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| Address: | 1001 Valley Life Sciences Building MC 2465
Berkeley
CA 94720-2465 |
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| County: | Alameda County |
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| City: | Berkeley |
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| Abbreviation: | UC |
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| Status: | Active |
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| Organization: | University of California |
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| Founded: | 1872 |
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| Function: | Research, teaching, public service/outreach, identification and botanical training. |
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| Specialization: | World-wide herbarium with specialization in western North America, the Pacific Basin, South America, and South Africa (marine algae). Important collections include W. H. Brewer, State Geological Collections; T. S. and K. Brandegee, California and Mexico; Joseph P. Tracy Herbarium, northwestern California; Milo S. Baker, Viola of North America and Mexico; W. A. Setchell and N. L. Gardner, algae collections. Algae collections include all collections previously held by the University of California at Los Angeles, Dudley Herbarium at Stanford, the California Academy of Sciences, and the Missouri Botanical Garden. |
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| Incorporated Herbaria: | Algae of AHFH (55 000 specimens), CAS, DS, and MO |C. J. Humphrey polypores (2000 types) | California Geological Survey |
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| Important Collections: | A. M. Alexander, R. M. Austin, E. B. Babcock, H. E. Bailey, V. Bailey, M. S. Baker, C. R. Ball, A. A. Beetle, C. Belshaw, W. C. Blasdale, H. N. Bolander, L. Bonar, T. S. Brandegee, K. Brandegee, W. H. Brewer, J. Burtt-Davy, A. Carter, J. Clemens, I. W. Clokey, L. Constance, E. B. Copeland, E. Y. Dawson, V. Duran, S. Earle, C. Epling, B. Ertter, W. J. Eyerdam, N. L. Gardner, T. H. Goodspeed, E. L. Greene, H. M. Hall, M. P. Harthill, R. F. Hoover, O. B. Horton, M. A. Howe, C. J. Humphrey, P. C. Hutchison, B. Kasapligil, L. Kellogg, E. Lee, J. G. Lemmon, H. Lint, H. L. Mason, T. T. McCabe, H. E. McMinn, E. D. Merrill, Y. E. J. Mexia, J. L. Morrison, E. Morse, D. Norris, G. F. Papenfuss, H. E. Parks, J. Proskauer, C. A. Purpus, J. F. C. Rock, E. Rosenstock,J. Ruygt J. D. Salmon, W. A. Setchell, H. K. Sharsmith, J. Shevock, H. Stork, J. P. Tracy, T. E. Weier, J. West, F. Woytkowski, H. E. Hasse, A. W. C. T. Herre, F. McFadden, D. R. Reynolds, R. B. Setzer, P. C. Silva, B. C. Tan, D. W. Taylor, W. R. Taylor. |
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| Personnel: | Brent Mishler, Director
Andrew Doran, Administrative Curator
John L. Strother, Curator of Compositae
Alan R. Smith, Curator of Pteridophytes
Paul C. Silva, Curator of Algae
Barbara Ertter, Curator of Western North American Flora
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| Telephone Number: | 001-510-642-2465 |
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| Email Address: | andrewdoran@berkeley.edu |
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| Contact Persons: | Andrew Doran |
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| URL: | ucjeps.berkeley.edu/ |
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| Vascular Plants: | 1500000 |
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| Bryophytes: | 225000 |
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| Algae: | 400000 |
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| Fungi: | 200000 |
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| Note: | Updated June 2007. JEPS housed with UC but not interfiled. Loans automatically pulled from both herbaria. Specimens from Jepson Herbarium should be cited as JEPS. GOD housed separately in volumes & oversized sheets. Cite as GOD in UC. |
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| Date Entry Updated: | 25 Jul 2007 |
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| Entry Updated By: | Andy Doran |
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