Bruce Bennett Herbarium (BABY)
Citation
Bennett B (2021). Bruce Bennett Herbarium (BABY). Version 2.2. Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.5886/cp1vgz accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-09-29.Description
B.A. Bennett Herbarium contains only Vascular Plants. With over 10,000 specimens, half of which are from Yukon, it is one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of vascular plants from the Territory. Visiting researchers and students are encouraged to use the herbarium. The library includes all significant northern floras including floras of Russia, Scandinavia, Europe, Canada and the Pacific Northwest. Additional resources include over 4,000 reprints primarily of literature relevant to the Yukon flora, including many historical accounts. Significant exchanges are currently made with UBC, ALA, CAN, DAO and to a lesser extent ALTA and WTU.Purpose
This dataset was developed to further scientific study and assess conservation status of vascular plants, primarily in Yukon Territory.Taxonomic Coverages
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Plantaerank: kingdom
Geographic Coverages
Collections mainly from Yukon, British Columbia, Ontario, Alaska, Northwest Territories, Manitoba, Nunavut and Alberta.
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Bruce Bennettoriginator
position: Curator
Yukon Government
33 Chinook Lane
Whitehorse
Y1A 5Y2
YT
CA
Telephone: 867-633-2479
email: brbennett@klondiker.com
Bruce Bennett
metadata author
position: Curator
Yukon Government
33 Chinook Lane
Whitehorse
Y1A 5Y2
YT
CA
Telephone: 867-633-2479
email: brbennett@klondiker.com
Carole Sinou
user
email: carole.sinou@gmail.com
Bruce Bennett
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
Yukon Government
33 Chinook Lane
Whitehorse
Y1A 5Y2
YT
CA
Telephone: 867-633-2479
email: brbennett@klondiker.com