BRIT

The BRIT Philecology Herbarium

• Name: Philecology Herbarium, Research, Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 1700 University Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76107-3400, U.S.A.
• Herbarium Code: BRIT

• Current Status: Active

• Number of Specimens: 1544000

• Taxonomic Coverage: Vascular plants, especially Cyperaceae, Poaceae, Fabaceae, Asteraceae, ferns and lycophytes; bryophytes; lichens; weeds; cultivated plants

• Geography: Worldwide, especially Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, and Southeastern U.S.

• Date Founded: 1987

Notes

• Incorporated herbaria:
  • BGSU (in part, 6000 specimens) in 2004;
  • DUR (78 000 specimens) in 2001;
  • ETNH (4000 specimens) in 2017;
  • FWM (12 000 specimens), including FW, in 2006;
  • herbarium from the University of Texas at Tyler (4000 specimens) in 2012;
  • HNH (in part;
  • HPM (10 000 specimens) in 2001;
  • HSU (6000 specimens) in 2021;
  • LRU (ferns, number, date unknown);
  • MCP (7000 specimens) in 2003;
  • NLU (472,000 vascular plant specimens) in 2017;
  • SMU [Southern Methodist University] (410 000 specimens) on permanent loan since 1987;
  • TAC (4000 specimens) in 2026;
  • VDB (360 000 specimens) in 1997

External links

• Herbarium | Fort Worth Botanic Garden | BRIT. Accessed: 26 February 2026.
• Index Herbariorum, NYBG Steere Herbarium. Accessed: 26 February 2026.