Lichens (British and Irish Isles)
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Glasgow Museums has a collection of 4,463 lichen specimens from the British and Irish Isles. These date from 1800 to 2005. Within this collection, there are more than 1,500 specimens in the Glasgow Museums civic collection (GLAM), which holds the largest and most important donation, by James Stirton, which includes about 900 specimens, a number of them type specimens. They were collected mainly in the late 19th century, chiefly from Scotland, with some smaller numbers from England and Wales. Many of these specimens come from western Scotland, with well-sampled localities including Ben Lawers and New Galloway. There is also a large collection made by W Mudd, many from North Yorkshire. The remainder are British specimens from a few more recent sources, including P Topham, and museum staff such as G Jones and F R Woodward. The University of Glasgow collection (GL) contains just over 2,600 specimens. Of these the Rev. D Lillie collection, dating from about 1905, is one of the largest, and includes many Lichen Exchange Club specimens; other collectors include H P Reader, H F Parsons, A Wilson, J A Wheldon, Rev. W A Leighton, G D Scott, E C Wallace, Mr Ralfs, W Gardiner, J Bohler, A Moffat, P G M Rhodes, and G Don. The Strathclyde collection (GGO) contains over 300 specimens, all from 19th century, and mostly collected by Professors Scott Elliot and Hennedy.
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