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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 2026-01-06.

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

  • 322,539 specimen records
  • 239,633 (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
  • 15,655 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
  • Cerastium (529)
  • Silene (979)
  • Spergularia (37)
  • Arenaria (52)
  • Minuartia (116)
  • Stellaria (641)
  • Eremogone (41)
  • Dianthus (57)
  • Paronychia (31)
  • Moehringia (253)
  • Myosoton (136)
  • Wilhelmsia (8)
  • Sagina (34)
  • Saponaria (110)
  • Gypsophila (35)
  • Herniaria (3)
  • Pseudostellaria (6)
  • Agrostemma (30)
  • Loeflingia (1)
  • Vaccaria (33)
  • Spergula (9)
  • Honckenya (15)
  • Petrorhagia (2)
  • Scleranthus (19)
  • Sabulina (13)
  • Drymaria (4)
  • Alsine (1)
  • Alsinidendron (1)
  • Lychnis (8)
  • Schiedea (4)
  • Tissa (2)
  • Stipulicida (1)
  • Ceanothus (2)
  • Polycarpaea (1)
  • Polycarpon (1)
  • Melandrium (6)
  • Atocion (1)