University of California, Davis

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  • Name

    University of California, Davis

  • Herbarium Code

    DAV

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Alison Colwell, Curator, aelcolwell@ucdavis.edu
    Teri Barry, Collections Manager, tcbarry@ucdavis.edu

  • Contact

    [1] 530 752 1091
    Email: aelcolwell@ucdavis.edu

  • Address

    UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity
    Plant Sciences
    College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
    University of California, Davis
    See notes field for details on mailing packages to DAV
    http://herbarium.ucdavis.edu

  • CITES

    07US148935/9

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Broad taxonomic coverage with strengths in , , Euphorbiaceae, and Poaceae.

    Geography: Worldwide, with emphasis on California and neotropics (especially Ecuador and Baja California); Mediterranean-climate regions; alpine flora of western North America

  • Notes

    For Courier packages (Fed Ex, UPS), use our physical address: UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity, 1026 Sciences Laboratory Building, 505 Hutchison Drive, Davis, CA, 95616. For US Postal Service use: UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity, Plant Sciences M.S. 7, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616 A permit (PPQ588) is now required to import herbarium specimens (including our own return loans) from outside the US. IMPORTANT NOTE: Regulations have recently changed. It is necessary to contact us in advance of sending any shipments from outside the US in order to obtain the required permit and mailing labels. AHUC intercalated with DAV, but should still be cited as AHUC. Number of specimens cited for DAV includes AHUC and DAVH. DAV named John M. Tucker Herbarium in 1986; however the consolidated herbaria (DAV, AHUC, and DAVH) are now known as UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity. Library includes botanical libraries of J. Tucker, B. Crampton, J. Major, L. C. Wheeler, and G. L. Webster. PLEASE NOTE that in general DAV is no longer accepting unsolicited exchange, however, we are interested in new weeds of the U.S., rare plants of California, and other species that would help complete our collections. Please inquire in advance if you wish to send specimens.

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  • Number of Specimens

    300000

  •   Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged
    Algae
    Bryophytes
    Fungi/Lichens
    Pteridophytes
    Seed Plants
  • Date Founded

    1885 (Viticulture Herbarium), 1913 (UC Grass, Legume, and Agronomy Herbarium), 1920 (UC Davis Botany Herbarium)

  • Updated

    07/05/2020

  • Associated Institution

    University of California, Davis

  • Incorporated Herbaria

    AHUC (55 000 specimens) in 1988;
    DAVH (8000 specimens);
    UC Viticulture Herbarium (2000 specimens)

  • Important Collectors

    B. Baldwin, A. Beetle, F. Bowcutt, D. Burge, M. Burke, R. Chetelat, B. Crampton, E. Dean, E. Ekman, K. Esau, R. Gankin, C. Heiser, D. Kyhos, L. Gottlieb, G. F. Hrusa, P. Kennedy, H. Kennedy, A. Leiser, J. Major, J. McCaskill, G. Muth, R. Myatt, H. Olmo, R. Preston, C. Rick, W. W. Robbins, J. Ruygt, M. Sanderson, P. Smith, A. Solomeshch, G. L. Stebbins, D. Taylor, J. M. Tucker, E. Twisselmann, G. Webster