Digitized holdings of AAFC’s National Collection of Vascular Plants (DAO)

Digitized DAO accessions from natural occurrences, cultivated, and hybrid specimens. Records are in various stages of review and completion. This dataset will be updated as digitization continues. Countries of collection follow guidance from the Government of Canada resource “Data Reference Standard on Countries, Territories, and Geographic areas” available online: https://ouvert.canada.ca/data/dataset/cac6fd9f-594a-4bcd-bf17-10295812d4c5/resource/bdb33e8c-53ef-4bae-9493-35f343191c02.

Dataset Type: Occurrence

Specimen Type: Preserved specimen

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 18:09 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 18:09 (UTC)
contact_email	aafc.biologicalcollections-collectionsbiologiques.aac@agr.gc.ca
contact_person	{"en": "Government of Canada; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada;Science and Technology Branch,aafc.biologicalcollections-collectionsbiologiques.aac@agr.gc.ca", "fr": "Gouvernement du Canada; Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada;direction générale des sciences et de la technologie,aafc.biologicalcollections-collectionsbiologiques.aac@agr.gc.ca"}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	EPSG:3857,http://www.epsg.org/,8.3.4
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	fgp
open_canada_date_published	2025-01-06 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["Plants", "herbarium", "biodiversity", "Biological diversity", "Agriculture"], "fr": ["plantes", "herbier", "biodiversité", "Diversité biologique", "Agriculture"]}
open_canada_subject	["agriculture", "nature_and_environment", "science_and_technology"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Acquisitions numérisées de la Collection nationale de plantes vasculaires (DAO) d'AAC.
update_frequency	as_needed