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University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Lichen Collection (COLO-L)

The University of Colorado Lichen Database represents a snapshot of the one being served through the Consortium of North American Lichen Herbaria Portal. (http://lichenportal.org/portal/collections/misc/collprofiles.php?collid=41) This database may not be as up to date as the one housed at the Consortium of North American Lichen Herbaria Portal.
Biodiversity Informatics Manager (Database inquiries): J Ryan Allen, james.r.allen@colorado.edu (ORCID #: 0000-0002-4240-0809)
Collection Manager (Loans and other inquires): Amber Horning, amber.horning@colorado.edu (ORCID #: 0000-0003-2639-6720)
Homepage: https://botanydb.colorado.edu
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 6 November 2025
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
Collection Statistics
  • 105,131 specimen records
  • 44,549 (42%) georeferenced
  • 95,881 (91%) with images (220,048 total images)
  • 97,236 (92%) identified to species
  • 190 families
  • 764 genera
  • 7,205 species
  • 7,326 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
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Taxon Distribution
  • Acroscyphus (5)
  • Amandinea (262)
  • Baculifera (11)
  • Buellia (710)
  • Caliciella (5)
  • Calicium (377)
  • Chrismofulvea (13)
  • Ciposia (9)
  • Cratiria (6)
  • Cyphelium (92)
  • Dermatiscum (7)
  • Dermiscellum (1)
  • Dimelaena (45)
  • Diploicia (32)
  • Diplotomma (112)
  • Dirinaria (155)
  • Embolidium (12)
  • Gassicurtia (2)
  • Hafellia (8)
  • Pseudothelomma (7)
  • Pyxine (182)
  • Santessonia (2)
  • Tetramelas (81)
  • Thelomma (4)
  • Tholurna (14)