpighia (6)
  • Mascagnia (24)
  • Tetrapteris (3)
  • Tetrapterys (1)
  • Thryallis (3)