Bjorå C.S., Bendiksby M., Løfall B.P., Johannesen L.E. & Timdal E.
(2023):
Collections of Arctic Plants, Lichens, and Fungi in the Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway,
Collections,
19(3): 155019062311717 [17 p.]
The Arctic has been, and is, an area of focus for the botanical and fungal (lichenized fungi included) collections at the Natural History Museum of Oslo. These collections house more than 233,000 unique Arctic specimens, the oldest dating back more than two centuries. The vascular plants account for 63 percent, lichens 30 percent, and fungi 7 percent. The Arctic collections have a circumpolar representation with emphasis on mainland Norway (48 percent) and Svalbard (13 percent), followed by Arctic …
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