Herbarium Collection
BAS Herbarium Collection
A collection of dried plant specimens from the Antarctic, sub-Antarctic and surrounding continents.
The largest single collection from these regions in the world with over 50,000 specimens covering c. 3000 species. All the specimen details are held in the Antarctic Plant Database which can be accessed online.
View the Antarctic Plant Database
Helen Peat
Head of Polar Data Centre
BAS Science Management Team, Information Services team, UK Polar Data Centre team