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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: 15 May 2025
Digital Metadata: EML File
Collection Statistics
  • 103,684 specimen records
  • 43,683 (42%) georeferenced
  • 95,192 (92%) with images (211,240 total images)
  • 96,096 (93%) identified to species
  • 186 families
  • 765 genera
  • 7,208 species
  • 7,329 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
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Taxon Distribution
  • Agonimia (22)
  • Agonimiella (1)
  • Amphoridium (3)
  • Amphoroblastia (1)
  • Bagliettoa (26)
  • Catapyrenium (55)
  • Clavascidium (91)
  • Dermatocarpon (737)
  • Endocarpon (149)
  • Flakea (13)
  • Henrica (1)
  • Heteroplacidium (18)
  • Hydropunctaria (53)
  • Involucrocarpon (3)
  • Involucropyrenium (5)
  • Involucrothele (5)
  • Leucocarpia (1)
  • Mastodia (14)
  • Melanotheca (2)
  • Muellerella (11)
  • Neocatapyrenium (2)
  • Normandina (107)
  • Phaeospora (3)
  • Placidiopsis (2)
  • Placidium (190)
  • Placocarpus (7)
  • Placopyrenium (17)
  • Polyblastia (123)
  • Staurothele (381)
  • Thelidium (75)
  • Tichothecium (1)
  • Verrucaria (596)
  • Wahlenbergiella (8)
  • Willeya (17)