Rutgers University, Chrysler Herbarium - Macroalgae Collection (CHRB)

The Chrysler Herbarium (CHRB) at Rutgers University is the last internationally recognized herbarium still in existence in the state of New Jersey (USA). Over 150,000 vascular plant and algal collections, about 7,000 moss and liverwort specimens, and 2,600 lichen specimens form our collection and are arranged and catalogued systematically. The collection is worldwide in scope, with an emphasis on New Jersey and the Mid-Atlantic area, and contains specimens back to the early 1800s. The Rutgers Mycological Herbarium (RUTPP), which is housed together with CHRB, has been estimated to contain more than 40,000 fungal collections, and has a strong focus on microfungi and plant pathogens. Dr. James White is the curator of the mycological collections, and Dr. Lena Struwe is the Director of the Chrysler Herbarium.

Collections Manager: Megan R. King, megan.king@rutgers.edu, 848-932-4158
Director: Lena Struwe, lena.struwe@rutgers.edu, 848-932-6343
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: 0610118a-3846-481e-9e4e-490d59086174
Digital Metadata: EML File
Address:
Rutgers University Herbarium
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
237 Foran Hall
59 Dudley Road
New Brunswick, NJ   08901-8551
US
[1] 848 932 4011
Collection Statistics
  • 5,914 specimen records
  • 53 (0.9%) georeferenced
  • 5,879 (99%) with images (5,904 total images)
  • 5,439 (92%) identified to species
  • 210 families
  • 532 genera
  • 1,322 species
  • 1,379 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics