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Bell Museum plants (MIN-Plants)

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Records of specimens at the University of Minnesota herbarium (MIN)

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GBIF Dataset page: http://www.gbif.org/dataset/a36438d0-bec7-4b7b-9bfa-2c31e7610c39
Cite this collection:
Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas (2026). Bell Museum plants. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/bihrxd accessed via the Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Portal, bellatlas.umn.edu on 2026-01-09.

Address:

University of Minnesota Herbarium
Bell Museum: University of Minnesota
140 Gortner Laboratory
1479 Gortner Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota   55108-1095
USA
(612) 625-0215
bellmuseum.umn.edu

Collection Statistics

  • 322,711 specimen records
  • 239,644 (74%) georeferenced
  • 255,050 (79%) with media (260,732 total media)
  • 1 GenBank genetic references
  • 311,459 (97%) identified to species
  • 403 families
  • 3,316 genera
  • 15,657 species
  • 18,217 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: f292c83d-305c-4b22-97cc-cd9c72e2931e
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Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights:
Rights Holder: Bell Museum, University of Minnesota
Access Rights: Users are required to adhere to Bell Museum collections policy. Questions may be directed to the curator in charge.
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Hackelia (190)
  • Lappula (151)
  • Lithospermum (656)
  • Myosotis (425)
  • Mertensia (153)
  • Nemophila (21)
  • Draperia (3)
  • Ellisia (129)
  • Cryptantha (32)
  • Cynoglossum (123)
  • Plagiobothrys (25)
  • Hydrophyllum (281)
  • Phacelia (68)
  • Hesperochiron (2)
  • Symphytum (12)
  • Eritrichium (5)
  • Onosmodium (127)
  • Eriodictyon (1)
  • Amsinckia (5)
  • Nama (4)
  • Romanzoffia (1)
  • Echium (17)
  • Anchusa (6)
  • Borago (5)
  • Tiquilia (1)
  • Cordia (5)
  • Allocarya (2)
  • Conanthus (1)
  • Heliotropium (9)
  • Oreocarya (4)
  • Asperugo (1)
  • Ehretia (2)
  • Lycopsis (1)
  • Pulmonaria (2)