R. L. McGregor Herbarium Vascular Plants Collection

Andrew Bentley

doi:10.15468/htptzr

R. L. McGregor Herbarium Vascular Plants Collection

Citation

Bentley A, Morse C (2025). R. L. McGregor Herbarium Vascular Plants Collection. University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/htptzr accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-10-13.

Description

The R. L. McGregor Herbarium houses approximately 400,000 vascular plant specimens. The majority of these comprise exsiccatae, but the collection also includes seed, boxed, and fluid-preserved specimens. The collection is focused on the Central Grassland region of North America, with specimens from the Great Plains comprising approximately two-thirds of the collection. Families with especially strong taxonomic and geographic representation include Asteraceae, Cyperaceae, Fabaceae, Juncaceae, Lemnaceae, Plantaginaceae, and Poaceae.

Sampling Description

Method steps

Additional info

http://biodiversity.ku.edu/research/university-kansas-biodiversity-institute-data-publication-and-use-norms

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Sixty-five percent of the collection represents the flora of the grassland biome of central North America.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Andrew Bentley
originator
position: Bioinformatics Manager
University of Kansas, Biodiversity Institute
1345 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence
66045
KS
US
Telephone: +1 (785) 864-3863
email: abentley@ku.edu
homepage: https://biodiversity.ku.edu

Caleb Morse
metadata author
position: Collection Manager
University of Kansas, Biodiversity Institute
R.L. McGregor Herbarium, Bridwell Botanical Research Lab, 2045 Constant Ave.
Lawrence
66045
KS
US
Telephone: +1 (785) 864-4493
email: cmorse@ku.edu
homepage: https://biodiversity.ku.edu/botany

Craig Freeman
curator
position: Curator
University of Kansas, Biodiversity Institute
R.L McGregor Herbarium, Bridwell Botanical Research Lab, 2045 Constant Ave.
Lawrence
66045
KS
US
Telephone: +1 (785) 864-3453
email: ccfree@ku.edu
homepage: https://biodiversity.ku.edu/botany

Caleb Morse
administrative point of contact
position: Collection Manager
University of Kansas, Biodiversity Institute
R.L. McGregor Herbarium, Bridwell Botanical Research Lab, 2045 Constant Ave.
Lawrence
66045
KS
US
Telephone: +1 (785) 864-4493
email: cmorse@ku.edu
homepage: https://biodiversity.ku.edu/botany

Craig Freeman
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
University of Kansas, Biodiversity Institute
R.L. McGregor Herbarium, Bridwell Botanical Research Lab, 2045 Constant Ave.
Lawrence
66045
KS
US
Telephone: +01 (785) 864-3453
email: ccfree@ku.edu
homepage: https://biodiversity.ku.edu/botany