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Plant Collection, Identification, and Herbarium Procedures

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Plant specimens are fundamental to taxonomic teaching and research. Methods of collection, preparation (pressing and drying), and identification of plants specimens are itemized. The herbarium is the storehouse for pressed and dried plant specimens and serves as a reference centre, data storehouse, and source for research materials. Herbarium procedures concerning arranging, attaching, labelling, and accessioning of individual plant specimens are presented. Step-by-step herbarium operational procedures are detailed regarding the preservation, handling and filing of herbarium specimens, and protocols governing loans and exchanges with other herbaria.

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Lynne Perras for proofreading the manuscript. As well, we would like to thank Lynne Lassiter for providing illustrations of Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW., T2N 1N4, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    Bonnie Smith & C.C. Chinnappa

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  1. Bonnie Smith
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Correspondence to Bonnie Smith .

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, CALGARY, Alberta, Canada

    Edward Chee Tak Yeung

  2. Department of Plant Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

    Claudio Stasolla

  3. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

    Michael John Sumner

  4. Center for Basic Research in Digestive Disease, Mayo Clinic , Rochester, Minnesota, USA

    Bing Quan Huang

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Smith, B., Chinnappa, C. (2015). Plant Collection, Identification, and Herbarium Procedures. In: Yeung, E., Stasolla, C., Sumner, M., Huang, B. (eds) Plant Microtechniques and Protocols. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19944-3_30

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