https://biocollections.ars.usda.gov/collections/misc/collprofiles.php?collid=4USDA ARS Biocollectionshttps://biocollections.ars.usda.gov/index.phpUSDA ARS Biocollectionshttps://biocollections.ars.usda.gov/index.php2026-03-15engThe USDA-ARS U.S. National Fungus Collections (BPI) currently houses approximately one million reference specimens. Data associated with over 950,000 specimens have been computerized and are available on-line. In addition reports of fungi on plants provide a comprehensive account of the host range and geographic distribution of fungi on plants throughout the world. Data are continuously added to the databases from herbarium specimens and newly published fungus-host distributions and disease reports. Additional databases contain taxonomic literature references and accurate scientific names of plant pathogenic fungi.U.S. National Fungus Collectionslisa.castlebury@usda.gov10300 Baltimore AveBeltsvilleMD20705USCastleburyLisalisa.castlebury@usda.govDirector and CuratorcontentProviderDominickShannonCollections Coordinatorshannon.dominick@usda.govcontentProviderTo the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the 2026-03-15T22:45:12-07:00USDA ARS Biocollections - eaea0e5f-fc95-4678-930e-445c181de596UTF-8Darwin Core Archivehttps://biocollections.ars.usda.gov/collections/misc/collprofiles.php?collid=4BPIU.S. National Fungus Collectionshttps://biocollections.ars.usda.gov/content/collicon/bpi.pnghttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of AgricultureCastleburyLisalisa.castlebury@usda.govDirector and CuratorDominickShannonCollections Coordinatorshannon.dominick@usda.gov<p>The USDA-ARS U.S. National Fungus Collections (BPI) currently houses approximately one million reference specimens. Data associated with over 950,000 specimens have been computerized and are available on-line. In addition reports of fungi on plants provide a comprehensive account of the host range and geographic distribution of fungi on plants throughout the world. Data are continuously added to the databases from herbarium specimens and newly published fungus-host distributions and disease reports. Additional databases contain taxonomic literature references and accurate scientific names of plant pathogenic fungi.</p>