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R. L. McGregor Herbarium Lichen Collection

Dataset homepage

Citation

Bentley A, Morse C (2022). R. L. McGregor Herbarium Lichen Collection. University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/0xlhx0 accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-02-03.

Description

The R. L. McGregor Herbarium Lichen Collection houses approximately 45,000 specimens of lichens and allied fungi. The collection is focused on the Central Grassland region of North America, with specimens from the Great Plains comprising the majority of the collection.

Sampling Description

Method steps

Additional info

http://biodiversity.ku.edu/research/university-kansas-biodiversity-institute-data-publication-and-use-norms

Taxonomic Coverages

  1. Arthoniomycetes
    rank: class
  2. Eurotiomycetes
    rank: class
  3. Lecanoromycetes
    rank: class
  4. Lichinomycetes
    rank: class
  5. Dothideomycetes
    rank: class
  6. Sordariomycetes
    rank: class

Geographic Coverages

The majority of the collection represents the lichen flora of the grassland biome of central North America.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Andrew Bentley
originator
position: Bioinformatics Manager
University of Kansas, Biodiversity Institute
1345 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence
66045
KS
US
Telephone: +01 785-864-3863
email: abentley@ku.edu
homepage: https://biodiversity.ku.edu/botany
Caleb Morse
metadata author
position: Collection Manager
University of Kansas, Biodiversity Institute
R.L. McGregor Herbarium, Bridwell Botanical Research Lab, 2045 Constant Ave.
Lawrence
66045
KS
US
Telephone: +01 (785) 864-4493
email: cmorse@ku.edu
homepage: https://.biodiversity.ku.edu/botany
Craig Freeman
curator
position: Curator-in-Charge
University of Kansas, Biodiversity Institute
R.L. McGregor Herbarium, Bridwell Botanical Research Lab, 2045 Constant Ave.
Lawrence
66045
KS
US
Telephone: +01 (785) 864-3453
email: ccfree@ku.edu
homepage: https://biodiversity.ku.edu/botany
Caleb Morse
administrative point of contact
position: Collection Manager
University of Kansas, Biodiversity Institute
R.L. McGregor Herbarium, Bridwell Botanical Research Lab, 2045 Constant Ave.
Lawrence
66045
KS
US
Telephone: +01 (785) 864-4493
email: cmorse@ku.edu
homepage: https://biodiversity.ku.edu/botany
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