The Herbarium databases are used to manage most of the daily activities at CONN, which include specimen data entry, loans, nomenclature, references, morphology, collectors, data about other herbaria, localities / geo-references, classification, images and even staff projects and time cards.

Historically CONN has had and still uses several database packages. Initially the Herbarium was in an early version of Microsoft Access and was transferred to Biota and then moved eventually to BG-BASE™.

Palaeobotany resides in a FileMaker Pro database. CONN is in the process of incorporating data from numerous sources to offer even greater access to our collections. The fungal collections, although not plants, are housed in the herbarium due to similar curatorial practice but currently are not databased.

◊ Search the Herbarium database (164,600+ specimen and image records)
◊ Map CONN specimens using Berkeley Mapper
◊ Search / browse the Type Specimen database (with images)
◊ Search other BG-Base institutions at the RBGE Multisite
◊ Search CONN data on the GBIF global database (see GBIF screenshot here)
◊ Search the Palaeobotany collections
◊ Search the Bryophyte collections
◊ Search the Phycology collections
◊ Search the macroscopic algae of Long Island Sound database
◊ Search / browse the cultivated Nymphaeaceae database
◊ Search the living plant collections at UConn
◊ Outreach: Teacher lesson plans

Director: Dr. Don Les
Collections Manager: Dr. Robert S. Capers