Morton Aboretum (MOR)

The Morton Arboretum is an internationally recognized nonprofit organization dedicated to the planting and conservation of trees. Its 1,700 acres hold more than 222,000 live plants representing nearly 4,300 taxa from around the world.
Contact: Andrew Hipp (ahipp@mortonarb.org)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: 6f378e3b-d124-48b8-9021-cc884ab37242
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Digital Metadata: EML File
Collection Statistics
  • 21,425 occurrence
  • 2,334 (11%) georeferenced
  • 20,006 (93%) with images
  • 19,416 (91%) identified to species
  • 33 families
  • 44 genera
  • 1,016 species
  • 1,233 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Family Distribution
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  • Acanthaceae (3)
  • Amaranthaceae (341)
  • Apiaceae (41)
  • Araceae (2)
  • Asteraceae (1472)
  • Balsaminaceae (100)
  • Betulaceae (526)
  • Boraginaceae (135)
  • Brassicaceae (221)
  • Butomaceae (3)
  • Cabombaceae (2)
  • Caryophyllaceae (29)
  • Cyperaceae (7854)
  • Fabaceae (411)
  • Haloragaceae (96)
  • Hydrocharitaceae (84)
  • Iridaceae (151)
  • Juncaceae (1193)
  • Lamiaceae (360)
  • Lythraceae (120)
  • Onagraceae (464)
  • Poaceae (2128)
  • Polygonaceae (1685)
  • Pontederiaceae (8)
  • Potamogetonaceae (439)
  • Primulaceae (277)
  • Rhamnaceae (93)
  • Salicaceae (2070)
  • Scrophulariaceae (532)
  • Solanaceae (320)
  • Sparganiaceae (129)
  • Styracaceae (18)
  • Typhaceae (118)