The Linnean herbarium

A presentation of the Linnean herbarium in Stockholm (S-LINN) with specimen images from the collection.

The Linnean herbarium at the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm comprises some 4500 herbarium specimens, several of which are types formally designated by various experts.

The specimens were once distributed by Carl Linnaeus to his disciples and eventually they became part of the collections of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, subsequently the Swedish Museum of Natural History. Linnaeus' main collections are today housed at the The Linnean Society of London.