IHerbSpec
First IHerbSpec Symposium. Image credit © 2025 Harvard University.
International Herbarium Spectral Scanning (IHerbSpec) Working Group
Description
The International Herbarium Spectral Digitization Working Group (IHerbSpec) is a global consortium advancing standardized methods for collecting and using reflectance spectra from herbarium specimens.
Our goal is to support integrative plant biodiversity research by harmonizing measurement workflows, metadata standards, and data-sharing practices.
Find out more on the IHerbSpec website.
Related link(s)
- https://www.huh.harvard.edu/event/international-herbarium-spectral-digitization-iherbspec-working-group
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zko1-NvlGUE&ab_channel=HarvardUniversityHerbaria%26BotanyLibraries
- https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2025/07/harvard-plant-collection-seen-from-space
- https://github.com/IHerbSpec
Caroline C. Vasconcelos
Assistant Professor
My research interests include taxonomy and systematics (especially neotropical Sapotaceae), spectroscopy as a integrative tools, Amazonian flora, species distribution modeling, floristic studies, and tropical forest ecology.
