This is a list of herbaria in Europe, organized first by region where the herbarium is located (using the United Nations geoscheme for Europe), then within each region by size of the collection. For other continents, see List of herbaria.
Eastern Europe The tables below list herbaria located in Eastern Europe as defined by the United Nations geoscheme for Europe.
Black Sea The following table includes herbaria located in countries on the Black Sea, including Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine.
+Herbaria in countries on the Black Sea Name No. Specimens Abbr. Country City Website "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University 250,000 I Romania Iași Herbarium Bulgarian Academy of Science 160,000 SOM Bulgaria Sofia Herbarium Agricultural University of Plovdiv 150,000 SOA Bulgaria Plovdiv Herbarium Sofia University 106 000 SO Bulgaria Sofia
Czech Republic The following table includes herbaria located in the Czech Republic. +Herbaria in Czech Republic Name No. Specimens Abbr. Country City Website Charles University in Prague 2,200,000 PRC Czech Republic Prague
Hungary The following table includes herbaria located in Hungary. +Herbaria in Hungary Name No. Specimens Abbr. Country City WebsiteHungarian Natural History Museum - Department of Botany 2,000,000 BP Hungary Budapest Budakeszi Herbarium - International Dendrological Foundation 250,000 BK Hungary Budakeszi
Poland The following table includes herbaria located in Poland. +Herbaria in Poland Name No. Specimens Abbr. Country City Website Władysław Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences 800,000 IB PAN Poland Kraków
Russia The following table includes herbaria located in European Russia.
+Herbaria in Russia Name No. Specimens Abbr. Country City Website Komarov Botanical Institute 7,160,000 LE Russia St. Petersburg Moscow State University 1,011,253 MW Russia Moscow Main Botanical Garden, Russia 700,000 (644,337 mounted) MHA Russia Moscow Saint Petersburg University 700,000 (280,000 mounted) LECB Russia Saint Petersburg N. I. Vavilov Institute of Plant Industry 380,000 (179,000 mounted) WIR Russia Saint Petersburg Southern Federal University 350,000 (280,000 mounted) RV Russia Rostov-on-Don Komi Scientific Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ural Department 295,600 SYKO Russia Syktyvkar, Komi Republic Saint Petersburg S. M. Kirov Forestry Academy, I. P. Borodin Herbarium 200,000 KFTA Russia Saint Petersburg ,
Ukraine
National Herbarium of Ukraine (KW)
Northern Europe The tables below list herbaria located in Northern Europe as defined by the United Nations geoscheme for Europe: Ireland, the British Isles, Baltic states, Scandinavia, and Iceland.
Baltic states The following table includes herbaria located in the Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
+Herbaria in the Baltic states Name No. Specimens Abbr. Country City Website Estonian University of Life Sciences 336,000 TAA Estonia Tartu University of Tartu 324,000 TU Estonia Tartu Vilnius University 300,000 WI Lithuania Vilnius University of Latvia, Riga 176,000 RIG Latvia Riga University of Latvia, Salaspils 175,000 LATV Latvia Salaspils Institute of Botany, Lithuania 130,000 BILAS Lithuania Vilnius Estonian Museum of Natural History 100,000 TAM Estonia Tallinn Tallinn Botanic Garden 85,000 TALL Estonia Tallinn National Botanic Garden of Latvia 50,000 HBA Latvia Salaspils
Britain & Ireland The following table includes herbaria located in Britain & Ireland.
+Herbaria in the British Isles Name No. Specimens Abbr. Country City Website Kew Herbarium 7,000,000 K UK Kew, England Natural History Museum, London 5,200,000 BM UK London, England Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh 2,000,000 E UK Edinburgh, Scotland University of Cambridge 1,000,000 CGE UK Cambridge, England University of Manchester 1,000,000 MANCH UK Manchester, England National Botanic Gardens, Ireland 600,000 DBN Ireland Dublin National Museums & Galleries of Wales 550,000 NMW UK Cardiff, Wales Fielding-Druce Herbarium, University of Oxford 500,000 OXF UK Oxford, England University of Reading 400,000 RNG UK Reading, England CABI Bioscience UK Centre 385,000 IMI UK Surrey, England World Museum Liverpool 350,000 LIV UK Liverpool, England Daubeny Herbarium, University of Oxford 300,000 FHO UK Oxford, England Trinity College 230,000 TCD Ireland Dublin University of Birmingham 150,000 BIRM UK Birmingham, England Royal Horticultural Society (RHS Garden Wisley) 140,000 WSY UK Wisley, England University of Leicester 125,000 LTR UK Leicester, England University of Aberdeen 120,000 ABD UK Aberdeen, Scotland South London Botanical Institute 100,000 SLBI UK London, England Nottingham Natural History Museum 91,000 NOT UK Nottingham, England Leicestershire Museums 90,000 LSR UK Leicester, England British Antarctic Survey 40,000 AAS UK Cambridge, England Linnean Society14,000LINNUKLondon, England Derby Museum and Art Gallery 8,000 DBY UK Derby, England
Nordic countries The following table includes herbaria located in the Nordic countries:
+Herbaria in Scandinavia Name No. Specimens Abbr. Country City Website Swedish Museum of Natural History (Naturhistoriska riksmuseet) 4,400,000 S Sweden Stockholm University of Helsinki 3,000,000 H Finland Helsinki Uppsala University 3,000,000 UPS Sweden Uppsala University of Copenhagen 2,510,000 C Denmark Copenhagen Botanical Museum, Lund 2,500,000 LD Sweden Lund Botanical Museum, Oslo 1,800,000 O Norway Oslo University of Gothenburg 1,600,000 GB Sweden Gothenburg University of Turku 932,000 TUR Finland Turku Aarhus University 700,000 AAU Denmark Aarhus University of Bergen 700,000 BG Norway Bergen University of Oulu 500,000 OULU Finland Oulu Norwegian University of Science and Technology 430,000 TRH Norway Trondheim University of Tromsø 320,000 TROM Norway Tromsø Kuopio Natural History Museum 253,000 KUO Finland Kuopio University of Jyväskylä 200,000 JYV Finland Jyväskylä Icelandic Institute of Natural History 170,000 ICEL Iceland Reykjavík Umeå University 170,000 UME Sweden Umeå Biological Museum, Oskarshamn 155,000 OHN Sweden Oskarshamn Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University 90,000 CP Denmark Copenhagen Icelandic Institute of Natural History, Akureyri Division 64,000 AMNH Iceland Akureyri
Southern Europe The tables below list herbaria located in Southern Europe as defined by the United Nations geoscheme for Europe.
Balkans The following table includes herbaria located in the western and southern Balkans, including Albania, Greece and nations formerly part of Yugoslavia.
+Herbaria in the Balkans Name No. Specimens Abbr. Country City Website Herbarium of the Balkan Peninsula, Natural History Museum 490,000 BEO Serbia Belgrade Goulandris Natural History Museum 180,000 ATH Greece Kifissia Herbarium Croaticum, University of Zagreb 180,000 ZA Croatia Zagreb University of Belgrade 150,000 BEOU Serbia Belgrade University of Ljubljana 150,000 LJU Slovenia Ljubljana University of Patras 150,000 UPA Greece Patras National and Kapodistrian University of Athens 117,000 ATHU Greece Athens Zemaljski Muzej Bosne I. Herzegovine 110,000 SARA Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Herbarium Ivo and Marija Horvat, University of Zagreb 78,000 ZAHO Croatia Zagreb University of Novi Sad 60,000 BUNS Serbia Novi Sad Prirodoslovni Muzej Slovenije 50,000 LJM Slovenia Ljubljana Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 30,000 TAU Greece Thessaloniki Rudjer Boskovic Institute 20,000 ADRZ Croatia Zagreb Croatian Mycological Society 20,000 CNF Croatia Zagreb Herbar Biokovskog Podrucja, Institut Planina i More 20,000 MAKAR Croatia Makarska Agricultural University of Athens 15,000 ACA Greece Athens
Italy The following table includes herbaria located in Italy, including Sicily and Sardinia.
+Herbaria in Italy Name No. Specimens Abbr. Country City Website Museo di Storia Naturale dell'Università 3,650,000 FI Italy Florence Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza 1,120,000 RO Italy Rome Università degli Studi di Torino 1,000,000 TO Italy Turin Herbarium Mediterraneum Panormitanum 500,000 PAL Italy Palermo, Sicily Università degli Studi di Padova 300,000 PAD Italy Padua Università di Pisa 300,000 PI Italy Pisa Museo Civico di Storia Naturale 270,000 VER Italy Verona Università di Camerino 250,000 CAME Italy Camerino Università di Catania 200,000 CAT Italy Catania, Sicily Centro Studi Erbario Tropicale, Università degli Studi di Firenze 200,000 FT Italy Florence Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali 200,000 TR Italy Trento, Trentino Università degli Studi di Trieste 200,000 TSB Italy Trieste Università di Pavia 180,000 PAV Italy Pavia Università Degli Studi di Napoli Federico II 170,000 NAP Italy Naples, Napoli Centro Ricerche Floristiche Marche 150,000 PESA Italy Pesaro Università di Bologna 130,000 BOLO Italy Bologna Museo Friulano di Storia Naturale 130,000 MFU Italy Udine Università degli Studi di Roma Tre 118,000 URT Italy Rome Università di Sassari 100,000 SS Italy Sassari, Sardinia Museo Civico di Storia Naturale 100,000 TSM Italy Trieste Università degli Studi di Cagliari 80,000 CAG Italy Cagliari, Sardinia Università di Genova 75,000 GE Italy Genoa Università di Siena 75,000 SIENA Italy Siena Università degli Studi di Milano 60,000 MI Italy Milan Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria 55,000 GDOR Italy Genoa Museo Civico di Rovereto 51,000 ROV Italy Rovereto, Trentino Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali 50,000 MRSN Italy Turin Università degli Studi di Napoli 50,000 PORUN Italy Portici, Naples
Spain and Portugal The following table includes herbaria located in Spain and Portugal, including the Canary Islands.
+Herbaria in Spain and Portugal Name No. Specimens Abbr. Country City Website Real Jardín Botánico 850,000 MA Spain Madrid University of Coimbra 800,000 COI Portugal Coimbra Institut Botànic de Barcelona 700,000 BC Spain Barcelona Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical 300,000 LISC Portugal Lisbon Universitat de Barcelona 300,000 BCN Spain Barcelona Universitat de Sevilla 300,000 SEV Spain Seville Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología, C.S.I.C. 260,000 JACA Spain Jaca Museu Nacional de História Natural, Lisboa 250,000 LISU Portugal Lisbon Universidad Complutense 175,000 MAF Spain Madrid Universitat de València 160,000 VAL Spain Valencia Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Alava 140,000 VIT Spain Vitoria-Gasteiz Universidad de Salamanca 110,000 SALA Spain Salamanca Estação Agronómica Nacional 90,000 LISE Portugal Oeiras Universidad de La Laguna 83,000 TFC Spain La Laguna, Canary Islands Universidad de Córdoba 80,000 COA Spain Córdoba Universidad de León 78,000 LEB Spain León Alto de Zorroaga s.n. 75,000 ARAN Spain San Sebastián Universidade do Porto 73,800 PO Portugal Porto Universidad de Santiago de Compostela 71,000 SANT Spain Santiago de Compostela, Galicia Universidad de Murcia 61,000 MUB Spain Murcia Universidad de Málaga 55,000 MGC Spain Málaga Universidad de Alicante 50,000 ABH Spain Alicante Jardín Botánico Atlántico, Ayuntamiento de Gijón 50,000 JBAG Spain Gijón, Asturias Universitat de Girona 45,000 HGI Spain Girona University of Algarve 27,000 ALGU Portugal Faro
Turkey
Western Europe The tables below list herbaria located in Western Europe as defined by the United Nations geoscheme for Europe: France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the Low Countries.
Austria and Switzerland The following table includes herbaria located in Austria and Switzerland, as well as Liechtenstein.