Maryland Department of Natural Resources (TAWES)

Collection founded to document the rare species of Maryland; however, the collection houses a reference collection, particularly for difficult groups, e.g., Carex (Cyperaceae) is well-represented (~ 1000 sheets).

Contacts: Christopher Frye, chris.frye@maryland.gov
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: 597c30ea-2178-43da-bf2e-c4b2ba214bc0
Digital Metadata: EML File
Collection Statistics
  • 4,546 specimen records
  • 4,304 (95%) georeferenced
  • 4,546 (100%) with images (4,601 total images)
  • 4,530 (100%) identified to species
  • 147 families
  • 556 genera
  • 1,463 species
  • 1,530 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Bolboschoenus (4)
  • Bulbostylis (4)
  • Carex (890)
  • Cladium (5)
  • Cyperus (48)
  • Dulichium (5)
  • Eleocharis (21)
  • Eriophorum (9)
  • Fimbristylis (40)
  • Fuirena (13)
  • Kyllinga (2)
  • Rhynchospora (111)
  • Schoenoplectiella (9)
  • Schoenoplectus (8)
  • Scirpus (13)
  • Scleria (55)
  • Trichophorum (3)