McGill University Herbarium Database
Citation
Waterway M, Martins K, Larocque G, Reemeyer J, Beauregard F (2024). McGill University Herbarium Database. Version 2.2. McGill University. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.5886/srzbj7 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-12.Description
The McGill University Herbarium currently comprises about 140,000 accessioned sheets, including specimens from the McGill College and Macdonald College Herbaria. It was founded in 1856 with the gift of over 500 specimens collected by Dr. A.F. Holmes in Montreal in the early 1820's and is rich in 19th century collections from North America. More recent collections from Quebec, Ontario, and the circumpolar Arctic, including Greenland and Siberia, form the core of the collection. A large collection of Cyperaceae, especially temperate and arctic Carex worldwide, serve as vouchers for DNA sequence data. The database includes about 20,000 records currently digitized from the McGill University Herbarium.Sampling Description
Method steps
Taxonomic Coverages
The most well represented families in the dataset include 1) Cyperaceae, 2) Lamiaceae and 3) Liliaceae.
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Alismataceae
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Amaranthaceae
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Amaryllidaceae
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Apiaceae
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Araceae
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Araliaceae
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Asparagaceae
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Aspleniaceae
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Asteraceae
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Blechnaceae
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Boraginaceae
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Brassicaceae
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Butomaceae
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Cactaceae
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Campanulaceae
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Cannabaceae
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Caprifoliaceae
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Caryophyllaceae
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Celastraceae
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Colchicaceae
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Cupressaceae
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Cyperaceae
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Cyrillaceae
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Dennstaedtiaceae
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Droseraceae
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Dryopteridaceae
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Equisetaceae
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Fabaceae
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Gentianaceae
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Geraniaceae
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Gesneriaceae
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Globulariaceae
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Goodeniaceae
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Grossulariaceae
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Haloragaceae
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Hamamelidaceae
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Hippuridaceae
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Hydrangeaceae
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Hydrocharitaceae
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Hydrophyllaceae
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Hypericaceae
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Icacinaceae
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Iridaceae
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Isoetaceae
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Juglandaceae
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Julianaceae
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Juncaceae
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Juncaginaceae
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Krameriaceae
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Labiatae
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Lamiaceae
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Lentibulariaceae
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Liliaceae
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Liliaecae
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Lycopodiaceae
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Lythraceae
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Malvaceae
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Melanthiaceae
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Menyanthaceae
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Nymphaeaceae
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Onagraceae
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Onocleaceae
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Ophioglossaceae
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Orchidaceae
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Orobanchaceae
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Osmundaceae
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Parnassiaceae
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Penthoraceae
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Pinaceae
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Plantaginaceae
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Poaceae
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Polygonaceae
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Polypodiaceae
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Pontederiaceae
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Potamogetonaceae
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Pteridaceae
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Ranunculaceae
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Rosaceae
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Rubiaceae
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Ruppiaceae
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Rutaceae
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Salicaceae
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Sapindaceae
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Sarraceniaceae
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Saururaceae
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Saxifragaceae
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Scheuchzeriaceae
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Selaginellaceae
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Smilacaceae
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Solanaceae
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Thelypteridaceae
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Thymelaeaceae
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Typhaceae
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Urticaceae
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Verbenaceae
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Violaceae
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Woodsiaceae
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Xanthorrhoeaceae
Geographic Coverages
The range encompassed is global but the majority of specimens are from Canada (especially QC), the United States, Greenland and Siberia
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Marcia Waterwayoriginator
position: Retired
McGill University
CA
email: marcia.waterway@mcgill.ca
Kyle Martins
originator
position: NA
NA
CA
email: kyle.tmartins@gmail.com
Guillaume Larocque
originator
position: Research Professional
Quebec Centre for Biodiversity Sciences
Biology Dept., McGill, 1205 ave Dr. Penfield
Montreal
H3A 1B1
Quebec
CA
Telephone: 5143878719
email: guillaume.larocque@mcill.ca
homepage: http://qcbs.ca/resources/research-professionals/research-professional-guillaume-larocque-phd/
Jessica Reemeyer
originator
McGill University
CA
Frieda Beauregard
originator
position: Academic Associate, Curator McGill University Herbarium
McGill University
21,111 Lakeshore Road
Ste. Anne-de-Bellevue
H9X3V9
Québec
CA
Telephone: 5143987864
email: frieda.beauregard@mcgill.ca
homepage: http://www.mcgill.ca/herbarium
Marcia Waterway
metadata author
position: Associate Professor (retired)
McGill University
Plant Science Dept., 21,111 Lakeshore Road
Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue
H9X 3V9
Quebec
CA
Telephone: 5147577864
email: marcia.waterway@mcgill.ca
Frieda Beauregard
metadata author
position: Academic Associate, Curator McGill University Herbarium
McGill University
21,111 Lakeshore Road
Montreal
H9X3V9
Quebec
CA
Telephone: 5143987864
email: frieda.beauregard@mcgill.ca
homepage: http://www.mcgill.ca/herbarium
Guillaume Larocque
administrative point of contact
position: Research Professional
Quebec Centre for Biodiversity Sciences
BIology Dept., McGill, 1205 ave Dr. Penfield
Montreal
H3A 1B1
Quebec
CA
Telephone: 5143988719
email: guillaume.larocque@mcgill.ca
homepage: http://qcbs.ca/resources/research-professionals/research-professional-guillaume-larocque-phd/
Frieda Beauregard
administrative point of contact
position: Academic Associate, Curator McGill University Herbarium
McGill University
21111 Lakeshore Road, Plant Science
Ste. Anne-De-Bellevue
H9X 3V9
Quebec
CA
email: frieda.beauregard@mcgill.ca