University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium (ALTA-VP)

doi:10.18165/qssyvr

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium (ALTA-VP)

Citation

University of Alberta Museums, Becker-Burns A, Mallalieu K (2025). University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium (ALTA-VP). Version 10.101. University of Alberta Museums. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.18165/qssyvr accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-10-13.

Description

The Vascular Plant Herbarium is a research and teaching resource for the study of evolution, diversity, distribution and ecology of cordilleran, prairie, arctic and alpine plants. It is the largest herbarium of its kind in Alberta, and the third largest in Western Canada. Founded in 1912, the herbarium holds more than 120,000 specimens dating from 1835 to the present and is built upon the collecting activities of faculty members and students, as well as the acquisition of outstanding amateur collections. Though global in scope, the strength of the collection lies in plants of Alberta and northern Canada.

Taxonomic Coverages

The following taxonomic groups make up >10% of the collection: Plantae, Angiospermae, Eudicots, Monocots, Poales, Asterales, Poaceae, Cyperaceae, Asteraceae, Carex

Plantae
common name: Plants rank: kingdom
Angiospermae
common name: Angiosperms rank: unranked
Eudicots
rank: unranked
Monocots
rank: unranked
Poales
rank: order
Asterales
rank: order
Poaceae
common name: Grasses rank: family
Cyperaceae
common name: Sedges rank: family
Asteraceae
common name: Asters, Daisies, Composites, Sunflowers rank: family
Carex
common name: Sedges rank: genus

Geographic Coverages

Global, North America, Canada, United States, Alberta

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

University of Alberta Museums
originator
Rutherford South 3-20, 11204-89 Avenue NW
Edmonton
T6G 2J4
Alberta
CA
Telephone: 780-492-5834
email: museums@ualberta.ca
homepage: https://www.ualberta.ca/en/museums/index.html

Alyssa Becker-Burns
metadata author
position: Assistant Director Collections Management
University of Alberta Museums
Rutherford South 3-20, 11204-89 Avenue NW
Edmonton
T6G 2J4
Alberta
CA
Telephone: 780-492-3871
email: becker1@ualberta.ca
homepage: https://www.ualberta.ca/en/museums/index.html

Katherine Mallalieu
metadata author
position: Collections Management Advisor
University of Alberta Museums
Rutherford South 3-20, 11204-89 Avenue NW
Edmonton
T6G 2J4
Alberta
CA
Telephone: 780-492-6271
email: mallalie@ualberta.ca
homepage: https://www.ualberta.ca/en/museums/index.html

Alyssa Becker-Burns
custodian steward
position: Assistant Director Collections Management
University of Alberta Museums
Rutherford South 3-20, 11204-89 Avenue NW
Edmonton
T6G 2J4
Alberta
CA
Telephone: 780-492-3871
email: becker1@ualberta.ca
homepage: https://www.ualberta.ca/en/museums/index.html

Jocelyn Hall
curator
position: Curator
University of Alberta
CW 405, Biological Sciences Bldg., University of Alberta
Edmonton
T6G 2E9
Alberta
CA
Telephone: 780-492-8611
email: jocelyn.hall@ualberta.ca
homepage: https://www.ualberta.ca/science/about-us/contact-us/faculty-directory/jocelyn-hall
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8889-7892

Kate St. Onge
curator
position: Assistant Curator
University of Alberta
CW 405, Biological Sciences Bldg., University of Alberta
Edmonton
T6G 2E9
Alberta
CA
Telephone: 780-492-5523
email: krstonge@ualberta.ca
homepage: https://apps.ualberta.ca/directory/person/krstonge

Katherine Mallalieu
custodian steward
position: Collections Management Advisor
University of Alberta Museums
Rutherford South 3-20, 11204-89 Avenue NW
Edmonton
T6G 2J4
Alberta
CA
Telephone: 780-492-6271
email: mallalie@ualberta.ca
homepage: https://www.ualberta.ca/en/museums/index.html

Jocelyn Hall
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
University of Alberta
CW 405, Biological Sciences Bldg., University of Alberta
Edmonton
T6G 2E9
Alberta
CA
Telephone: 780-492-8611
email: jocelyn.hall@ualberta.ca
homepage: https://apps.ualberta.ca/directory/person/jocelyn1
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8889-7892