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Short Description
The collection of cryptogams at the NHM Vienna, Department of Botany has an estimated 1.5-2 million specimens of algae, fungi, lichens, mosses, horn- and liverworts. The general herbarium contain the majority of objects. The collection of type specimens is stored in cupboards of its own, due to its enormous importance for science. Other imporant collections kept separately are those of A. Grunow (diatoms), F. Petrak (fungi), A. Zahlbruckner (lichens), E. von Friedrichsthal und J.B.W. Lindenberg (liverworts), J. Baumgartner and V. Schiffner (mosses). The cryptogams herbarium is composed of a variety of objects - Grunows diatom collection alone includes raw material like kieselguhr, technical drawings, microscopic slides and annotated literature.
Contact Person
Dr. Tanja Schuster
Research Services
Taxonomic identifications possible upon request
Tissue samples for DNA analyses available for research projects with cooperation partners
Methods & Expertise for Research Infrastructure
For necessary investigation of microscopic features several high end microscopes including imaging software are on site.
Allocation to Core Facility
Botanik
+43 1 52177-248
tanja.schuster@nhm-wien.ac.at
https://www.nhm-wien.ac.at/tanja_schuster