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The Svalbard Plant Collection in the Arctic Herbarium at the University of Lancaster (LANC) The Svalbard plant collection in the Arctic herbarium at the University of Lancaster (LANC) Michael J. Y. Foley Faraday Building, Department of Biological Science, University of Lancaster, Lancaster LA1 4YA, U.K. [email protected] Details of preserved plant specimens collected from the Svalbard archipelago which are currently retained in the Arctic herbarium of the University of Lancaster herbarium (LANC) are given below. The Svalbard section is part of a larger collection which covers the whole of the arctic region. It is possible that at some date in the future the arctic collection may be housed elsewhere. A short paper outlining the background to, and details of, the collection is published in Watsonia 27 : 361–364 (2009) . In the list which follows, each of the individual collections is summarised. Details are taken directly from the sheets and include locality, date, collector and collection number, geographical coordinates (where known) and ecological notes. Where critical species have been determined or confirmed, this is also indicated. The taxonomic classification given is that of the original collector(s) and/or herbarium compiler and, in only a few cases, has this been modified or updated. Locality names are as given on the sheets and the systematic arrangement follows that currently in use in the arctic herbarium. Especially for non-critical species, where correct identification can be relied upon, it is hoped that this document will provide information to anyone interested in the collecting history, distribution, and ecology of Spitsbergen plants without having the necessity to physically search through all of the sheets in the collection. Abbreviations used are as follows: N = north; S = south; E = east; W = west; c. = circa, det. = determined/confirmed by: AOC. = A. O. Chater; ED = E. Dahl; AG = A. Game; MF = M. J. Y. Foley; GH = G. Halliday; EH = E. Hultén; KJ = K. Jacobsen; JL = J. Lid; BL = B. Lynge; AM = A. Melderis; JAN = J. A. Nannfeldt; TP = T. Prestø; AJR = A. J. Richards; IR = I. Rønning; PDS = P. D. Sell. Please note that a semi-colon [;] separates each collection. The specimens Lycopodium selago: Wijdefjorden, E side, bay 2 mile S of Femmilsjøen, 24.7.1963, A Neilson SN1073, 79 47N; 15 42E; Isfjorden, Boheman, 11.7.1962, S Manum; Isfjorden, S side of Advendalen, Todalen, 6.7.1965, M B W Halliday H504, 78 11N; 15 50E. Equisetum variegatum: van Mijenfjord (north side), mid-Reindalen, 3.8.1965, M B W Halliday H974, 78 02N; 16 18E, outwash fan below Battfjellet; near Sassendalen, 1970, J W Squier, found amongst moss above cliff; Wijdefjorden, E side, bay 2 mile S of Femmilsjøen, 24.7.1963, A Neilson SN1073, 79 47N; 15 42E; Isfjorden, Boheman, 11.7.1962, S Manum; Woodfjorden, valley on W side, 16.7.1963, A H Neilson SN1063, 79 25N; 13 43E, W side of valley, scree slopes 2 miles inland. Equisetum scirpoides: Adventfjorden, N side, 25.6.1963, A H Neilson SN1008, 78 16N; 15 40E; Isfjorden, Adventdalen, SW side, 28/9.7.1965, D P Spicer S/173, 78 11N; 15 48E; SW-facing scree slope; W side of Endalen Mouth, 100m; Longyearbyen, 14.7.2008, M J Y Foley 2403, c.78 13N 15 41E, well-drained sloping ground above steep valley just SE of Longyearbyen. Equisetum arvense: van Mijenfjord (north side), N side of Reindalen, 15.7.1965, R S Harper R49, Tverrdalen, mud patches below Langnosa; 78 01N; 16 02E; van Mijenfjord, N side, S side of mouth of Reindalen, 9.8.1965, D P Spicer S/226, 77 52N 15 40E, damp mossy hummocks to N of Littledalen, c.10m; Isfjorden, S side of Adventdalen, head of Todalen, 6.7.1965, M B W Halliday H 511, 78 06N; 15 48E, near hut; Isfjorden, lower part of Geerdalen, near hut, 22.8.1963, A H Neilson SN1098; Wijdefjorden, E side, bay 2 mile S of Femmilsjøen, 24.7.1963, A H Neilson SN1073, 79 47N; 15 42E; NE side of Austfjorden, south Ny Friesland, 3.8.1964, D P Spicer S/A/a/202, 79 07N 16 11E, W side of hills to N of Austfjordenhytta, stream side; Isfjorden, Boheman, 18.7.1962, S Manum; van Mijenfjorden, N side, Sveagruva, 2.8.1968, K Vaughton A45, 77 54N 16 44E, in damp moss; Sassendalen, near, 1970, J W Squier, growing amongst moss above cliff. Cystopteris fragilis: Liefdefjorden, head of, 12/16.8.1966, S M Cobb & C Martell, det.GH, 79 37N; 12 40E, between hut & Wulffberget, below kittiwake rock; Isfjorden SW, S end of Grønfjorden, 29.8.1965, D P Spicer S/294, 77 58N 14 17E, S-facing cliff ledge above terminal moraine, 100m. Salix polaris : NE of Austfjorden, south Ny Friesland, 6.8.1964, D P Spicer S/A/a/58, 79 06N, 16 18E, coast to N of meltstream of Tryggvebreen, damp flats; E of Raudfjorden, 14.7.1964, D P Spicer S/B/--, 79 50N 12 25E, betwen Jermaktangen & Boskayerhuken, 50m, N-facing slope by hut; van Mijenfjorden (N side), N side of Reindalen, 16.7.1965, D P Spicer S/80, 78 00N 15 50E, W side Gangdalen, to S of Lågsnytbekken, E-facing bank; Isfjorden, S side of Adventdalen, west side of Todalen, 26.7.1965, M B W Halliday H846, 78 11N 15 51E, raised beach, mouth of Todalen, W side; Ny Friesland, to S of Mossel-Halvöya, 24.7.1964, D P Spicer S/NF/k, 79 50N 16 25E, N side of Instadegga valley by tributary stream, halfway between glacier and lake; Isfjorden, Boheman, 18.7.1962, S Manum; Wijdefjorden, Landingsdalen, N side Vestfjorden, 3.8.1963, A H Neilson SN1091, 79 09N 15 32E, scree near river bank; Longyearbyen, 13/15.7.2007, M J Y Foley 2301, c.78 13N 15 40E, tundra. Salix reticulata: head of Liefdefjorden, between hut and Wulffberget, 12.8.1966, S M Cobb & C Martell, GH, 79 37N 12 40E, several speciemens on damp steep ground beneath kittiwake cliff; Isfjorden, Revneset NE of mouth of Adventfjorden, 24.7.1962, S Manum; Wijdefjorden, Landingsdalen (N side). Vestfjorden, 3.8.1963, A H Neilson SN1090, 79 09N 15 32E, Dryas fjeldmark. Betula nana: Isfjorden, S side of Adventdalen, Todalen, 6.7.1965, M B W Halliday H502, 78 11N 15 50E; herb bank. Koenigia islandica: Adventfjorden, Longyearbyen, 23.7.1962, S Manum; Isfjord, SW side of Adventfjorden, 21.7.1965, R S Harper R82, 78 12N 15 42E, east of mouth of Longyeardalen, mud flats SE of Eriophorum heath; ‘duplicate ex herb Oslo’ sin loc., s.d. (possiblly from Adventfjord area?). Oxyria digyna: Isfjorden, Cap Boheman, 7.7.1962, S Manum; van Mijenfjorden, N side, Sveagruva, 2.8.1968, K Vaughton A27, 77 54N 16 44E, dry pebbly glacial deposits; van Mijenfjorden, N side of Reindalen, Gangdalen (E side), 9.7.1965, R S Harper R15, 78 00N 15 54E, extremely fine shale scree slope, SW-facing, to W of snout of Langnosen; Wijdefjorden, Dixon Land, E of Vestfjorden, 8.8.1964, D P Spicer S/D/b/9, 79 08N 15 42E, mouth of river to S of Petermannfjellet, W-facing damp depression; Wijdefjorden, to S of Sorbreen, 12.8.1964, D P Spicer S/NF/s/1, 79 28N 15 57E, by lake in valley, S-facing damp slope; Red Lake valley, Red Bay [Raudfjorden], 26.7.1899, W S Bruce. Polygonum viviparum: van Mijenfjorden, N side; Reindalen, 10.7.1965, R S Harper R19, 78 00N 15 54E, rocky platform below scree slopes, E of Gangdalen below Langnosa; near Vindodden, 1970, J W Squier, amongst rich vegetation on raised beach; van Mijenfjorden (N side), Sveagruva, 2.8.1968, K Vaughton A26, dry pebbly glacial deposits; Isfjorden, S side of Adventdalen, mouth of Todalen (W side), 27.7.1965, M B W Halliday H891, 78 11N 15 51E, raised beach; Calypsobyen ved Recherchefjorden, 9.8.1962, S Manum; Wijdefjorden, Vestfjorden, Landingsdalen (N side), 3.8.1963, A H Neilson SN1087, 79 09N 15 36E, scree slope. Arenaria ciliata: Isfjorden, SW side Adventdalen, E of mouth Longyeardalen, 21.7.1965, R S Harper R81, 78 12N 15 42E, dry ridge with Minuartia rubella ; Wijdefjorden (E side), N side of Cookdalen, 2 miles inland, 14.8.1963, A H Neilson SN1094, 79 17N 16 04E, S-facing scree. Arenaria pseudofrigida : Kongsfjorden, Ny London opposite Ny Alesund, 27.8.1964, D P Spicer S/Ec/c, 78 58N 12 05E; SW Austfjorden, S Ny Friesland, N of Jaderindalen mouth, 2.8.1964, D P Spicer S/O/a/1, 78 55N 16 22E, damp flats. Cerastium arcticum var arcticum: S side of Reindalen, gorge in Litledalen, 9.8.1965, D P Spicer S/225, EH, 77 52N 15 44E, S-facing rock and shale on side of gorge; Vindodden, raised beach amongst moss, 1970, J W Squier. Cerastium arcticum var. vestitum: Liefdefjorden, Worsleyneset, 5-6.8.1966, S M Cobb & C Martell, det.GH, 79 44N 13 35E, fjeldmark, frequent though scattered;Reinsdynflya, 30.7.1963, A Jenkinson SJ503, det.EH, 79 48N 13 00E, skua heap on marsh; N Ny Friesland on Mosselbukta peninsula, 2.7.1964, D P Spicer S/NF/a/2, det.EH, 79 53N 16 04E, damp shingle; Jernaktangen, 22.7.1963, A H Neilson SN1072, det.EH, 79 51N 12 14E, bird cliffs; Woodfjorden, valley on W side, 16.7.1963, A H Neilson SN1064, det.EH, 79 25N 13 43E, scree slopes 2 miles inland (also from river outwash fan SN1065); van Mijenfjorden, E side of Kalbukta, entrance to Litledalen, 12.7.1965, M B W Halliday H555, det.EH, 77 52N 15 44E.
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