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University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Bryophyte Collection (COLO-B)

The University of Colorado Bryophyte Database represents a snapshot of the one being served through the Consortium of North American Bryophyte Herbaria Portal. (http://bryophyteportal.org/portal/collections/misc/collprofiles.php?collid=23). This database may not be as up to date as the one housed at the Consortium of North American Bryophyte 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: 3 January 2025
Digital Metadata: EML File
Collection Statistics
  • 104,316 specimen records
  • 19,167 (18%) georeferenced
  • 101,782 (98%) with images (235,512 total images)
  • 75,431 (72%) identified to species
  • 197 families
  • 484 genera
  • 1,869 species
  • 1,945 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
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Taxon Distribution
  • Breidleria (35)
  • Callicladium (122)
  • Campylophyllum (21)
  • Ctenidium (45)
  • Ectropothecium (60)
  • Gollania (6)
  • Herzogiella (89)
  • Holmgrenia (1)
  • Homomallium (160)
  • Hypnum (2053)
  • Isopterygiopsis (63)
  • Isopterygium (74)
  • Mittenothamnium (12)
  • Orthothecium (75)
  • Platydictya (90)
  • Platygyrium (77)
  • Pseudotaxiphyllum (48)
  • Ptilium (144)
  • Pylaisia (2)
  • Pylaisiadelpha (77)
  • Pylaisiella (157)
  • Taxiphyllum (60)
  • Tripterocladium (7)
  • Vesicularia (8)