University of Victoria Herbarium

The University of Victoria Herbarium (UVIC) was founded by Dr. Marc Bell in the early 1960s and is associated with the UVic Department of Biology. The collection continues to expand through undergraduate and graduate student collections, faculty research and staff field collecting. The herbarium at UVic is used for teaching and is available for consultation by all students, faculty and staff at the university and by the general public.

The UVic collection includes vascular plants (~50,000 specimens), bryophytes and lichens mainly from British Columbia (especially Vancouver Island), but also from nearby areas including Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alberta, and the Yukon. The collection houses a large collection of North American asters (Asteraceae), especially the genera Eucephalus and Symphyotrichum. Special collections include those of Arctic plants (Dewline Collection), lacustrine aquatics and macrophytes and marine algae. Other resources include a small reference library (non-circulating) and a collection of B.C. topographic maps (mostly 1:50,000).

Materials contributed by University of Victoria Herbarium (UVIC):

• Specimens