University of Southern Mississippi Herbarium (USMS)

Founded in 1964, the University of Southern Mississippi Herbarium specializes in vascular plants of Mississippi and the southeastern U.S., with a particular emphasis on aquatic and wetland plants.

Curator: Mac Alford, mac.alford@usm.edu, 601-266-4748 (ORCID #: 0000-0002-3448-9735)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: a252df7c-54e5-4067-b8ad-fb3be53cb0f8
Digital Metadata: EML File
Address:
University of Southern Mississippi Herbarium
118 College Drive #5018, TEC 103
Hattiesburg, Mississippi   39406-0001
USA
601/ 266-4748
For FedEx, UPS, or DHL deliveries, please contact curator.
Collection Statistics
  • 18,508 specimen records
  • 10,745 (58%) georeferenced
  • 16,930 (91%) with images (16,957 total images)
  • 17,619 (95%) identified to species
  • 248 families
  • 1,258 genera
  • 3,934 species
  • 4,159 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Bolboschoenus (2)
  • Bulbostylis (33)
  • Carex (589)
  • Cladium (7)
  • Cyperus (328)
  • Dichromena (9)
  • Dulichium (6)
  • Eleocharis (197)
  • Eriophorum (5)
  • Fimbristylis (72)
  • Fuirena (37)
  • Isolepis (9)
  • Kyllinga (28)
  • Lipocarpha (7)
  • Oxycaryum (2)
  • Psilocarya (1)
  • Rhynchospora (264)
  • Schoenoplectiella (1)
  • Schoenoplectus (36)
  • Schoenus (1)
  • Scirpus (45)
  • Scleria (49)
  • Trichophorum (1)
  • Websteria (6)