Bryophytes, Liverworts, and Algae

Our bryophyte collection contains moss and liverwort specimens (56,000 accessioned with about 100,000 currently being cataloged) collected world-wide.  About 25% of the collection is from the Americas, about 50% from the Pacific Basin, and the remainder from Europe, Asia, and Africa.  Important collectors include D.C. Eaton, L.F. Koch, H.A. Miller, D.R. Smith, and H.O. Whittier.  MU also has a collection of Algae (10,000 specimens) from eastern North America, California, and the Caribbean.  The MU collection also contains a collection of cryptogamic exsiccate, the titles can be found in Table 1 of ‘Special Collections’. 

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Our database is currently unavailable while we upgrade to our new software. You can search our Bryophyte Collection at the Consortium of Bryophyte Herbaria until we are able to provide a searchable database.