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University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium (ALTA-VP)

Dataset homepage

Citation

University of Alberta Museums, La France D, Becker-Burns A (2021). University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium (ALTA-VP). Version 10.52. University of Alberta Museums. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.18165/qssyvr accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-04-21.

Description

The Vascular Plant Herbarium is a research and teaching resource for the study of evolution, diversity, distribution and ecology of cordilleran, prairie, arctic and alpine plants. It is the largest herbarium of its kind in Alberta, and the third largest in Western Canada. Founded in 1912, the herbarium holds more than 120,000 specimens dating from 1835 to the present and is built upon the collecting activities of faculty members and students, as well as the acquisition of outstanding amateur collections. Though global in scope, the strength of the collection lies in plants of Alberta and northern Canada.

Taxonomic Coverages

The following taxonomic groups make up >10% of the collection: Plantae, Angiospermae, Eudicots, Monocots, Poales, Asterales, Poaceae, Cyperaceae, Asteraceae, Carex
  1. Plantae
    common name: Plants rank: kingdom
  2. Angiospermae
    common name: Angiosperms rank: unranked
  3. Eudicots
    rank: unranked
  4. Monocots
    rank: unranked
  5. Poales
    rank: order
  6. Asterales
    rank: order
  7. Poaceae
    common name: Grasses rank: family
  8. Cyperaceae
    common name: Sedges rank: family
  9. Asteraceae
    common name: Asters, Daisies, Composites, Sunflowers rank: family
  10. Carex
    common name: Sedges rank: genus

Geographic Coverages

Global, North America, Canada, United States, Alberta

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

University of Alberta Museums
originator
Ring House 1, Museums and Collections Services, University of Alberta
Edmonton
T6G 2E1
Alberta
CA
Telephone: 780-492-5834
email: museums@ualberta.ca
homepage: http://www.museums.ualberta.ca/
Denis La France
metadata author
position: Systems Administrator
University of Alberta Museums
Ring House 1, Museums and Collections Services, University of Alberta
Edmonton
T6G 2E1
Alberta
CA
Telephone: 780-492-7958
email: dlafranc@ualberta.ca
homepage: http://www.museums.ualberta.ca/
Alyssa Becker-Burns
metadata author
position: Assistant Director Collections Management
University of Alberta Museums
Ring House 1, Museums and Collections Services, University of Alberta
Edmonton
T6G 2E1
Alberta
CA
Telephone: 780-492-3871
email: becker1@ualberta.ca
homepage: http://www.museums.ualberta.ca/
Dorothy Fabijan
curator
position: Assistant Curator
University of Alberta
CW 405, Biological Sciences Bldg., University of Alberta
Edmonton
T6G 2E9
Alberta
CA
Telephone: 780-492-5523
email: dorothy.fabijan@ualberta.ca
Denis La France
custodian steward
position: Systems Administrator
University of Alberta Museums
Ring House 1, Museums and Collections Services, University of Alberta
Edmonton
T6G 2E1
Alberta
CA
Telephone: 780-492-7958
email: dlafranc@ualberta.ca
homepage: http://www.museums.ualberta.ca/
Alyssa Becker-Burns
custodian steward
position: Assistant Director Collections Management
University of Alberta Museums
Ring House 1, Museums and Collections Services, University of Alberta
Edmonton
T6G 2E1
Alberta
CA
Telephone: 780-492-3871
email: becker1@ualberta.ca
homepage: http://www.museums.ualberta.ca/
Jocelyn Hall
curator
position: Curator
University of Alberta
CW 405, Biological Sciences Bldg., University of Alberta
Edmonton
T6G 2E9
Alberta
CA
Telephone: 780-492-8611
email: jocelyn.hall@ualberta.ca
homepage: https://www.ualberta.ca/science/about-us/contact-us/faculty-directory/jocelyn-hall
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8889-7892
Jocelyn Hall
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
University of Alberta
CW 405, Biological Sciences Bldg., University of Alberta
Edmonton
T6G 2E9
Alberta
CA
Telephone: 780-492-8611
email: jocelyn.hall@ualberta.ca
homepage: https://www.ualberta.ca/science/about-us/contact-us/faculty-directory/jocelyn-hall
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8889-7892
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