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University of Manitoba Herbarium (WIN) - Vascular Plant Collection

umkulbam@cc.umanitoba.ca — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:13:33 -0400

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 75,000 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. Resource Logo EML

Distribution Data for Megachile chomskyi

david.shorthouse@umontreal.ca — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:01:36 -0400

A new species of leafcutter bee, Megachile (Megachiloides) chomskyi, is described from Texas, United States. Megachile chomskyi is one of the four known species of the oenotherae species group of Megachiloides, all members sharing the long tongue, and is most similar to M. (Megachiloides) amica Cresson. Like other members of the oenotherae species group, this species probably shows oligolecty with Onagraceae (Evening-Primrose Family). A diagnosis, full description of both sexes and a key to the species of the oenotherae species group are provided. Resource Logo EML

University of British Columbia Herbarium (UBC) - Fungi Collection

amber.saundry@botany.ubc.ca — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:12:16 -0400

This dataset includes all digitized fungi in the UBC collection, encompassing approximately 95% of the collection. Resource Logo EML

Royal Ontario Museum Fungarium (TRTC)

trtcfungarium@gmail.com — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:11:14 -0400

The Royal Ontario Museum Fungarium (TRTC) was originally founded at the University of Toronto around 1887 under the name of “The Cryptogamic Herbarium”. The real development of the herbarium began in 1928 with the appointment of Dr. H.S. Jackson as head of the Department of Botany at the University of Toronto. Under Dr. Jackson’s leadership, later followed by Dr. R.F. Cain, and in association with their students, the Fungarium underwent a period of major expansion. Active development was continued by Dr. J.C. Krug and as a result, the herbarium has grown from about 500 collections in 1928 to its present holding estimated to be about half a million specimens. The collections and their responsibility were transferred to the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in June 1996. The TRTC is richest in Canadian material but has a worldwide representation. It holds many unique specimens (including approximately 1,000 Types) obtained from private herbaria, fieldwork by University of Toronto and ROM scholars, and also to some extent by local amateurs. An active exchange program with other herbaria has also added many exotic specimens to the collection, including 81 different sets of Exsiccatae from a variety of North American, European, and Asian sources. Its present holdings make TRTC one of the largest and most significant fungal repositories in North America with a wide taxonomic representation that covers all major groups of fungi and slime molds. The Royal Ontario Museum Fungarium is still active and continues to grow its collections under the direction of Dr. Jean-Marc Moncalvo. Resource Logo EML

Marie-Victorin Herbarium (MT)

peter.desmet@umontreal.ca — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:09:43 -0400

The Marie-Victorin Herbarium (MT) is the second largest university herbarium in Canada and Quebec, and ranks fourth among all Canadian herbaria. It includes about 620,000+ vascular plants and 50,000+ bryophytes. Half of the material is Canadian, but representation is global. This dataset includes the 135,000+ digitized specimens from the collection. Resource Logo EML

Lyman Entomological Museum (LEMQ)

amelie.gregoire-taillefer@mail.mcgill.ca — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:08:00 -0400

Insect and arachnid specimens deposited in the Lyman Entomological Museum, McGill University. Resource Logo EML

Jardin botanique de Montréal (JBM)

stephanemarc.bailleul@ville.montreal.qc.ca — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:07:13 -0400

The Jardin botanique de Montréal or Montreal Botanical Garden, is one of four municipal scientific museums committed to biodiversity and sustainable development. The botanical garden has approximately 22,000 taxa (species and cultivars) in culture in its 30 or so exterior thematic gardens and 10 exhibition greenhouses. The major exterior gardens include an arboretum, an alpine garden, a perennial and shade garden as well as Chinese, Japanese and First Nations Gardens. Greenhouses contain extensive orchid, aroid, begonia, gesneriad, bromeliad, succulent and fern collections. This dataset contains only the living and location non-sensitive specimens of the collection. Resource Logo EML

Herbier Louis-Marie (QFA) - Collection de plantes vasculaires

carole.sinou@gmail.com — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:05:34 -0400

The Louis-Marie Herbarium houses 750000 specimens among which 600000 are vascular plants. The collection also houses 135000 bryophytes and lichens, 13000 fungi as well as a collection of 2000 seeds. The Louis-Marie Herbarium prioritizes the collection of Arctic-alpine, subarctic and boreal species form Canada and the northern hemisphere. The digitization of the collection is a work in progress. This dataset includes more than 65000 specimens of vascular plants from the province of Quebec. / La collection de l'Herbier comprend au total près de 750000 spécimens dont 600000 plantes vasculaires, 135000 bryophytes et lichens, 13000 champignons ainsi qu'une collection de 2000 graines. L'Herbier accorde une priorité aux espèces arctiques-alpines, subarctiques et boréales du Canada et de l'hémisphère nord. Ce jeu de données comprend plus de 65000 spécimens de plantes vasculaires du Québec. Resource Logo EML

Green Plant Herbarium (TRT)

tim.dickinson@utoronto.ca — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:04:25 -0400

The Green Plant Herbarium holds in excess of 370,000 accessioned vascular plants. The collection, formerly at the University of Toronto, is now owned by the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) Department of Natural History. The Green Plant Herbarium comprises the former Vascular Plant Herbarium (also TRT) and the bryological collections that were housed in the Cryptogamic Herbarium (TRTC), hence the change of name. TRT also houses the algae that were formerly held at TRTC. Important collections include those of H. V. Begley, C. D. Bird, H. H. Brown, T. J. W. Burgess, R. F. Cain, P. M. Catling, F. Cook, T. A. Dickinson, J.-P. Frahm, F. C. Fyre, S. Hattori, M. Heimburger, J. C. Krug, M. Landon, J. Macoun, S. McKay-Kuja, J. K. Morton (personal herbarium, North American material), E. A. Moxley, J. B. Phipps, J. Riley, V. Schiffner, W. Scott, J. H. Soper, T. M. C. Taylor, J. Walker, W. Watson, A. White, J. White, and R. E. Whiting. Resource Logo EML

Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN)

peter.desmet@umontreal.ca — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:25:11 -0400

VASCAN is the Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (http://data.canadensys.net/vascan). It is a comprehensive and curated list of all vascular plants reported in Canada, Greenland (Denmark) and Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France). VASCAN is literature-based, though recent additions are sometimes specimen-based. For every core taxon (species, subspecies or variety) we provide the accepted scientific name (Latin), the accepted French and English vernacular names, and their synonyms/alternatives in Canada. We indicate the distribution status (native, introduced, etc.) of the plant for each province or territory, and the habit (tree, shrub, herb or vine) of the plant in Canada. For reported hybrids (nothotaxa or hybrid formulas), we also provide the hybrid parents, except for introduced hybrids. All taxa are linked to a classification. We refer to a source for all name, classification and distribution information. Resource Logo EML

University of British Columbia Herbarium (UBC) - Vascular Plant Collection

amber.saundry@botany.ubc.ca — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:53:12 -0500

This dataset includes all digitized vascular plants in the UBC collection, encompassing approximately 68% of the collection. The UBC Herbarium has one of the world's largest collections of British Columbia vascular plants and is worldwide in scope. At present, the collection includes more than 235,000 accessioned specimens. Resource Logo EML

University of British Columbia Herbarium (UBC) - Algae Collection

amber.saundry@botany.ubc.ca — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:27:35 -0500

This dataset includes all digitized algae in the UBC collection, encompassing approximately 80% of the collection. During the course of Robert Scagel’s academic career (1952-1986) and assisted by graduate students and postdoctoral fellows carrying out research on benthic marine algae, Scagel oversaw the expansion of the Phycological Herbarium to its present size of over 67,000 specimens. During this period, with support from U.B.C., the National Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Defence Research Board of Canada, the Fisheries Research Board of Canada, the Provincial Fisheries Department, the B.C. Research Council and the National Science Foundation (U.S.), collecting activities were carried out all along the Pacific Coast from central California to Alaska, including the Aleutian Islands as far west as Attu Island. Collections from these surveys were deposited in the Phycological Collection at U.B.C. The Alaska representation in the Phycological Collection has been significantly augmented since 1986 by donations from Sandra Lindstrom. Resource Logo EML

TRTE Herbarium (TRTE)

sasa.stefanovic@utoronto.ca — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:36:26 -0500

The TRTE Herbarium is administered and overseen by the Department of Biology at the University of Toronto at Mississauga. Our herbarium, founded in 1969, houses about 95,000 specimens of vascular plants, including the extensive collections of Paul F. Maycock and Peter W. Ball. Geographically, the herbarium’s main focus is on vascular plant specimens from Ontario, but important collections are also available from Québec and the Canadian high Arctic. Small quantities of specimens are available from all other regions of Canada, United States, Western Australia, New Zealand, and West Africa (Nigeria, Sierra Leone). Taxonomically, our herbarium is particularly strong in its representation of sedges (genus Carex), mainly from eastern Canada and, to a lesser extent, from elsewhere in Canada and the United States. Resource Logo EML

Ouellet-Robert entomological collection (QMOR)

peter.desmet@umontreal.ca — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:35:41 -0500

The Ouellet-Robert entomological collection (QMOR) is one of the larger Canadian university entomological collections and the second largest in Quebec. It comprises 1.5 million specimens, covering more than 20,000 species. Aquatic insects from many regions of the world are particularly well-represented. This dataset includes all 38,295 digitized specimens from the collection (192,000+ individuals), representing the orders Odonata, Trichoptera and Ephemeroptera. Resource Logo EML

Inventory of the Marie-Victorin Herbarium (MT)

peter.desmet@umontreal.ca — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:34:10 -0500

This dataset is an inventory of the 620,000+ vascular plant specimens of the Marie-Victorin Herbarium (MT). Bryophytes were not included in the inventory. The inventory was done in preparation for the move of the herbarium to the Université de Montréal Biodiversity Centre. Specimens were stored in 350 cases, each with 24 trays, holding one or more specimen folders. A folder contains specimens from the same genus and continent. North America is further divided in Canada, US and Central America. There are also separate folders for cultivated specimens. Specimens were counted per folder, so each record is a case-tray-genus-continent combination. Resource Logo EML

Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens (HIBG)

steve@acadiau.ca — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:24:56 -0500

The main collection of the Gardens is laid out in nine native habitats of the Acadian Forest Region. All of the plants found in these habitats are native species to the region. Other features of the Gardens include: Medicinal and Food Garden, Conservatory, Walled Garden and Experimental Garden. Resource Logo EML

E. C. Smith Herbarium (ACAD)

steve@acadiau.ca — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:23:50 -0500

Today, the E. C. Smith Herbarium contains over 200,000 specimens, including vascular plants, bryophytes, and fungi. It is the largest herbarium in Atlantic Canada and the first Canadian herbarium to have a digital database with scanned images of the collection. The Acadia Herbarium began as an initial gift to Dr. H. G. Perry of a small collection made by G. U. Hay of St. John, New Brunswick. Included in this collection were a few plants collected by J. Fowler of New Brunswick before he went to Queen's University. These first specimens were collected between 1868 and 1880. Some of the plants were cultivated and some were from the United States. Subsequently, in these early years, the additions were made chiefly through the work of Dr. H. G. Perry and his students. No records were available until the collection numbered some 6,000 sheets. Included in the 6,000, however, are a number of sheets from the Gray Herbarium Expeditions to Nova Scotia in 1920 and 1921. Of the specimens above the 6000 count, the majority have been added by the work of Dr. M. V. Roscoe and her students from 1928-1940 and Dr. H. P. Banks and his students from 1940-1946. In 1946 a large collection was being assembled by Mr. David Erskine, who catalogued the Flora of Wolfville and vicinity. During Dr. E. C. Smith's tenure at Acadia (1947-1971) the number of specimens grew from 20,000 sheets to over 70,000. In 1970, Acadia University's Board of Governors announced that the department's excellent collection of plants would be named the E. C. Smith Herbarium as tribute to him for his contributions to the collection. Resource Logo EML

Cercle des mycologues de Montréal Fungarium (CMMF)

raymond.archambault@gmail.com — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:24:36 -0500

The Cercle des mycologues de Montréal Fungarium is a relatively recent collection, founded in 1988. The collection holds fungi collected by Yves Lamoureux, scientific advisor of the Cercle des mycologues de Montréal (CMM - http://www.mycomontreal.qc.ca/) over a twenty years period, and by members of the CMM and other amateur mycological societies. It includes more than 5000 dried specimens of macrofungi (Fungi) and some slime molds (Amoebozoa, formerly Myxomycetes) of Quebec and neighbouring provinces/states, representing about 2000 species. Almost all specimens were photographed before drying. This dataset comprises all digitized specimens, links to the images, and their metadata. -- Le fongarium du Cercle des mycologues de Montréal est une collection relativement récente, créée en 1988. Elle réunit en majeure partie des champignons récoltés sur une période de vingt ans par Yves Lamoureux, conseiller scientifique du Cercle des mycologues de Montréal (CMM - http://www.mycomontreal.qc.ca/) et par des mycologues amateurs, membres du CMM ou autres. Le fongarium compte plus de 5000 spécimens séchés de macromycètes (Fungi) et quelques dizaines de myxomycètes (Amoebozoa) du Québec, et des provinces et états voisins, qui totalisent environ 2000 espèces. La plupart des spécimens ont été photographiés avant séchage. Cette ensemble de données inclut tous les spécimens numérisés avec les liens vers les photos (et leurs métadonnées). Resource Logo EML

Wildlife Sightings

paullindgreen@hotmail.com — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:26:09 -0400

Wildlife sightings data from http://www.WildlifeSightings.net . Nature enthusiasts, educators and non-profit organizations contribute wildlife sightings to a public citizen science database. Educators and non-profit groups use free online tools to manage their own wildlife surveys and citizen science projects. Resource Logo EML