Bionomia: William Copeland McCalla
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McCalla, William C.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium Read more about this collection »
First Name(s)William C.
OccupationBotanist and Photographer
Name
McCalla, William C.
First Name(s)
William C.
Surname
McCalla
Occupation
Botanist and Photographer
Description
Amateur Botanist, photographer, author, teacher, honorary Doctor of Laws (University of Alberta 1956). McCalla’s passion for botany led him to collect specimens from Alberta, British Columbia, Montana, Washington,…
Amateur Botanist, photographer, author, teacher, honorary Doctor of Laws (University of Alberta 1956). McCalla’s passion for botany led him to collect specimens from Alberta, British Columbia, Montana, Washington, and California between 1896 and 1957. His 1899 expedition to Band result in the discovery of three “new” species which were banned for him, Salix Mccalliana, Primula Mccalliana, Aster Maccallae. The 1920 publication of the Wildflowers of Western Canada was provided to every school in Alberta free of charge with the intention of inspiring future generations. When the university acquired his collection in 1959, it consisted of 14, 000 mounted sheets, 730 photographic prints, and negatives.
External Links
Immortal Nature's Ageless Harmony: The Botanical Lantern Slides of William Copeland McCalla
Provincial Archives of Alberta
William and Margaret McCalla: The 1938 Trip Through the Northwest United States
St. Mary's University Library
Citation
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"People Details - McCalla, William C., University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/9-1/12-160686. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.
Specimen Information
There are 6582 specimens related to this person.
58091 - Drosera rotundifolia L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Barrhead
Date Collected1930-07-06
35691 - Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (C. C. Gmel.) Palla
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Cottage Lake
Date Collected1926-08-14
58090 - Drosera rotundifolia L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Edmonton
Date Collected1926-08-02
32674 - Osmunda regalis L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Ontario, Ojibway
Date Collected1948-05-19
58962 - Amelanchier alnifolia Nutt.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Calgary
Date Collected1936-06-26
59040 - Amelanchier alnifolia Nutt.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Clover Bar
Date Collected1948-06-30
59041 - Alnus tenuifolia Nutt.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameriver alder
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Clover Bar
Date Collected1948-07-30
59042 - Amelanchier alnifolia Nutt.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Clover Bar
Date Collected1919-07-12
63239 - Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namecommon Labrador tea
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Banff
Date Collected1899-07-07
63122 - Cassiope tetragona (L.) D. Don ssp. saximontana (Small) A. E. Porsild
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Bow Pass
Date Collected1944-09-06
63019 - Monotropa uniflora L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameindian-pipe, ghost-flower, corpse-plant
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Ontario, Martindale Heights
Date Collected1895-07-24
32889 - Taxus brevifolia Nutt.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namewestern yew
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, British Columbia, Nelson
Date Collected1944-04-18
33673 - Glyceria fluitans (L.) R. Br.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Ontario, Lincoln County
Date Collected1898-07-07
33677 - Glyceria grandis S. Wats.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Edmonton
Date Collected1917-07-21; 1918-08-31
33665 - Glyceria grandis S. Wats.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Lac La Nonne
Date Collected1948-07-20
33672 - Glyceria grandis S. Wats.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Calgary
Date Collected1948-09-03
33676 - Glyceria grandis S. Wats.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Bremner
Date Collected1943-08-21
33678 - Glyceria grandis S. Wats.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Bearspaw
Date Collected1943-08-11
33671 - Glyceria grandis S. Wats.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Barrhead
Date Collected1948-07-16
33675 - Glyceria grandis S. Wats.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, British Columbia, Nelson
Date Collected1944-06-22
33674 - Torreyochloa pallida (Torr.) G. L. Church var. fernaldii (A. S. Hitchc.) Dore
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Ontario, Rockway
Date Collected1898-07-07