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Herbarium Collection

Herbaria, collections of pressed and dried plants specimens, are key to our understanding of biodiversity and our efforts to preserve it. Herbaria provide windows into our past, telling us what kinds of plants were present, where those plants were, and when those plants were there. With this information we can track changes over time and use that information to predict and prepare for our future. Dating to the founding of Vassar College in 1865, the Vassar College herbarium holds over 15,000 specimens of vascular plants, bryophytes, and algae. Holdings are primarily from northeastern North America, and include collections made by several notable 19th century botanists, including A.A. Heller, and J.K. Small; by Vassar faculty, including Gladys E. Baker, J. R. Lawrence, Madelene Pierce, Louise Potter, Frank Ranzoni, Edith A. Roberts, and Margaret Wright; and by many Vassar students. To learn more about this project visit https://vcherbarium.vassarspaces.net/

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Athyrium asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén

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Family
Athyriaceae
Genus
Athyrium
Geolocation
41.3238846, -73.392291
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Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth

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Family
Athyriaceae
Genus
Athyrium
Geolocation
41.3235, -73.3968
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Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth

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98349-Service File.jpg
Family
Athyriaceae
Genus
Athyrium
Geolocation
41.25, -73.395
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
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