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University of British Columbia Herbarium (UBC) - Lichen Collection

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Description

With 40,000 lichen specimens catalogued to date, the UBC Herbarium houses one of the largest lichen collections in western North America. We have a very solid macrolichen collection, with a strong focus on cyanolichens, especially the genus Peltigera. For this genus, at least, this is certainly the largest collection in North America. The collection is also strong in Calicioids as well as in other microlichen groups characteristic of oldgrowth forests. Taken as a whole, the collection is very strong on epiphytic lichens, and rather strong on terricolous lichens, especially macrolichens.

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University of British Columbia Lichen Collection (UBC). http://dx.doi.org/10.5886/8hh3tyfd. (consulted on [date])

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GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 628abbe5-dc8d-41e9-a0c7-f05efe282649.  University of British Columbia publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Canada Biodiversity Information Facility.

Keywords

Occurrence; UBC; University of British Columbia Herbarium; Beaty Biodiversity Museum; Canadensys; Canada; British Columbia; collection; herbarium; specimens; lichen; Specimen

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Contacts

Olivia Lee
  • Originator
Manager of Bryophyhte, Fungi and Lichen Collections
University of British Columbia Herbarium
3529-6270 University Boulevard
V6T 1Z4 Vancouver
British Columbia
CA
(604) 822-3344
Karen Golinski
  • Custodian Steward
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
Manager of Bryophyhte, Fungi and Lichen Collections
University of British Columbia Herbarium
017-2212 Main Mall
V6T 1Z4 Vancouver
British Columbia
CA
(604) 822-3344
Beryl Zhuang
  • Metadata Provider
  • Programmer
Database Manager
University of British Columbia Herbarium
3529-6270 University Boulevard
V6T 1Z4 Vancouver
British Columbia
CA
(604) 822-3344
Jeannette Whitton
  • Principal Investigator
Director & Curator, Vascular Plants
University of British Columbia Herbarium
3529-6270 University Boulevard
V6T 1Z4 Vancouver
British Columbia
CA
Trevor Goward
  • Curator
Co-Curator of Lichens
University of British Columbia Herbarium
CA
Curtis Björk
  • Curator
Co-Curator of Lichens
University of British Columbia Herbarium
CA

Geographic Coverage

We have a very solid macrolichen collection, with a strong focus on cyanolichens, especially the genus Peltigera. For this genus, at least, this is certainly the largest collection in North America. The collection is also strong in Calicioids as well as in other microlichen groups characteristic of oldgrowth forests. Taken as a whole, the collection is very strong on epiphytic lichens, and rather strong on terricolous lichens, especially macrolichens.

Bounding Coordinates South West [-90, -180], North East [90, 180]

Taxonomic Coverage

We have a very solid macrolichen collection, with a strong focus on cyanolichens, especially the genus Peltigera. For this genus, at least, this is certainly the largest collection in North America. The collection is also strong in Calicioids as well as in other microlichen groups characteristic of oldgrowth forests. Taken as a whole, the collection is very strong on epiphytic lichens, and rather strong on terricolous lichens, especially macrolichens.

Kingdom Lichen (Lichen)

Temporal Coverage

Formation Period early 1900s-present

Collection Data

Collection Name University of British Columbia Herbarium (UBC) - Lichen Collection
Collection Identifier UBC
Parent Collection Identifier UBC
Specimen preservation methods Mounted

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers 628abbe5-dc8d-41e9-a0c7-f05efe282649
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