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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: 23 June 2026
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
Collection Statistics
  • 107,103 specimen records
  • 44,686 (42%) georeferenced
  • 95,761 (89%) with images (110,874 total images)
  • 98,841 (92%) identified to species
  • 171 families
  • 764 genera
  • 7,199 species
  • 7,320 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
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Taxon Distribution
  • Amygdalaria (35)
  • Bellemerea (127)
  • Bryobilimbia (69)
  • Cecidonia (11)
  • Clauzadea (17)
  • Eremastrella (16)
  • Farnoldia (21)
  • Huilia (11)
  • Immersaria (2)
  • Koerberiella (3)
  • Lecidea (1838)
  • Lecidoma (63)
  • Lopacidia (2)
  • Melanolecia (4)
  • Mycobilimbia (207)
  • Pachyphysis (1)
  • Paraporpidia (14)
  • Poeltiaria (7)
  • Porpidia (639)
  • Rhizolecia (2)
  • Romjularia (36)
  • Schizodiscus (2)
  • Stenhammarella (4)
  • Stephanocyclos (1)