Grand Valley State University (GVSC)

The Grand Valley State University Herbarium (GVSC) is located in the Padnos Hall of Science (we will be moving to the new GVSU science building during the summer of 2015). The herbarium holds about 6000 specimens mostly from west Michigan
Contact: Dr. Tim Evans (evanstim@gvsu.edu)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 30 March 2018
IPT / DwC-A Source:
Digital Metadata: EML File
Collection Statistics
  • 365 occurrence
  • 10 (3%) georeferenced
  • 359 (98%) with images
  • 338 (93%) identified to species
  • 17 families
  • 24 genera
  • 119 species
  • 122 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Family Distribution
Click on the occurrence record counts within the parenthesis to return the records for that family
  • Asteraceae (87)
  • Balsaminaceae (24)
  • Betulaceae (2)
  • Boraginaceae (19)
  • Brassicaceae (7)
  • Cyperaceae (22)
  • Hydrocharitaceae (3)
  • Iridaceae (15)
  • Juncaceae (12)
  • Plantaginaceae (6)
  • Poaceae (8)
  • Polygonaceae (48)
  • Potamogetonaceae (9)
  • Primulaceae (18)
  • Salicaceae (30)
  • Solanaceae (29)
  • Typhaceae (26)