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Species: Comprehensive list of all species and varieties. Provides taxonomic and nomenclatural dictionary.
Collection events: Records of the specific real-world occurrence when a plant specimen, seed, or observational record was collected in the field. It captures the foundational “who, where, when, and under what conditions” metadata associated with physical herbarium specimens or biodiversity surveys.
Specimens: Individual physical specimens preserved in the Herbarium collection.
Living Collections: The Living Collections data tracks individual, cultivated plants physically growing on the grounds—including precise garden locations (GardenLocalityName, Grid), plant counts, propagation details, and memorial designations.

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Combined Search Syntax Examples

Type this	To get this
`cyn`	Any species or common name containing “cyn” (e.g., Apocynum, Cypress).
`<>pinaceae`	Excludes any results matching “pinaceae”.
`NOT pinaceae`	Same as `<>` — excludes any results matching “pinaceae”.
`*rus`	Species or common names ending in “rus” (e.g., Papyrus, Walrus).
`rus*`	Species or common names starting with “rus” (e.g., Rhus, Rush).
`=excelsa`	Exact matches for “excelsa” in either the species or common name field.
`>2000`	Entries with numeric values greater than 2000 in the searchable fields.
`<2000`	Entries with numeric values less than 2000 in the searchable fields.
`>=1800`	Records with numeric values greater than or equal to 1800.
`<=100`	Records with numeric values less than or equal to 100.
`<>NULL`	Excludes all records that have empty/missing values.

Using Conditional Operators

You can filter results using multiple criteria within the single search box by separating terms with the AND or OR conditional operators. These operators must be in uppercase.

AND

Includes only records matching all specified terms across species or common names.

Example: blue AND spruce returns entries matching both “blue” and “spruce” (e.g., Blue Spruce).

OR

Includes records matching at least one of the specified terms in either field.

Example: oak OR pine returns entries containing either “oak” or “pine” (e.g., White Oak, Ponderosa Pine).