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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: 3 September 2026
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
Collection Statistics
  • 107,960 specimen records
  • 44,771 (41%) georeferenced
  • 95,731 (89%) with images (110,870 total images)
  • 98,651 (91%) identified to species
  • 170 families
  • 764 genera
  • 7,198 species
  • 7,319 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
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Taxon Distribution
  • Bryonora (37)
  • Carbonea (73)
  • Cladidium (10)
  • Clauzadeana (10)
  • Japewiella (15)
  • Lecanora (3982)
  • Lecidella (941)
  • Miriquidica (75)
  • Myriolecis (21)
  • Palicella (3)
  • Protoparmeliopsis (399)
  • Psorinia (29)
  • Pyrrhospora (65)
  • Ramalinora (1)
  • Rhizoplaca (746)
  • Schistoplaca (1)
  • Vainionora (13)
  • Zeora (14)