Skip to main content
Harvard Logo
FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | HARVARD.EDU

Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries

  • Contact
  • Visit
  • Databases
  • Collections
    • Herbaria
    • Digital Resources
    • Use Policies
  • Research
    • Taxonomy
    • Floristics & Monography
    • Plant & Fungal Phylogenetics
    • Paleobotany
    • Plant Speciation and Local Adaptation
    • Forest Ecosystem Carbon Dynamics
  • Publications
    • About HPB
    • Orders & Access
    • For Authors
  • Libraries
    • Libraries' Collections
      • Harvard's Online Library Catalog (HOLLIS)
      • Archives Collections
      • Digital Collections
    • Use of the Libraries
      • Hours
      • Resources
      • Services
      • Permissions
    • Libraries Staff
    • Online Exhibits
  • News & Events
    • News
    • Events
  • People
  • About
    • Visit
    • Contact
    • History
  • Search Hints
  • Use Policy
  • Botanists
  • Publications
  • Specimens
  • Images
  • Taxa
  • Hu Cards
  • ECON Artifacts
  • Contribute
  • Comments

Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationAsteraceae: Aster
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00002820
Type StatusType, Probable TypeMaterial
CollectorC. G. D. Nees
GeographyEurope
ContainerCompositae cultae.
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/48823a24-1dbd-4b8a-93e3-d6dd2e3942f5
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00002820
HerbariumGH
Previous ownershipEx herbario C. G. Nees ab Esenback. to Hohenacker & then to Klatt, 1870 & to A. Gray, 1885
FamilyAsteraceae
DeterminationInQuestion Aster patulus Lamarck
Determined by[A. Gray (scripsit) annotation on label, W. T. Kittredge, 2016]
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Aster abbreviatus Nees
Determination Remarks [is label name]
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Aster sp.
Determined byJones, Almut Gitter
Date Determined1984
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
Annotation TextThis plant is very similar to those of Aster [x] salignus Willd.; perhaps a hybrid: A. lanceolatus Willd. x A. cf. longifolium Lam.
FamilyAsteraceae
Type Status Type
Type of Aster abbreviatus Nees
Verified byJones, Almut Gitter
Date Determined1984
Determination Remarks [is filed under name]
Annotation TextAuthentic Specimen ex Herb. Nees (the only one located so far), designated as the Lectotype herewith. (probably not = A. a. sens. DC., Prodr., 1836)
Taxon Reference(for Aster abbreviatus Nees) Syn. Aster. Herb. 1818. 16.
FamilyAsteraceae
Type StatusProbable TypeMaterial
Probable TypeMaterial of Aster abbreviatus Nees
Verified byBoufford, David Edward
Date Determined1983
Taxon Reference(for Aster abbreviatus Nees) Syn. Aster. Herb. 1818. 16.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Thumbnail image of sheet
Orig tiff [189MB]
Full Quality [3MB]

ClassificationAsteraceae: Aster
Classification 1Asteraceae: Symphyotrichum
Classification 2Asteraceae: Aster
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00002963
Type StatusLectotype, NotType, TypeMaterial
CollectorC. G. D. Nees
CountryPoland
GeographyEurope: Europe (Region) (Region): Poland
Localitycult in horto Vratislav.
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/a94e7a10-f053-460c-86a8-4b9c10194bee
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00002963
HerbariumGH
Previous ownershipEx herbario C. G. Nees ab Esenbeck
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Aster puniceus var. laevicaulis A. Gray
Determined by[A. Gray (scripsit) W. T. Kittredge, 2017]
Annotation TextSyn. Fl. N. Amer.
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Symphyotrichum firmum (Nees) G. L. Nesom
Determination Remarks [is filed under name]
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Aster firmus Nees
Determination Remarks [is label name]
Annotation Textmihi
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Aster sp.
Determined byShinners, Lloyd Herbert
Date Determined1942-12-18
Annotation TextApparently of hybrid origins. Leaf texture suggests A. laevis; involucre A. laevis & puniceus; scabrous leaf surface A. puniceus
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Aster firmus Nees
Determined byShinners, Lloyd Herbert
Date Determined1942-12-18
Annotation TextAuthentic specimes - see label at top
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Aster puniceus Linnaeus
Determined byShinners, Lloyd Herbert
Date Determined1942-12-18
Annotation Text[specimen on left] A form of A. puniceus L. Not identical with A. firmus opposite
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Aster firmus Nees
Determined byJones, Almut Gitter
Date Determined1980
Annotation Text[specimen on left] Aster near firmus Nees, perh. intergrading w. A. puniceus
FamilyAsteraceae
Type Status Lectotype
Lectotype of Aster firmus Nees
Verified byJones, Almut Gitter
Date Determined1980
Taxon Reference(for Aster firmus Nees) Gen. Sp. Aster. 1818. 25.
FamilyAsteraceae
Type Status NotType
NotType of Aster firmus Nees
Verified byM. H. Hoffmann (HAL)
Date Determined1995-08-**
Annotation Text(Species on right) The original citation is from the Botanical Garden at Wurzburg, Germany. The species at hand is from Wroclau/Breslau (Poland) and was labeled by Schultz-Bipontinus.The Type is now at BM. this specimen is from Wurzburg and labelled by Nees. (BM 16976)
Taxon Reference(for Aster firmus Nees) Gen. Sp. Aster. 1818. 25.
FamilyAsteraceae
Type Status TypeMaterial
TypeMaterial of Aster firmus Nees
Verified byBoufford, David Edward
Date Determined1982
Determination Remarks[0]
Annotation Textspec. on right
Taxon Reference(for Aster firmus Nees) Gen. Sp. Aster. 1818. 25.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Thumbnail image of sheet
Orig tiff [193MB]
Remarks["The species at hand is from Wroclau/Breslau (Poland)" det. M. H. Hoffmann viii/1995 (HAL)]

ClassificationPoaceae: Phalaris
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00024235
Type StatusPossible Type
CollectorC. G. D. Nees
CountrySouth Africa
GeographyAfrica: Africa (Region) (Region): South Africa
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/94641f70-fe4a-477d-a93b-0ed77f755185
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00024235
HerbariumGH
FamilyPoaceae
Type StatusPossible Type
Possible Type of Phalaris caesia Nees
Determination Remarks [is filed under name]
Taxon Reference(for Phalaris caesia Nees) Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill. 1841. 6.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Thumbnail image of sheet
Full Quality [3MB]

ClassificationGeocalycaceae: Lophocolea
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00258730
Type StatusIsolectotype
CollectorC. G. D. Nees
Collector number17
CountryAustria
StateSalzburg
GeographyEurope: Europe (Region) (Region): Austria: Salzburg
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/93637b20-d3db-4303-9db3-bb93ec51e522
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00258730
HerbariumFH
Previous ownershipHerb. Lindenb.
FamilyGeocalycaceae
Determination Lophocolea latifolia Nees
Determination Remarks [is label name] [is Current name]
FamilyGeocalycaceae
Type Status Isolectotype
Isolectotype of Lophocolea latifolia Nees
Verified byY.-H. Wu (IFP)
Date Determined2007
Determination Remarks[Isolectotype selected by Y.-H. Wu (IFP). Paper to be published.]
Taxon Reference(for Lophocolea latifolia Nees) Naturgesch. Eur. Leberm. 1836. 2:334.
SubcollectionSchiffner Herbarium
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypePacket
Preparation MethodDried
RemarksHerb. Lindenb. 4198 [additional information in packet]

Copyright © 2013 The President and Fellows of Harvard College | Accessibility