Herbier Louis-Marie (QFA) (Université Laval-QFA)

The Louis-Marie Herbarium houses 750000 specimens among which 600000 are vascular plants. The collection also houses 135000 bryophytes and lichens, 13000 fungi as well as a collection of 2000 seeds. The Louis-Marie Herbarium prioritizes the collection of Arctic-alpine, subarctic and boreal species form Canada and the northern hemisphere. The digitization of the collection is a work in progress. This dataset includes more than 65000 specimens of vascular plants from the province of Quebec. / La collection de l'Herbier comprend au total près de 750000 spécimens dont 600000 plantes vasculaires, 135000 bryophytes et lichens, 13000 champignons ainsi qu'une collection de 2000 graines. L'Herbier accorde une priorité aux espèces arctiques-alpines, subarctiques et boréales du Canada et de l'hémisphère nord. Ce jeu de données comprend plus de 65000 spécimens de plantes vasculaires du Québec.

Curator: Juan Carlos Villarreal Aguilar, jcvil9@ulaval.ca (ORCID #: 0000-0002-0770-1446)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 20 September 2021
Digital Metadata: EML File
Rights Holder: Université Laval
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Collection Statistics
  • 176,578 specimen records
  • 111,058 (63%) georeferenced
  • 14,460 (8%) with images (14,461 total images)
  • 6,232 (4%) identified to species
  • 158 families
  • 232 genera
  • 273 species
  • 545 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Adiantum (1)
  • Pellaea (10)
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