U.S. National Fungus Collections (BPI)
| Location: |
USDA, Agricultural Research Service
Systematic Mycology and Microbiology Laboratory
Building 010A, Room 229
10300 Baltimore Ave.
Beltsville, MD 20705 USA
Phone: (301) 504-6921
Fax: (301) 504-5810
HerbariumBPI@ars.usda.gov |
Visit the herbarium specimen database to search for specimens in BPI |
| Herbarium acronym: |
BPI |
| Loans: |
To recognized institutions and scientists [Loan policy] |
| Number of accessions: |
1,000,000 collections; 65,000 taxa, including species and varieties. Specimen data for most groups of fungi have been computerized |
| Type Specimens: |
25,000 |
| Associated libraries: |
5,600 volumes, 75,000 pamphlets and reprints |
| Internet access: |
http://nt.ars-grin.gov/fungaldatabases/specimens/specimens.cfm |
| Curators: |
Dr. Amy Y. Rossman, Hypocreales, Calonectria, Nectria, Ophionectria, plant pathogenic fungi |
| Dr. Lisa A. Castlebury, Ustilaginales |
| Dr. Jo Anne Crouch, Molecular systematics and genomics of plant pathogenic fungi |
| Dr. Stephen Rehner, Molecular systematics of insect-associated fungi |
| Correspondence: |
HerbariumBPI@ars.usda.gov |
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