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University of Washington Herbarium (WTU-Bryophytes)

The University of Washington Herbarium (also known as WTU) is an international resource for research into the diversity, distribution and ecology of Pacific Northwest vascular plants, non-vascular plants, fungi, lichen, and algae. With over 600,000 specimens currently in the collections and between 5,000-10,000 specimens added annually, WTU is one of the largest herbaria in the region.
Contacts: David Giblin, Collections Manager, wtu@u.washington.edu
Homepage: http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/collections/herbarium/index.php
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 1 March 2024
DwC-Archive Access Point: https://bryophyteportal.org/portal/content/dwca/WTU-Bryophytes_DwC-A.zip
IPT / DwC-A Source:
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
Collection Statistics
  • 76,669 specimen records
  • 46,942 (61%) georeferenced
  • 25,022 (33%) with images (25,909 total images)
  • 73,318 (96%) identified to species
  • 164 families
  • 557 genera
  • 3,165 species
  • 3,887 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Atrichum (629)
  • Bartramiopsis (8)
  • Catharinea (30)
  • Dawsonia (1)
  • Dendroligotrichum (2)
  • Lyellia (16)
  • Meiotrichum (1)
  • Mnium (57)
  • Oligotrichum (201)
  • Philocrya (1)
  • Pogonatum (954)
  • Polytrichadelphus (144)
  • Polytrichastrum (41)
  • Polytrichum (1734)
  • Psilopilum (8)