Canadian Museum of Nature

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  • Name

    Canadian Museum of Nature

  • Herbarium Code

    CANA

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Paul Hamilton, Research Assistant

  • Contact

    [1] 613 364 4082
    Fax: [1] 613 364 4027
    Email: phamilton@nature.ca

  • Address

    National Herbarium of Canada
    Phycology Section
    Canadian Museum of Nature
    1740 Pink Road, Aylmer, Québec
    Gatineau, Quebec J9J 3N7
    Canada

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Canadian Arctic macroalgae and microalgae; freshwater lakes microalgae

    Geography: Canadian Arctic, Ontario

  • Notes

    Updated Sep 2017 (coordinates).

  • Feedback

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  • Number of Specimens

    51500

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

    1882

  • Updated

    30/07/2019

  • Incorporated Herbaria

    CCO algae.

  • Important Collectors

    D. F. Charles, P. B. Hamilton, S. I. C. Hsiao, R. K. S. Lee, S. Lichti-Federovitch, J. Macoun, R. Pienitz, N. V. Polunin, M. Poulin, J. P. Smol