| Title | Explorations and Surveys for a Railroad Route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Description of the Mosses and Liverworts |
| Abbreviation | Pacific Railr. Rep. 4, Pt. 5, No. 5 (Whipple) |
| Authors | W. S. Sullivant |
| Publication Dates | Aug 1857 |
| URL | http://cprr.org/Museum/Pacific_RR_Surveys/index.html |
| TL2 | 13.405 |
| Remarks | Descriptions of the Mosses and Liverworts, pages [185]-193; see J. Arnold Arb. 24: 242. 1943. |
The Harvard University Herbaria hold 8 type specimens of taxa described in this publication
Bryum californicum Sullivant [Type] 1856, 188Barbula brachyphylla Sullivant [Isotype] 1857, 4: 186
Barbula brachyphylla Sullivant [Isotype] 1857, 4: 186
Barbula brachyphylla Sullivant [Type] 1857, 4: 186
Hypnum whippleanum Sullivant [Type] 1856, 4(5): 190
Bryum occidentale Sullivant [Type] 1856, 4(5): 188. 7.
Fontinalis californica Sullivant [Type] 1856, 4(5): 189
Grimmia californica Sullivant [Lectotype] 1856, 4(5): 187. 4