University of Lancaster

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  • Name

    University of Lancaster

  • Herbarium Code

    LANC

  • Current Status

    Inactive

  • Address

    Herbarium
    Department of Biological Sciences
    Institute of Environmental and Natural Sciences
    University of Lancaster
    Lancaster, England LA1 4YQ
    U.K.

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Vascular plants and bryophytes

    Geography: Europe and Arctic

  • Notes

    Updated Mar 2015. The Lancaster University herbarium (c.35,000 sheets) was transferred to Tullie House Museum (CLE) in March 2014. The arctic element of the LANCS collection went to RBGE with the exception of Greenland material which is in CLE.

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  • Number of Specimens

    45000

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

    1964

  • Updated

    /03/2015

  • Important Collectors

    J. E. Woodhead, E. A. Hodgson, N. V. Polunin, A. E. Ellis, R. Stokoe