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The AVH is a collaborative project developed under the auspices of the Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH).</p> <p>Australian and New Zealand herbaria house over eight million specimens of plants, algae and fungi. These specimens provide a permanent record of the occurrence of a species at a particular place and time, and are the primary resource for research on the classification and distribution of the Australasian flora.</p> <p>Herbarium specimens are accompanied by information on where and when they were collected, by whom, their current identification, and information on habitat and associated species. To date, almost 80 per cent of the specimens housed in Australian and New Zealand herbaria have been databased. This data forms a valuable resource for a wide range of stakeholders, including:</p> <ul> <li>conservation agencies</li> <li>universities and schools</li> <li>the scientific community</li> <li>biodiversity networks and conservation groups</li> <li>natural resource, agriculture and forestry agencies</li> <li>environmental consultants</li> <li>Australasian and international herbaria and botanic gardens.</li> </ul> <p>The combined specimen data from each herbarium’s collection provides the most complete picture of the distribution of Australia’s and New Zealand’s flora to date. Data obtained via the AVH can be used for many different purposes, including:</p> <ul> <li>mapping plant, algae and fungi distributions</li> <li>planning revegetation work</li> <li>tracking the distribution of invasive species</li> <li>bioprospecting</li> <li>conservation planning</li> <li>prioritising resources for plant collecting and biodiversity surveys</li> <li>historical research.</li> </ul> <p>The AVH is a dynamic resource. New specimen records are added as herbaria continue to database their ever-growing collections, and existing records are updated to reflect name changes and data validation work.</p> <h2 id="contributing-herbaria">Contributing herbaria</h2> <table class="table"> <tr class="avh-contributor"> <td class="contributor-logo"><img class="img-fluid" src="/media/logo/AD.jpg" alt="" /></td> <td class="contributor-text">The <a href="http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/Knowledge_Bank/Science_research/State_Herbarium"><b>State Herbarium of South Australia</b></a> (AD), <a href="http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/">Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources</a></td> </tr> <tr class="avh-contributor"> <td class="contributor-logo"><img class="img-fluid" src="/media/logo/AK.jpg" alt="" /></td> <td class="contributor-text">The Herbarium (AK), <a href="http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/"><b>Auckland War Memorial Museum</b></a></td> </tr> <tr class="avh-contributor"> <td class="contributor-logo"><img class="img-fluid" src="/media/logo/BRI.png" alt="" /></td> <td class="contributor-text">The <a href="http://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/plants/herbarium/"><b>Queensland Herbarium</b></a> (BRI), <a href="http://www.qld.gov.au/dsiti/">Department of Science, Information Technology and Innovation (DSITI)</a></td> </tr> <tr class="avh-contributor"> <td class="contributor-logo"><img class="img-fluid" src="/media/logo/CANB.jpg" alt="" /></td> <td class="contributor-text">The <a href="http://www.cpbr.gov.au/cpbr/program/hc/index.html"><b>Australian National Herbarium</b></a> (CANB), <a href="http://www.cpbr.gov.au/cpbr">Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research</a>, <a href="http://www.csiro.au/pi/">CSIRO Plant Industry</a> and the <a href="http://www.anbg.gov.au/anbg/">Australian National Botanic Gardens</a></td> </tr> <tr class="avh-contributor"> <td class="contributor-logo"><img class="img-fluid" src="/media/logo/CANU.jpg" alt="" /></td> <td class="contributor-text">The University of Canterbury Herbarium (CANU), <a href="http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/">University of Canterbury</a></td> </tr> <tr class="avh-contributor"> <td class="contributor-logo"><img class="img-fluid" src="/media/logo/CHR.jpg" alt="" /></td> <td class="contributor-text">The <a href="http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/resources/collections/allan-herbarium"><b>Allan Herbarium</b></a> (CHR), <a href="http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/home">Landcare Research NZ Ltd</a></td> </tr> <tr class="avh-contributor"> <td class="contributor-logo"><img class="img-fluid" src="/media/logo/CNS.png" alt="" /></td> <td class="contributor-text">The <a href="http://www.ath.org.au/"><b>Australian Tropical Herbarium</b></a> (CNS), a joint venture of <a href="http://www.csiro.au/pi/">CSIRO Plant Industry</a> and the <a href="http://www.environment.gov.au/parks/dnp.html">Director National Parks</a> (through the <a href="http://www.cpbr.gov.au/cpbr/herbarium/">Australian National Herbarium</a>), the Queensland Government (through the <a href="http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/wildlife-ecosystems/plants/queensland_herbarium/index.html">Queensland Herbarium</a> and the <a href="http://www.qld.gov.au/dsitia/">Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts (DSITIA)</a>) and <a href="http://www.jcu.edu.au/">James Cook University</a></td> </tr> <tr class="avh-contributor"> <td class="contributor-logo"><img class="img-fluid" src="/media/logo/DAR.jpg" alt="" /></td> <td class="contributor-text">The <a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/about-us/services/collections">New South Wales Plant Pathology and Mycology Herbarium</a>, Orange Agricultural Institute, <a href="https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/">Department of Primary Industries</a>, Orange, New South Wales.</td> </tr> <tr class="avh-contributor"> <td class="contributor-logo"><img class="img-fluid" src="/media/logo/DNA.jpg" alt="" /></td> <td class="contributor-text">The <a href="https://nt.gov.au/environment/native-plants/native-plants-and-nt-herbarium"><b>Northern Territory Herbarium</b></a>, in Darwin (DNA) and Alice Springs (NT), <a href="http://lrm.nt.gov.au/">Department of Environment and Natural Resources</a></td> </tr> <tr class="avh-contributor"> <td class="contributor-logo"><img class="img-fluid" src="/media/logo/ERBG.png" alt="" /></td> <td class="contributor-text">The <a href="https://www.erbg.org.au/eurobodalla-regional-botanic-gardens-collections/botanic-gardens-wallace-herbarium/">Wallace Herbarium</a>, <a href="https://www.erbg.org.au/">Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Garden</a>, Batemans Bay, New South Wales.</td> </tr> <tr class="avh-contributor"> <td class="contributor-logo"><img class="img-fluid" src="/media/logo/HO.png" alt="" /></td> <td class="contributor-text"><a href="http://www.tmag.tas.gov.au/collections_and_research/tasmanian_herbarium2"><b>Tasmanian Herbarium</b></a> (HO), <a href="http://www.tmag.tas.gov.au/">Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery</a>,<a href="http://www.stategrowth.tas.gov.au/home/what_we_do/develop_cultural_and_creative_industries"> Department of State Growth</a></td> </tr> <tr class="avh-contributor"> <td class="contributor-logo"><img class="img-fluid" src="/media/logo/JCT.png" alt="" /></td> <td class="contributor-text">The <a href="https://www.jcu.edu.au/australian-tropical-herbarium"><b>James Cook University Herbarium</b></a> (JCT), <a href="https://www.jcu.edu.au/">James Cook University</a></td> </tr> <tr class="avh-contributor"> <td class="contributor-logo"><img class="img-fluid" src="/media/logo/LINC.jpg" alt="" /></td> <td class="contributor-text">The <a href="http://www.nzherbaria.org.nz/herb_details.asp?NZHerb_ID=8"><b>Lincoln University Herbarium</b></a> (LINC), <a href="http://www.lincoln.ac.nz/">Lincoln University</a></td> </tr> <tr class="avh-contributor"> <td class="contributor-logo"><img class="img-fluid" src="/media/logo/LTB.jpg" alt="" /></td> <td class="contributor-text">The <a href="http://www.latrobe.edu.au/ecology-environment-and-evolution/facilities/herbarium"><b>La Trobe University Herbarium</b></a> (LTB)</td> </tr> <tr class="avh-contributor"> <td class="contributor-logo"><img class="img-fluid" src="/media/logo/MEL.jpg" alt="" /></td> <td class="contributor-text">The <a href="http://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/science/herbarium-and-resources/national-herbarium-of-victoria"><b>National Herbarium of Victoria</b></a> (MEL), <a href="http://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/">Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria</a></td> </tr> <tr class="avh-contributor"> <td class="contributor-logo"><img class="img-fluid" src="/media/logo/MELU.jpg" alt="" /></td> <td class="contributor-text">The <a href="http://www.botany.unimelb.edu.au/herbarium/"><b>University of Melbourne Herbarium</b></a> (MELU)</td> </tr> <tr class="avh-contributor"> <td class="contributor-logo"><img class="img-fluid" src="/media/logo/MPN.jpg" alt="" /></td> <td class="contributor-text">The <a href="http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/learning/colleges/college-of-sciences/clinics-and-services/dame-ella-campbell-herbarium/dame-ella-campbell-herbarium_home.cfm"><b>Dame Ella Campbell Herbarium</b></a> (MPN), <a href="http://www.massey.ac.nz/">Massey University</a></td> </tr> <tr class="avh-contributor"> <td class="contributor-logo"><img class="img-fluid" src="/media/logo/NE.png" alt="" /></td> <td class="contributor-text">The <a href="https://www.une.edu.au/info-for/visitors/collections/ncw-beadle-herbarium"><b>N.C.W. Beadle Herbarium</b></a> (NE), <a href="https://www.une.edu.au/">The University of New England</a></td> </tr> <tr class="avh-contributor"> <td class="contributor-logo"><img class="img-fluid" src="/media/logo/NSW.jpg" alt="" /></td> <td class="contributor-text">The <a href="http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/science/Herbarium_and_resources"><b>National Herbarium of New South Wales</b></a> (NSW), <a href="http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/">Botanic Gardens Trust</a></td> </tr> <tr class="avh-contributor"> <td class="contributor-logo"><img class="img-fluid" src="/media/logo/NZFRI.png" alt="" /></td> <td class="contributor-text">The <a href="http://www.scionresearch.com/about-us/about-scion/corporate-publications/scion-connections/past-issues-list/issue-7/inside-scions-national-forest-herbarium"><b>New Zealand Forestry Herbarium</b></a> (NZFRI), <a href="http://www.scionresearch.com/">SCION</a></td> </tr> <tr class="avh-contributor"> <td class="contributor-logo"><img class="img-fluid" src="/media/logo/CHR.jpg" alt="" /></td> <td class="contributor-text">The <a href="http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/resources/collections/pdd"><b>New Zealand Fungarium</b></a> (PDD), <a href="http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/home">Landcare Research NZ Ltd</a></td> </tr> <tr class="avh-contributor"> <td class="contributor-logo"><img class="img-fluid" src="/media/logo/PERTH.gif" alt="" /></td> <td class="contributor-text">The <a href="https://www.dpaw.wa.gov.au/plants-and-animals/wa-herbarium"><b>Western Australian Herbarium</b></a> (PERTH), <a href="https://www.dbca.wa.gov.au/">Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions</a></td> </tr> <tr class="avh-contributor"> <td class="contributor-logo"><img class="img-fluid" src="/media/logo/WELT.png" alt="" /></td> <td class="contributor-text">The <a href="http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/search?searchTerm=&scope=all">Herbarium</a> (WELT), <a href="https://www.tepapa.govt.nz/">Museum of New Zealand – Te Papa Tongarewa</a></td> </tr> <tr class="avh-contributor"> <td class="contributor-logo"><img class="img-fluid" src="/media/logo/WOLL.png" alt="" /></td> <td class="contributor-text">The <a href="http://smah.uow.edu.au/biol/collections/about/index.html"><b>Janet Cosh Herbarium</b></a> (WOLL), <a href="http://www.uow.edu.au/index.html?ssSourceSiteId=smah">The University of Wollongong</a></td> </tr> </table> <h2 id="terms-of-use">Terms of use</h2> <p>The use of the Australasian Virtual Herbarium is subject to the terms of use outlined below. The Australasian Virtual Herbarium forms part of the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA); see the <a href="https://www.ala.org.au/terms-of-use">ALA Terms of Use</a> for additional information.</p> <h3 id="copyright">Copyright</h3> <p>With the exception of the AVH logo, the images on the Home page, and where otherwise noted, all material presented on this website is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. This allows for re-distribution of the data and any derivative works based on the data, provided that the source of the data is acknowledged.</p> <p>Content from this website should be attributed as:</p> <blockquote> <p>AVH (<current year>). The Australasian Virtual Herbarium, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria, <<a href="https://avh.chah.org.au">https://avh.chah.org.au</a>>, accessed <date of access>.</p> </blockquote> <h3 id="disclaimer">Disclaimer</h3> <p>The Australasian Virtual Herbarium (AVH) data is supplied as is. 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