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  • Name

    Yukon Government

  • Herbarium Code

    BABY

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Contact

    8676332479
    Fax: [1] 867 393 6263
    Email: brbennett@klondiker.com

  • Address

    B. A. Bennett Herbarium
    Yukon Government
    33 Chinook Lane
    Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5Y2
    Canada
    http://www.pnwherbaria.org

  • CITES

    CA10YTW1

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Vascular plants

    Geography: Yukon Territory; Beringian and Circumboreal; Alaska, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Nunavut, and Northwest Territories

  • Notes

    B.A. Bennett Herbarium contains only Vascular Plants. With more than 5400 Yukon specimens it is one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of vascular plants from Yukon. Visiting researchers and students are encouraged to use the herbaria. The library includes all significant northern floras including floras of Russian, Scandinavia, Europe, Canada, and the Pacific Northwest. Additional resources include over 4000 reprints primarily of literature relevant to the Yukon flora, including many historical accounts. Significant exchanges are currently made with UBC, ALA, CAN, DAO and to a lesser extent ALTA, ETST, UAAH, V, and WTU.

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  • Number of Specimens

    10952

  •   Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged
    Algae 7 7
    Bryophytes
    Fungi/Lichens
    Pteridophytes 459 459 250
    Seed Plants 10486 10486 4500
  • Date Founded

    1996

  • Updated

    03/06/2019

  • Important Collectors

    B. A. Bennett, P. P. Caswell, A. Ceska, M. J. Oldham, R. Rosie, S. Withers