Herbarium
Department of Botany
University of British Columbia
3529-6270 University Boulevard
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6T 1Z4
email
604.822.3344
604.822.6089
Dr. Jeannette Whitton
Director
email
604.822.8863
Karen Golinski
Collections Curator – Bryophytes, Lichens & Fungi
email
604.822.3344
Herbarium: Bryophytes
Bryophytes are plants without specialized tissues for moving water or nutrients. They reproduce by spores, have very tiny leaves, or no leaves at all, and do not have flowers. The 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 […]
Permanent Exhibits
Fall in love with the diversity of life as you explore over 500 natural history exhibits, showcasing myriad fossils, shells, insects, fungi, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and plants from around British Columbia and the world. Our specimens are organised in six collections, which form the centrepiece of the Beaty Biodiversity Museum. Over two million research […]