University of Central Arkansas Herbarium (UCAC)

UCAC comprises approximately 19000 specimens, concentrating on the flora of Arkansas with a majority of specimens from central Arkansas. Significant collectors include Donald E. Culwell, Jewel E. Moore, Brent Baker, Elizabeth M. Getz, Flora A. and George C. Haas, and Celia Ison.

Curator: Rick Noyes, rnoyes@uca.edu
Arkansas Herbarium Digitization Coordinator: Diana Soteropoulos, Diana.Soteropoulos@arkansas.gov, 5013249763 (ORCID #: 0000-0002-4247-1375)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: 2ed46b16-88bf-42e8-b7bc-904c921e8651
Digital Metadata: EML File
Collection Statistics
  • 16,151 specimen records
  • 1,709 (11%) georeferenced
  • 16,139 (100%) with images (16,139 total images)
  • 15,971 (99%) identified to species
  • 198 families
  • 943 genera
  • 2,472 species
  • 2,879 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Bulbostylis (10)
  • Carex (203)
  • Cladium (5)
  • Cymophyllus (1)
  • Cyperus (117)
  • Dichromena (6)
  • Dulichium (4)
  • Eleocharis (53)
  • Eriophorum (4)
  • Fimbristylis (26)
  • Fuirena (9)
  • Hemicarpha (2)
  • Isolepis (5)
  • Kyllinga (3)
  • Lipocarpha (2)
  • Psilocarya (4)
  • Pycreus (1)
  • Rhynchospora (48)
  • Scirpus (25)
  • Scleria (16)