Carnegie Museum of Natural History Herbarium (CM-Botany)

The Carnegie Museum herbarium (CM) has over 540,000 worldwide vascular plant specimens as well as the best representation in any herbarium of specimens from western Pennsylvania and the Upper Ohio Basin. CM holds the private herbarium of Hannibal and Tyrecca Davis containing 20,000 specimens with a concentration on Rubus (Rosaceae).

Contacts: Bonnie L. Isaac, IsaacB@CarnegieMNH.org
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 4 March 2024
Digital Metadata: EML File
Rights Holder: Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Collection Statistics
  • 545,177 specimen records
  • 316,078 (58%) georeferenced
  • 223,616 (41%) with images (223,632 total images)
  • 519,488 (95%) identified to species
  • 472 families
  • 7,053 genera
  • 47,914 species
  • 54,133 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Achnatherum (164)
  • Aciachne (1)
  • Acroceras (10)
  • Aegilops (38)
  • Aegopogon (14)
  • Aeluropus (1)
  • Agenium (2)
  • Agroelymus (12)
  • Agropogon (1)
  • Agropyron (53)
  • Agrostis (1378)
  • Aira (56)
  • Airopsis (1)
  • Alloteropsis (11)
  • Alopecurus (244)
  • Amelichloa (1)
  • Ammophila (68)
  • Ampelodesmos (1)
  • Amphicarpum (19)
  • Amphipogon (2)
  • Andropogon (611)
  • Aniselytron (1)
  • Anthenantia (13)
  • Anthephora (13)
  • Anthochloa (1)
  • Anthoxanthum (446)
  • Apera (12)
  • Apluda (6)
  • Apocopis (1)
  • Arctagrostis (46)
  • Arctophila (12)
  • Arctopoa (1)
  • Aristida (549)
  • Arrhenatherum (121)
  • Arthraxon (75)
  • Arthrostylidium (11)
  • Arundinaria (61)
  • Arundinella (36)
  • Arundo (24)
  • Aulonemia (2)
  • Austrofestuca (2)
  • Avena (105)
  • Avenula (1)
  • Axonopus (42)
  • Bambusa (13)
  • Beckmannia (57)
  • Bewsia (1)
  • Blepharidachne (1)
  • Blepharoneuron (2)
  • Bonia (1)
  • Bothriochloa (88)
  • Bouteloua (312)
  • Brachiaria (16)
  • Brachyelytrum (224)
  • Brachypodium (28)
  • Briza (71)
  • Brizochloa (2)
  • Bromopsis (1)
  • Bromus (1552)
  • Brylkinia (6)
  • Buchloe (24)
  • Calamagrostis (658)
  • Calamovilfa (23)
  • Capillipedium (9)
  • Carex (6)
  • Catabrosa (37)
  • Catapodium (11)
  • Cathestecum (1)
  • Cenchrus (214)
  • Centotheca (10)
  • Chaetium (2)
  • Chaetobromus (1)
  • Chaetopogon (1)
  • Chascolytrum (1)
  • Chasmanthium (125)
  • Chimonobambusa (2)
  • Chionochloa (1)
  • Chloris (153)
  • Chrysopogon (10)
  • Chusquea (24)
  • Cinna (332)
  • Cladoraphis (2)
  • Cleistachne (2)
  • Cleistogenes (4)
  • Coelachne (2)
  • Coelorachis (19)
  • Coix (31)
  • Coleanthus (2)
  • Coleataenia (2)
  • Colpodium (1)
  • Cornucopiae (3)
  • Cortaderia (4)
  • Corynephorus (8)
  • Crypsis (25)
  • Ctenium (16)
  • Cutandia (1)
  • Cyclostachya (2)
  • Cymbopogon (33)
  • Cynodon (93)
  • Cynosurus (40)
  • Cyrtococcum (19)
  • Dactylis (307)
  • Dactyloctenium (55)
  • Danthonia (497)
  • Dasyochloa (21)
  • Deschampsia (339)
  • Desmazeria (5)
  • Deyeuxia (1)
  • Diarrhena (49)
  • Dichanthelium (2113)
  • Dichanthium (2)
  • Dichelachne (2)
  • Digitaria (550)
  • Diheteropogon (4)
  • Dimeria (5)
  • Dinebra (2)
  • Dinochloa (6)
  • Diplachne (3)
  • Disakisperma (1)
  • Dissanthelium (1)
  • Distichlis (93)
  • Drepanostachyum (1)
  • Dupoa (3)
  • Dupontia (26)
  • Echinaria (2)
  • Echinochloa (555)
  • Echinolaena (5)
  • Echinopogon (1)
  • Ectrosia (1)
  • Ehrharta (11)
  • Eleusine (207)
  • Elionurus (13)
  • Elyhordeum (8)
  • Elyleymus (3)
  • Elymus (1523)
  • Enneapogon (12)
  • Enteropogon (4)
  • Eragrostis (1260)
  • Eremochloa (15)
  • Eremopoa (2)
  • Eremopyrum (10)
  • Erianthus (1)
  • Eriochloa (40)
  • Eriochrysis (3)
  • Erioneuron (18)
  • Euclasta (1)
  • Eulalia (5)
  • Eustachys (52)
  • Festuca (778)
  • Garnotia (2)
  • Gastridium (12)
  • Gaudinia (4)
  • Gigantochloa (2)
  • Gilgiochloa (1)
  • Glyceria (1235)
  • Gouinia (2)
  • Guadua (10)
  • Guaduella (1)
  • Gymnopogon (25)
  • Gynerium (3)
  • Hackelochloa (21)
  • Hainardia (7)
  • Hakonechloa (2)
  • Harpochloa (3)
  • Helictotrichon (17)
  • Hemarthria (11)
  • Hesperostipa (78)
  • Heteropogon (35)
  • Hierochloe (2)
  • Hilaria (51)
  • Holcus (284)
  • Homolepis (8)
  • Hordelymus (2)
  • Hordeum (346)
  • Hymenachne (10)
  • Hyparrhenia (37)
  • Hyperthelia (3)
  • Hystrix (1)
  • Ichnanthus (254)
  • Imperata (48)
  • Isachne (41)
  • Ischaemum (30)
  • Ixophorus (3)
  • Jarava (4)
  • Jouvea (2)
  • Karroochloa (1)
  • Koeleria (115)
  • Lachnagrostis (4)
  • Lagurus (12)
  • Lamarckia (11)
  • Lasiacis (102)
  • Leersia (473)
  • Leptaspis (4)
  • Leptocarydion (1)
  • Leptochloa (198)
  • Leptocoryphium (5)
  • Lepturus (3)
  • Leucopoa (12)
  • Leymus (162)
  • Limnodea (7)
  • Lithachne (8)
  • Lolium (183)
  • Lophacme (1)
  • Lophatherum (20)
  • Loudetia (11)
  • Luziola (9)
  • Lycurus (14)
  • Megastachya (1)
  • Melica (167)
  • Melinis (59)
  • Merostachys (4)
  • Merxmuellera (1)
  • Mesosetum (4)
  • Metcalfia (2)
  • Mibora (6)
  • Microchloa (7)
  • Micropyrum (3)
  • Microstegium (143)
  • Milium (124)
  • Miscanthus (67)
  • Mnesithea (3)
  • Molinia (13)
  • Monanthochloe (7)
  • Monocymbium (3)
  • Monroa (14)
  • Mosdenia (1)
  • Muhlenbergia (1000)
  • Munroa (1)
  • Myriocladus (1)
  • Nardus (10)
  • Nassella (50)
  • Neobouteloua (1)
  • Neostapfia (2)
  • Neurolepis (1)
  • Neyraudia (1)
  • Olmeca (1)
  • Olyra (41)
  • Ophiuros (1)
  • Opizia (4)
  • Oplismenus (111)
  • Orcuttia (7)
  • Oreochloa (9)
  • Oropetium (1)
  • Orthoclada (5)
  • Oryza (21)
  • Oryzopsis (57)
  • Otachyrium (1)
  • Otatea (1)
  • Ottochloa (1)
  • Panicum (1340)
  • Pappophorum (5)
  • Parapholis (5)
  • Paratheria (2)
  • Pariana (1)
  • Parodiolyra (2)
  • Pascopyrum (40)
  • Paspalidium (17)
  • Paspalum (695)
  • Patis (1)
  • Pennisetum (81)
  • Pentameris (1)
  • Pentarrhaphis (2)
  • Pentaschistis (14)
  • Pereilema (4)
  • Perotis (5)
  • Peyritschia (3)
  • Phacelurus (4)
  • Phaenosperma (3)
  • Phalaris (365)
  • Pharus (13)
  • Phippsia (9)
  • Phleum (342)
  • Pholiurus (2)
  • Phragmites (172)
  • Phyllostachys (32)
  • Piptatherum (132)
  • Piptochaetium (50)
  • Pleioblastus (1)
  • Pleuropogon (14)
  • Poa (2750)
  • Podagrostis (18)
  • Pogonarthria (5)
  • Pogonatherum (8)
  • Polypogon (93)
  • Polytrias (8)
  • Psathyrostachys (3)
  • Pseudechinolaena (6)
  • Pseudopogonatherum (1)
  • Pseudoraphis (3)
  • Pseudoroegneria (67)
  • Pseudosasa (4)
  • Psilurus (1)
  • Ptilagrostis (4)
  • Puccinellia (193)
  • Redfieldia (3)
  • Reimarochloa (2)
  • Renvoizea (1)
  • Reynaudia (1)
  • Rhipidocladum (3)
  • Rhytachne (2)
  • Rostraria (12)
  • Rottboellia (10)
  • Rytidosperma (9)
  • Saccharum (92)
  • Sacciolepis (37)
  • Sartidia (1)
  • Sasa (57)
  • Sasaella (1)
  • Saugetia (1)
  • Schedonnardus (19)
  • Schedonorus (259)
  • Schismus (9)
  • Schizachne (63)
  • Schizachyrium (230)
  • Schizostachyum (3)
  • Schmidtia (2)
  • Sclerochloa (47)
  • Scleropogon (4)
  • Scolochloa (7)
  • Scribneria (3)
  • Scutachne (3)
  • Secale (49)
  • Sehima (1)
  • Semiarundinaria (2)
  • Sesleria (16)
  • Setaria (997)
  • Setariopsis (1)
  • Sorghastrum (181)
  • Sorghum (114)
  • Spartina (254)
  • Spheneria (1)
  • Sphenopholis (323)
  • Sphenopus (1)
  • Spinifex (9)
  • Spodiopogon (17)
  • Sporobolus (521)
  • Steinchisma (42)
  • Stenotaphrum (21)
  • Stipa (64)
  • Stipagrostis (12)
  • Streptogyna (1)
  • Syntherisma (1)
  • Taeniatherum (5)
  • Themeda (33)
  • Thinopyrum (38)
  • Thrasya (1)
  • Thuarea (2)
  • Thyridolepis (1)
  • Thysanolaena (3)
  • Torreyochloa (80)
  • Trachypogon (15)
  • Tragus (23)
  • Tribolium (3)
  • Trichloris (5)
  • Tricholaena (4)
  • Trichopteryx (2)
  • Tridens (260)
  • Triniochloa (3)
  • Triodia (1)
  • Tripidium (7)
  • Triplachne (1)
  • Triplasis (32)
  • Tripogon (2)
  • Tripsacum (59)
  • Triraphis (6)
  • Trisetaria (7)
  • Trisetum (238)
  • Tristachya (3)
  • Triticum (59)
  • Tuctoria (5)
  • Uniola (28)
  • Urelytrum (1)
  • Urochloa (153)
  • Vahlodea (37)
  • Ventenata (2)
  • Vulpia (198)
  • Vulpiella (1)
  • Willkommia (1)
  • Yakirra (1)
  • Yushania (1)
  • Zea (37)
  • Zeugites (5)
  • Zingeria (1)
  • Zizania (58)
  • Zizaniopsis (8)
  • Zoysia (18)