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
  • Andromeda (1)
  • Arbutus (26)
  • Arctostaphylos (130)
  • Cassiope (1)
  • Chimaphila (1)
  • Cladothamnus (1)
  • Comarostaphylis (2)
  • Erica (9)
  • Gaultheria (4)
  • Gaylussacia (9)
  • Kalmia (2)
  • Loiseleuria (1)
  • Lyonia (6)
  • Menziesia (3)
  • Pernettya (2)
  • Phyllodoce (2)
  • Pieris (1)
  • Pterospora (2)
  • Pyrola (2)
  • Rhododendron (4)
  • Sarcodes (1)
  • Vaccinium (20)
  • Xylococcus (7)