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Massey Herbarium (Virginia Tech) (VPI)

The small bryophyte collection at Virginia Tech consists of over 5500 specimens most of which were collected in Virginia. New accessions are growing the collection slowly. Many specimens from southwestern Virginia were collected by Douglas W. Ogle and identified by David Breil, dec'd, formerly at Longwood University. These specimens were formerly at Virginia Highlands Community College, transferred to VPI in 2003. Many Sphagnum specimens from across Virginia were determined by Lewis Anderson. Physiographically, the mountain region is well represented and in the 2010's-20's, Helen Hamilton donated thousands of specimens, mostly from the Coastal Plain, adding an important representation from that part of the state. VPI welcomes assistance with identification of additional unaccessioned specimens.

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Collection Statistics

  • 3,863 specimen records
  • 3,381 (88%) georeferenced
  • 20 (0.52%) with images (62 total images)
  • 3,750 (97%) identified to species
  • 96 families
  • 238 genera
  • 485 species
  • 534 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Last Update: 23 March 2025
Global Unique Identifier: a6ed0c94-b71b-44f6-9bba-4b5e9aca2a1a
Digital Metadata: EML File
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