University of Manitoba Herbarium (WIN) - Vascular Plant Collection
Citation
Ford B, Sawatzky D (2024). University of Manitoba Herbarium (WIN) - Vascular Plant Collection. Version 11.5. University of Manitoba. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.5886/2fva5p4r accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-10-07.Description
Founded in 1907, the Herbarium of the Department of Biological Sciences (WIN) houses the most extensive and broadly representative collection of plants in Manitoba, approximately 85,000 vascular plants. There is also a reference seed collection. Many of the specimens represent vouchers for various floristic, environmental, and ecological studies carried out by present and former members of the Department and the broader scientific community. The collections have played an important role in the development of such publications as Budd’s Flora of the Canadian Prairie Provinces and Scoggan’s Flora of Manitoba and Flora of Canada. They also provide an important reference source for floristic and vegetation studies within the province. Most recently the collections have been used as a source of genetic material for a number of molecular phylogenetic studies, especially those on the systematics of Carex for documenting the distribution and ecology of Manitoba’s rare and endangered plants species, and for providing distributional and taxonomic information for the Flora of North America Project. This dataset represents the digitized vascular plant specimens collected in Manitoba.Sampling Description
Method steps
Taxonomic Coverages
The dataset represents vascular plant specimens collected in Manitoba.
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Plantaecommon name: Plants rank: kingdom
Geographic Coverages
The dataset represents vascular plant specimens collected in Manitoba.
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Contacts
Bruce Fordoriginator
position: Professor and Curator
University of Manitoba
433 Buller building
Winnipeg
R3T 2N2
Manitoba
CA
Telephone: 1-204-474-6994
email: bruce.ford@umanitoba.ca
homepage: http://bruceford.weebly.com/
Diana Sawatzky
metadata author
position: Curator
University of Manitoba
433 Buller building
Winnipeg
R3T 2N2
Manitoba
CA
Telephone: (204) 474-9208
email: diana.Sawatzky@umanitoba.ca
homepage: http://winherbarium.weebly.com/
publisher
University of Manitoba
66 Chancellors Circle
Winnipeg
R3T 2N2
Manitoba
CA
Diana Sawatzky
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
University of Manitoba
433 Buller building
Winnipeg
R3T 2N2
Manitoba
CA
Telephone: (204) 474-9208
email: diana.Sawatzky@umanitoba.ca
homepage: http://winherbarium.weebly.com/