U.S. National Seed Herbarium

https://biocollections.ars.usda.gov/collections/misc/collprofiles.php?collid=2U.S. National Seed HerbariumUSDA ARS Biocollectionshttps://biocollections.ars.usda.gov/index.phpUSDA ARS Biocollectionshttps://biocollections.ars.usda.gov/index.php2026-03-15eng**NOTE: The records seen here represent just a small fraction of the collection's total holdings. Digitization of the BARC collection is ongoing and additional records will be added as they become available.** The U.S. National Seed Herbarium dates to around 1914 and contains approximately 120,000 vials and packets of preserved seeds and fruit and is the largest, most comprehensive collection of its kind in the world. The Seed Herbarium is a resource for researchers across the biological scientists, but is used primarily by botanists with the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to aid in identifying foreign seeds that may enter the country and cause harm to the United States’ agricultural biosecurity. Please note that this is a collection of preserved seed and fruit material. Unlike a seedbank or seed storage facility, these samples are non-viable and not meant for distribution or planting/growing.U.S. National Seed Herbariumharlan.svoboda@usda.govhttps://usna.usda.gov/3501 New York Avenue, NEWashingtonD.C.20002USASvobodaHarlanharlan.svoboda@usda.govCuratorcontentProviderTo the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the 2026-03-15T23:10:27-07:00USDA ARS Biocollections - 70f38c95-a836-4010-b789-bc6edfa922b1UTF-8Darwin Core Archivehttps://biocollections.ars.usda.gov/collections/misc/collprofiles.php?collid=2BARCU.S. National Seed Herbariumhttps://biocollections.ars.usda.gov/content/collicon/barc.pnghttps://usna.usda.gov/https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of AgricultureSvobodaHarlanharlan.svoboda@usda.govCurator**NOTE: The records seen here represent just a small fraction of the collection's total holdings. Digitization of the BARC collection is ongoing and additional records will be added as they become available.** The U.S. National Seed Herbarium dates to around 1914 and contains approximately 120,000 vials and packets of preserved seeds and fruit and is the largest, most comprehensive collection of its kind in the world. The Seed Herbarium is a resource for researchers across the biological scientists, but is used primarily by botanists with the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to aid in identifying foreign seeds that may enter the country and cause harm to the United States’ agricultural biosecurity. Please note that this is a collection of preserved seed and fruit material. Unlike a seedbank or seed storage facility, these samples are non-viable and not meant for distribution or planting/growing.