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The Australasian Virtual Herbarium (AVH) is an online resource that allows access to plant specimen data held by various Australian and New Zealand herbaria. It is part of the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA), and was formed by the amalgamation of Australia's Virtual Herbarium and NZ Virtual Herbarium. As of 12 August 2014, more than five million specimens of the 8 million and upwards specimens available from participating institutions have been databased.
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- ↑ "Overview of US Herbarium". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ↑ "The US National Herbarium" (PDF). US Government Printing Office. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ↑ "Index Herbariorum". Steere Herbarium, New York Botanical Garden. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
