UK Bryophyte Accessions from Public Collection for Molecular Research

A collection of 68 wild bryophyte accessions established in axenic culture from 76 samples submitted by the UK public during the 2021 Cambridge Festival. The dataset includes locational data and sex analysis for Marchantia polymorpha lines, deposited by researchers at the Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University. It was created as an online outreach project during COVID-19 lockdowns.

Use Cases

• Study bryophyte population genetics based on wild accessions from across mainland UK.
• Analyze the geographic distribution of Marchantia polymorpha sex based on the included sex analysis.
• Use established axenic culture lines for controlled molecular biology experiments.
• Investigate public engagement outcomes in scientific data collection based on the project's methodology.

Strengths

• 68 successfully established axenic culture lines from 76 submitted samples, providing a high success rate for research use.
• Includes sex analysis for Marchantia polymorpha accessions, a specific phenotypic trait.
• Locational data for samples provides geographic context for the collected bryophytes.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analyses.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU)

Collection Method

Public submissions of plant samples during an online Cambridge Festival outreach project in 2021, followed by establishment in axenic culture.

Time Range

2021

Geography

Mainland United Kingdom