Bryophytes

This is the largest of the cryptogamic collections in the museum. It consists of about 19 000 species and 710 000 specimens.

Important collections are those of K. Müller, J. G. C. Lehmann, G. Roth, J. Ångström, H. Persson, N. C. Kindberg, O. Swartz and P. Dusén.

Find out more:
Krypto-S (searchable database)
Bryum cryophilum
Splachnum luteum
Aulacomnium turgidum
Frullania dilatata
Top-left to top-right: Bryum cryophilum, Splachnum luteum
Bottom-left to bottom-right: Aulacomnium turgidum, Frullania dilatata
Page updated: 2009-09-29
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