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Description: | Warwickshire flora, 'A Computer-Mapped Flora' voucher specimens, nineteenth century British flora
The herbarium collection comprises around 18,500 pressed and mounted specimens of British plants
The collection was first set up by the Warwickshire Natural History and Archaeological Society (WNHAS) in 1836 and contains specimens dating back to around 1805.
Victorian specimens transferred from WNHAS account for about half the collection. Around a quarter of the material was collected as voucher specimens for ÃA Computer-Mapped FloraÃ' in the 1950s and 60s. This flora, published in 1971, was the first of its kind to used computerised methods for mapping botanical records. Over 80% of the specimens in the main collection were found in Warwickshire and new material continues to be brought in by local collectors to be incorporated into the herbarium.
The Herbarium also features a number of smaller sub collections including over 1000 Victorian specimens from the Rugby School Natural History Society, around 300 specimens from Aston University Herbarium, 200 from Leamington College Herbarium, and several boxes from D.A. Cadbury, J.F. Woolman and M.C. Clark are also part of the herbarium. | Subjects: | Flora Plants Wild plants | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | FAX: | 01926 419 840 | Telephone: | 01926 412 500 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:8687 | Go to resource |
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