**Code**: [GB](https://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/ih/herbarium-details/?irn=124632) **Organization**: University of Gothenburg **Department**: Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences **Location**: Göteborg, Sweden **Total number of specimens**: 1100000 **Current status**: Active **Date founded**: 1926 **Taxonomic coverage**: All groups **Geographic coverage**: Worldwide, especially South America, Hawaii, Middle East, Mediterranean, and Scandinavia **Important collectors**: L. Andersson, J. Eriksson, G. Harling, A. von Hayek, E. Jaasund, F. Kingdon-Ward, T. Levring, A. H. Magnusson, C. J. F. Skottsberg, K. A. H. Smith, S. Suneson, P. Wendelbo **Notes**: Originally dating back to 1778 as part of a Naturalie Cabinett belonging to the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Göteborg. Transferred in 1833 to the Natural History Museum in Göteborg. Reorganized as Herbarium of the Göteborg Botanical Garden in 1929. Transferred to Göteborgs Universitet in 1962. Swedens Virtual Herbarium: http://herbarium.emg.umu.se/index.html **Date modified in Index Herbariorum**: 2023-03-29 > [!cite] This page is automatically generated • Data on this page were obtained from [Index Herbariorum](https://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/ih/) on 2023-08-23. • Meaning of acronyms in TL-2 is not always the same as in IH. Consult list of original [[Abbreviations|abbreviations]] if you suspect acronym mismatch.