Asteraceae of the N.C.W. Beadle Herbarium

Abstract

The 'Asteraceae of the N.C.W. Beadle Herbarium' collection aims to contribute to the discovery, description and analysis of this important cosmopolitan family of eudicots across the world, with special focus on the Flora of the New England region of New South Wales, Australia through collection, exchange, curation and study of high quality herbarium specimens and associated activities and collections based at the N.C.W. Beadle Herbarium. A particular local focus has been on Xerochrysum.

The N.C.W. Beadle Herbarium holds 5,551 specimens of Asteraceae, of which 5,236 were collected in Australia. The collection includes 946 species of Asteraceae, and 260 genera. Specimens have been collected from all Australian states and territories. Specimens from outside Australia have been collected in Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Canada, China, Congo, Cuba, Denmark, Fiji, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Switzerland, and the United States of America.

The specimen sheet collection of the N.C.W. Beadle Herbarium is databased and available to registered users for online data entry and data query. Records include most standard herbarium label fields (see http://www.une.edu.au/herbarium/collecting.php) as used across Australia (e.g. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/herbarium/collecting/field-note-book.html) including name, collector(s), locality and habitat.