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Field Museum of Natural History (Botany) Bryophyte Collection

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Citation

Grant S, Webbink K, von Konrat M (2022). Field Museum of Natural History (Botany) Bryophyte Collection. Version 11.9. Field Museum. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/pyjtoc accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-10-13.

Description

The bryophyte collection at The Field Museum is a major resource for bryophyte systematics, particularly for Central and South American, temperate Australasian, North American and European taxa. The collection consists of more than 200,000 specimens, including 127,614 moss and 51,508 hepatic specimens with a total of 2,284 types.

Additional info

https://www.fieldmuseum.org/field-museum-natural-history-conditions-and-suggested-norms-use-collections-data-and-images

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Contacts

Sharon Grant
originator
position: Technology Liaison to Science
Field Museum of Natural History
1400 S Lake Shore Drive
Chicago
60605
IL
US
Telephone: 3126657203
email: sgrant@fieldmuseum.org
homepage: http://fieldmuseum.org/users/sharon-grant
Kate Webbink
originator
position: Information Specialist
Field Museum of Natural History
1400 S Lake Shore Drive
Chicago
60605
IL
US
Matt von Konrat
metadata author
position: Collections Manager & Adjunct Curator
Field Museum of Natural History
1400 S Lake Shore Drive
Chicago
60605
IL
US
email: mvonkonrat@fieldmuseum.org
homepage: http://fieldmuseum.org/users/matt-von-konrat
Sharon Grant
administrative point of contact
position: Technology Liaison to Science
Field Museum of Natural History
1400 S Lake Shore Drive
Chicago
60605
IL
US
Telephone: 3126657203
email: sgrant@fieldmuseum.org
homepage: http://fieldmuseum.org/users/sharon-grant
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0201-732X
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