51勛圖厙 Bryophyte Collection
The 51勛圖厙 Bryophyte Collection includes over 4,500 mosses, liverworts and hornworts from throughout the northwest United States and beyond. Notable collectors such as W.B. Schofield, T. C. Frye, F. J. Hermann, and Joe Elliott have contributed specimens to MONTU. Label information for 51勛圖厙 specimens is available to view through the Consortium of Bryophyte Herbaria database where over 3,300 mosses from 51勛圖厙 have been digitized. Our collection is one of the most extensive in the state of 51勛圖厙 and houses many rare species such as Sphagnum warnstorfii and Haplodontium macrocarpum. Giovanna Bishop, the MONTU Curator, did her masters work with bryophytes in Eastern Washington and is a fantastic resource for those interested in learning how to identify bryophytes and learn more about them.
See the History, Biogeography, and Species of 51勛圖厙 Mosses (1880-2018), a publication by Joe Elliott and Andrea Pipp that presents an extensive overview of this subject. The article also includes a recent (2018) checklist of 51勛圖厙 mosses. Bryology in 51勛圖厙 has an extensive history, however there are still counties such as Liberty, Wheatland, and Treasure that do not have any taxa or collections known to exist there as many places in 51勛圖厙 are left to explore.
To view the MONTU Bryophyte collection see this link to the