University of British Columbia Herbarium (UBC) - Bryophytes Collection
Citation
Golinski K, Pitblado M (2025). University of British Columbia Herbarium (UBC) - Bryophytes Collection. Version 6.20. University of British Columbia. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.5886/5rr9fbb6 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-13.Description
The UBC bryophyte collection houses mosses, liverworts, and hornworts and is a tribute to the career of Dr. Wilf Schofield, who came to UBC in 1960. Professor Schofield was the first bryologist hired at a Canadian university. When he started at UBC, the collection included roughly 3,000 specimens. As a result of Dr. Schofield’s efforts and those of his students and post-doctoral researchers, the collection has grown to over 250,000 specimens, a considerable legacy. After his retirement, Dr. Schofield continued his research, up to the month before his passing in November 2008. He was such an avid collector that his specimens will continue to be processed and added to the collection for some time. - See more at: http://www.beatymuseum.ubc.ca/herbarium-bryophytes#sthash.pjK2COJK.dpuf
Taxonomic Coverages
The genera with the most comprehensive representation are: Mosses; Andreaea, Grimmia, Hygrohypnum, Hypnum, Hylocomium, Isothecium, Philonotis, Racomitrium, Rhytidiadelphus, Sanionia, Schistidium, Sphagnum, Takakia, Tetraphis, Tetrodontium and Hepatics; Anastrophyllum, Diplophyllum, Gymnomitrion, Lophozia (s.l.), Marsupella, Plagiochila, Ptilidium, Scapania.
Type specimens : 220
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Andreaearank: genus
Geographic Coverages
The major representation is for British Columbia and adjacent states of the United States: Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, and Arizona, in particular. Strong representation is also true for the Atlantic provinces of Canada, largely through R.J. Belland. For Europe the collection has modest holdings; for Australia and New Zealand the collections are representative, but not extensive. The same is true for Japan, Taiwan, and the Hawaiian Islands. The lowest representation is for Africa and South America. - See more at: http://www.beatymuseum.ubc.ca/herbarium-bryophytes#sthash.pjK2COJK.dpuf
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Karen Golinskioriginator
position: Collections Curator, Bryophyte, Lichen, and Fungi Collections
University of British Columbia Herbarium
2212 Main Mall
Vancouver
V6T 1Z4
British Columbia
CA
email: karen.golinski@ubc.ca
homepage: https://beatymuseum.ubc.ca/research-2/collections/herbarium/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4205-7481
Mark Pitblado
metadata author
position: Collections Curator, Biodiversity Informatics
Beaty Biodiversity Museum
2212 Main Mall
Vancouver
V6T 1Z4
British Columbia
CA
email: mark.pitblado@ubc.ca
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8786-5167
Jeannette Whitton
principal investigator
position: Herbarium Director
University of British Columbia Herbarium
6270 University Boulevard
Vancouver
V6T 1Z4
British Columbia
CA
email: jeannette.whitton@botany.ubc.ca
homepage: http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/jwhitton.html
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1609-5203
Karen Golinski
custodian steward
position: Collections Curator, Bryophyte, Lichen, and Fungi Collections
University of British Columbia Herbarium
2212 Main Mall
Vancouver
V6T 1Z4
British Columbia
CA
email: karen.golinski@ubc.ca
homepage: https://beatymuseum.ubc.ca/research-2/collections/herbarium/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4205-7481
Mark Pitblado
metadata author
position: Collections Curator, Biodiversity Informatics
Beaty Biodiversity Museum
2212 Main Mall
Vancouver
V6T 1Z4
British Columbia
CA
email: mark.pitblado@ubc.ca
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8786-5167
Karen Golinski
administrative point of contact
position: Collections Curator, Bryophyte, Lichen, and Fungi Collections
University of British Columbia Herbarium
2212 Main Mall
Vancouver
V6T 1Z4
British Columbia
CA
email: karen.golinski@ubc.ca
homepage: https://beatymuseum.ubc.ca/research-2/collections/herbarium/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4205-7481
Mark Pitblado
administrative point of contact
position: Collections Curator, Biodiversity Informatics
Beaty Biodiversity Museum
2122 Main Mall
Vancouver
V6T 1Z4
British Columbia
CA
email: mark.pitblado@ubc.ca
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8786-5167