Herbarium Collections

General information
The Leiden branch of the National Herbarium of The Netherlands was founded in 1829. The earliest collections were those from the Dutch East Indies collected by its first director C.L. Blume, and the Japanese collections assembled by P.F. Siebold.
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The Leiden collections (L)
Besides a large general herbarium collection Leiden houses collections of ferns, mosses and liverworts, algae, fungi, lichens, and slime moulds. For the seed plants the collections from The Netherlands (and Europe), and the Malesian region are the most comprehensive. For the mosses, algae, and fungi specialization is worldwide.
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The Utrecht collections (U)
The Utrecht collections consist of the following separate collections: seed plants, ferns and fern allies, mosses and liverworts, and lichens. For the seed plants the collections from Tropical American region are the most comprehensive.
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The Wageningen collections (WAG)
The Wageningen herbarium consist of collections of seed plants and ferns and fern allies. For the seed plants the African region are the most comprehensive.
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Contact
Visiting and postal adresses and an overview of collection management staff.
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Information for visitors
Here you can find our opening hours and the rules and regulations for visitors of the herbarium.
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Conditions and policies
Please read our policies concerning the loan, acquisition, and sampling of specimens.
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Links
Usefull links in collection management.
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Webmaster NHN - Last edited: 18 Feb 2010