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Michigan State University Herbarium Vascular Plants

Dataset homepage

Citation

Prather L A, Chansler M T (2020). Michigan State University Herbarium Vascular Plants. Version 6.3. Michigan State University Herbarium. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/iv6y8m accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-24.

Description

The Vascular Plant collection is the oldest in the state, containing many specimens of historical importance. Nearly one-third of the collection was amassed by Dr. W.J. Beal during his 40 year tenure here. The collection is used locally by researchers and students working on systematic, evolutionary and ecological questions. Specimens are used in a service role to provide identifications for suspected plant poisoning cases, to aid in the identification of agricultural pests and to answer questions for local botanical enthusiasts.

Taxonomic Coverages

Anacardiaceae collections of Dr. William T. Gillis Asteraceae of the United States and Mexico Poaceae, including the Beal wheat varieties Pteridophyte collections
  1. Anacardiaceae
    rank: family
  2. Asteraceae
    rank: family
  3. Poaceae
    rank: family
  4. Pteridophyte
    rank: family

Geographic Coverages

Bahama Islands collections of Dr. William T. Gillis Mexico & Borneo collections of Dr. John H. Beaman Michigan and Great Lakes regional floras North American flora collections of John A. Churchill

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

L Alan Prather
originator
position: Director
Michigan State University Herbarium
Dept. of Plant Biology, 612 Wilson Road, Room 166
East Lansing
48824
MI
US
Telephone: +01 517-355-4695
email: alan@msu.edu
homepage: https://herbarium.natsci.msu.edu/
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5815-2283
Matthew T Chansler
metadata author
position: Collections Manager
Michigan State University Herbarium
Dept. of Plant Biology, 612 Wilson Road, Room 166
East Lansing
48824
MI
US
Telephone: +01 517-355-4695
email: drosera.capensis@gmail.com
homepage: https://herbarium.natsci.msu.edu/
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7555-5527
L Alan Prather
originator
position: Director
Michigan State University Herbarium
Dept. of Plant Biology, 612 Wilson Road, Room 166
East Lansing
48824
MI
US
Telephone: +01 517-355-4695
email: alan@msu.edu
homepage: https://herbarium.natsci.msu.edu/
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5815-2283
David Bloom
programmer
position: Coordinator
VertNet
email: dbloom@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org
John Wieczorek
programmer
position: Information Architect
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley
email: tuco@berkeley.edu
Bill Park
programmer
position: Information Technology Coordinator
Michigan State University Herbarium
Dept. of Plant Biology, 612 Wilson Road, Room 137A
East Lansing
48824
MI
US
Telephone: +01 517-325-3105
email: billy@plantbiology.msu.edu
Matt Chansler
administrative point of contact
position: Collections Manager
Michigan State University Herbarium
Dept. of Plant Biology, 612 Wilson Road, Room 166
East Lansing
48824
MI
US
Telephone: +01 517-355-4696
email: alan@msu.edu
homepage: https://herbarium.natsci.msu.edu/
L Alan Prather
administrative point of contact
position: Director
Michigan State University Herbarium
Dept. of Plant Biology, 612 Wilson Road, Room 166
East Lansing
48824
MI
US
Telephone: +01 517-355-4695
email: alan@msu.edu
homepage: https://herbarium.natsci.msu.edu/
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5815-2283
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