Abilene Christian University Herbarium (ACU)

Herbarium of Abilene Christian University located in Abilene, Texas. This herbarium collection is being digitized with support from the National Science Foundation (Award #:1902078) in collaboration with the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (contact: Tiana Rehman, trehman@brit.org).

Contacts: Joshua Brokaw, Assistant Curator, josh.brokaw@acu.edu
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: 33c2e53a-533f-498b-b945-1e032d1343ff
Digital Metadata: EML File
Rights Holder: Abilene Christian University
Collection Statistics
  • 5,240 specimen records
  • 266 (5%) georeferenced
  • 5,219 (100%) with images (5,219 total images)
  • 4,771 (91%) identified to species
  • 145 families
  • 679 genera
  • 1,590 species
  • 1,651 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Aegilops (1)
  • Agropyron (21)
  • Agrostis (5)
  • Alopecurus (2)
  • Andropogon (39)
  • Aristida (58)
  • Arundinaria (1)
  • Arundo (4)
  • Avena (18)
  • Bothriochloa (21)
  • Bouteloua (87)
  • Bromus (68)
  • Buchloe (12)
  • Calamagrostis (1)
  • Calamovilfa (1)
  • Cenchrus (10)
  • Chasmanthium (1)
  • Chloris (36)
  • Cinna (2)
  • Cortaderia (4)
  • Cynodon (9)
  • Dactylis (2)
  • Deschampsia (4)
  • Dichanthium (2)
  • Digitaria (9)
  • Distichlis (3)
  • Echinochloa (12)
  • Eleusine (2)
  • Elymus (20)
  • Elyonurus (1)
  • Enneapogon (3)
  • Eragrostis (92)
  • Eriochloa (4)
  • Erioneuron (10)
  • Festuca (13)
  • Glyceria (3)
  • Heteropogon (1)
  • Hilaria (8)
  • Hordeum (14)
  • Hystrix (2)
  • Koeleria (6)
  • Lamarckia (1)
  • Leptochloa (12)
  • Leptoloma (9)
  • Lolium (10)
  • Lycurus (1)
  • Melica (1)
  • Miscanthus (2)
  • Muhlenbergia (10)
  • Munroa (1)
  • Nassella (1)
  • Oryzopsis (3)
  • Panicum (61)
  • Pappophorum (1)
  • Paspalum (13)
  • Pennisetum (2)
  • Phalaris (12)
  • Phleum (10)
  • Phragmites (3)
  • Poa (37)
  • Polypogon (1)
  • Puccinellia (2)
  • Rhynchelytrum (1)
  • Schedonnardus (7)
  • Schismus (1)
  • Schizachyrium (10)
  • Scleropogon (5)
  • Setaria (37)
  • Sitanion (7)
  • Sorghastrum (10)
  • Sorghum (19)
  • Spartina (6)
  • Sphenopholis (1)
  • Sporobolus (30)
  • Stenotaphrum (3)
  • Stipa (21)
  • Trichachne (4)
  • Tridens (42)
  • Triodia (4)
  • Tripsacum (9)
  • Trisetum (3)
  • Triticum (7)
  • Vulpia (2)