Mosses and Liverworts
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Glasgow Museums has a collection of over 30,000 moss and liverwort (bryophyte) specimens. These date from 1799 to the present. This collection predominantly comprises mosses with the remainder of around 5,500 liverworts (Hepatics), 2,300 bog-mosses (Sphagnum) plus a few hornworts. The largest collection, with over 19,000 specimens is that of the University of Glasgow (GL). The museums civic collection (GLAM) hold over 10,000 specimens, including the large J Stirton collection. The smallest is that of Strathclyde University (GGO) with over 1,500 specimens including several from overseas. The collection is in the form of dried plant material. This is mostly loose, or mounted on card, and contained in small paper packets, labelled with collection data. A few specimens are fixed in plant books or on large herbarium sheets. The majority of the specimens are from the British and Irish Isles, chiefly collected in Scotland. Other areas represented include Europe, the Indian subcontinent, New Zealand and South America, with a few specimens from other locations such North America, Jamaica and Africa. Notable collections and collectors represented include the Botanical Society of Glasgow, W Gardiner, J Buchanan, G Horn, J Stirton, the Rev. A Kerr, A McKinlay, Dr Schimper, Prof. G W Arnott, the Rev. D Lillie, P Ewing, J R Lee, A C Crundwell, R Spruce, Prof R Hennedy, Prof Scott Elliot and J Scouler.
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Mosses and Liverworts (British and Irish Isles)
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