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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)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 6 November 2025
Digital Metadata: EML File
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.)
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Taxon Distribution
  • Acanthothecis (15)
  • Anomomorpha (4)
  • Asterothyrium (1)
  • Aulaxina (2)
  • Chapsa (1)
  • Chroodiscus (7)
  • Cyclographina (2)
  • Diorygma (6)
  • Diploschistes (557)
  • Dyplolabia (29)
  • Fibrillithecis (1)
  • Fissurina (76)
  • Glyphis (70)
  • Graphina (42)
  • Graphis (418)
  • Gyalectidium (2)
  • Gyalidea (2)
  • Gyalideopsis (4)
  • Heiomasia (1)
  • Lecanactis (3)
  • Leiorreuma (16)
  • Leptotrema (14)
  • Leucodecton (26)
  • Medusulina (5)
  • Myriotrema (68)
  • Nadvornikia (49)
  • Ocellularia (59)
  • Opegrapha (4)
  • Phaeographina (14)
  • Phaeographis (107)
  • Phaeotrema (12)
  • Platygramme (8)
  • Platythecium (2)
  • Reimnitzia (9)
  • Rhabdodiscus (4)
  • Sagiolechia (4)
  • Sanguinotrema (5)
  • Sarcographa (19)
  • Schistophoron (7)
  • Thalloloma (2)
  • Thecaria (1)
  • Thelotrema (143)