Below is a list of all known Louisiana Herbaria. Please note, some collections have recently transferred to new locations.
| Code |
Institution |
Specimens |
Specialty |
Updates |
Contact |
| LAF |
University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
107,000 |
Vascular plants of LA; pteridophytes of SE US. |
|
Brittany Sutherland bsutherland@gmail.com |
| LSU |
Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge |
400,000 |
Vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens of SE US; crustose lichens world-wide; Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Poaceae worldwide. |
Incorporated NO, MCN, Eglin Air Force Base Herbarium and portions of LSUS, and TTRS in 2012-18. |
Laura Lagomarsino, Director; llagomarsino1@lsu.edu |
| LSUA |
Louisiana State University at Alexandria |
17,000 |
Vascular plants of Central LA. |
|
Nathan Sammons, Curator nsammons@lsua.edu |
| LSUM |
Louisiana State University Mycological Herbarium |
18,000 |
Higher fungi of tropical American & US. |
|
Laura Lagomarsino, Director; llagomarsino1@lsu.edu |
| LSUS |
Louisiana State University of Shreveport |
11,000 |
NW LA; North American Asclepiadaceae. |
4k moved to LSU in 2016. |
Unknown |
| LTU |
Louisiana Tech University |
82,000 |
Worldwide, especially LA, TX, MS, and AR. |
|
Unknown |
| MC |
Jungle Gardens, Avery Island |
300 |
Avery Island's native and cultivated species. |
Not available in SERNEC. |
Garrie Landry, Botanist; Garrie.Landry@TABASCO.com |
| MCN |
McNeese State University |
5,000 |
LA, especially SW; SE TX; vascular plants. |
Closed. 1.2k transferred to LSU. |
Laura Lagomarsino, Director; llagomarsino1@lsu.edu |
| NATC |
Northwestern State University |
20,000 |
Mostly SE US, particularly LA. |
Not available in SERNEC. |
S. Gabrey, Curator; swgabrey@hotmail.com |
| NLU |
University of Louisiana at Monroe |
460,000 |
Worldwide, esp. LA, Gulf South, and Sevier Co., TN; Ophioglossaceae; Kisatchie National Forest. |
400k transferred to BRIT; 60k repatriated to LSU. |
Peter Fritsch, Director; pfritsch@brit.org |
| NO |
Tulane University |
120,000 |
Worldwide, LA, SE US, Colorado Rocky Mtns., S CA, Yucatan; pteridophytes of Colombia & Brazil. |
Entire 120k moved to LSU. |
Laura Lagomarsino, Director; llagomarsino1@lsu.edu |
| NOLS |
University of New Orleans |
9,500 |
Central Am. Begoniaceae & Bromeliaceae; S LA. |
Closed. Transferred to USF in 2009. |
Arian Farid, Curator; arian@mail.usf.edu |
| SFRP |
Southern Research Station USFS |
6,000 |
Vascular plants, especially Asteraceae, Cyperaceae, and Poaceae of LA and SE US. |
|
David Moore, Botanist; david.moore1@usda.gov |
| SELU |
Southeastern Louisiana University |
16,000 |
SE LA vascular plants. |
|
Demetra Kandalepas, Lecturer; demetra.kandalepas@selu.edu |
| THIB |
Nicholls State University |
25,000 |
LA; New World Leguminosae, especially Caesalpiniaceae, and Poaceae; seeds, mostly US. |
|
Unknown |
| USLH |
ULL Ornamental Horticulture Herbarium |
8,000 |
Native and cultivated species of LA. |
|
Unknown |
| -- |
Ft. Polk US Army Base |
4,500 |
Southwestern LA. |
Not available in SERNEC. |
Charles Allen, Curator Emeritus; native@camtel.net |
