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Austin Peay State University Herbarium (APSC)

Established in 1942, the Austin Peay State University Herbarium (APSC) has roughly 120,000 specimens and is the second largest herbarium in the Kentucky/Tennessee region. In 2017, APSC nearly doubled from its previous size due to the acquisition of the former Western Kentucky University herbarium (WKU) and Davies Herbarium of Louisville (DHL). Although located in Clarksville Tennessee, the APSC collection is mostly Kentucky-based with significant collections from the Louisville, Bowling Green, and Land Between the Lakes areas. Under the curation of Dwayne Estes and the management of Mason Brock, APSC has become one of the fastest growing herbaria in the Southeast, with new specimens being accessioned on a daily basis. In addition to an active graduate student program, APSC is also the home of the Southeastern Grasslands Initiative (SGI) which places it at the forefront of taxonomy and conservation science.

Significant contributors: Edward Chester, Alfred Clebsch, William H. Ellis, Dwayne Estes, Robert Kral, and Max Medley

In order to uphold our conservation and education based values, and to advance the purpose of this herbarium digitization project, APSC has chosen a policy of information openness regarding collection localities. Specimen images will be promptly supplied to all users upon request, with exception for taxa of extreme global rarity (G1) or those threatened with economic exploitation.

Contacts: Mason Brock, Collections Manager (masebrock@gmail.com)

Collection Type: Preserved Specimens

Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal

Global Unique Identifier: 25b418e1-125e-4a85-9ef2-8f02593ebb55

Digital Metadata: EML File

Usage Rights: CC0 1.0 (Public-domain)

Collection Statistics

123,552 specimen records
658 (0.53%) georeferenced
122,452 (99%) with images (122,682 total images)
120,555 (98%) identified to species
243 families
1,713 genera
7,302 species
7,512 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Home >> Collection Search Page >> Austin Peay State University Herbarium Details Austin Peay State University Herbarium (APSC) Established in 1942, the Austin Peay State University Herbarium (APSC) has roughly 120,000 specimens and is the second largest herbarium in the Kentucky/Tennessee region. In 2017, APSC nearly doubled from its previous size due to the acquisition of the former Western Kentucky University herbarium (WKU) and Davies Herbarium of Louisville (DHL). Although located in Clarksville Tennessee, the APSC collection is mostly Kentucky-based with significant collections from the Louisville, Bowling Green, and Land Between the Lakes areas. Under the curation of Dwayne Estes and the management of Mason Brock, APSC has become one of the fastest growing herbaria in the Southeast, with new specimens being accessioned on a daily basis. In addition to an active graduate student program, APSC is also the home of the Southeastern Grasslands Initiative (SGI) which places it at the forefront of taxonomy and conservation science. Significant contributors: Edward Chester, Alfred Clebsch, William H. Ellis, Dwayne Estes, Robert Kral, and Max Medley In order to uphold our conservation and education based values, and to advance the purpose of this herbarium digitization project, APSC has chosen a policy of information openness regarding collection localities. Specimen images will be promptly supplied to all users upon request, with exception for taxa of extreme global rarity (G1) or those threatened with economic exploitation. Contacts: Mason Brock, Collections Manager (masebrock@gmail.com) Related link: https://web.archive.org/web/20170624012001/http://www.apsu.edu/herbarium/about-apsu-herbarium-apsc Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 25b418e1-125e-4a85-9ef2-8f02593ebb55 Digital Metadata: EML File Usage Rights: CC0 1.0 (Public-domain) Collection Statistics 123,552 specimen records 658 (0.53%) georeferenced 122,452 (99%) with images (122,682 total images) 120,555 (98%) identified to species 243 families 1,713 genera 7,302 species 7,512 total taxa (including subsp. and var.) Extra Statistics Show Geographic Distribution Show Family Distribution
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