> [!note] > In TL-2 WVA is usually cited as WVU **Code**: [WVA](https://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/ih/herbarium-details/?irn=127016) **Organization**: West Virginia University **Department**: Biology Department **Location**: Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S.A. **Total number of specimens**: 175000 **Current status**: Active **Date founded**: 1889 **Taxonomic coverage**: Vascular plants; bryophytes; lichens **Geographic coverage**: Mid-Appalachian region, especially West Virginia **Important collectors**: N. P. Ammons, E. A. Bartholomew, E. L. Core, H. A. Davis, R. H. Fortney, W. N. Grafton, F. W. Gray, E. E. Hutton, C. F. Millspaugh, L. W. Nuttall, W. M. Sharp, J. L. Sheldon, P. D. Strausbaugh **Notes**: Updated June 2018 (staff changes). 22,000 35mm kodachrome slides. WVA fungi transferred to BPI. WVA herbarium video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3ZnjykSgP4. Updated correspondent contact info. **Date modified in Index Herbariorum**: 2018-06-11 > [!cite] This page is automatically generated • Data on this page were obtained from [Index Herbariorum](https://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/ih/) on 2023-08-23. • Meaning of acronyms in TL-2 is not always the same as in IH. Consult list of original [[Abbreviations|abbreviations]] if you suspect acronym mismatch.