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University of British Columbia - Algae (UBC)

Now part of the Beaty Biodiversity Museum. Emphasis on vascular plants of Pacific Rim countries; bryophytes of northern hemisphere; benthic marine algae of British Columbia, Washington, and Alaska.

Specialties: Worldwide; Vascular plants of Pacific Rim countries; bryophytes of northern hemisphere; benthic marine algae of British Columbia, Washington, and Alaska; macrofungi and lichens. CITES: CA 014

Notable collectors: R. Bandoni; K. I. Beamish; J. Calder; J. Davidson; J. W. Eastham; H. Kennedy; V. J. Krajina; P. Lebednik; R. Scagel; W. B. Schofield; G. B. Straley; T. M. C. Taylor

Director and Curator of Vascular Plants: Jeannette Whitton, ubc[dot]herbarium[at]ubc[dot]ca
Homepage: http://www.beatymuseum.ubc.ca/herbarium/index.html
Online database: http://www.beatymuseum.ubc.ca/herbarium/database.html
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 15 September 2022
DwC-Archive Access Point: https://macroalgae.org/portal/content/dwca/UBC_DwC-A.zip
IPT / DwC-A Source:
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: CC0 1.0 (Public-domain)
Address:
University of British Columbia
Beaty Biodiversity Museum
6270 University Blvd
Vancouver, BC   V6T 1Z4
CA
[1] 604 822 3344
Collection Statistics
  • 79,054 specimen records
  • 53,883 (68%) georeferenced
  • 326 (0.41%) with images (326 total images)
  • 71,329 (90%) identified to species
  • 210 families
  • 911 genera
  • 3,558 species
  • 3,742 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
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