The National Herbarium of Canada is housed within the Canadian Museum of Nature. The plant collections of the Geological and Natural History Survey of Canada were officially incorporated into the museum in 1882. There are four distinct collections:
- Vascular plant collection with 575,000 specimens, including about 2500 type specimens.
- Lichen collection with 111,500 catalogued specimens, including about 750 type specimens.
- Bryophyte collection contains approximately 225,000 moss, 25,000 hepatics, and 950 type specimens.
- Algae collection, known as the National Phycology Collection of Canada contains approximately 65,000 specimens, and 300 type specimens.
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