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The Lichen Collection of the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia (BG-NMNHS-MYC)

Lichens collected mainly from Bulgaria, and some from Eurasia, dried, stored in boxes. Small collection: 3400 specimens. Temporal scope: 1908-1983.

Curator: Salza Palpurina, salza.palpurina@gmail.com, herbarium@nmnhs.com (ORCID #: 0000-0003-0416-5622)
Technical Support: Snezhina Popova, snejina.b.popova@gmail.com
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 10 April 2024
IPT / DwC-A Source:
Digital Metadata: EML File
Collection Statistics
  • 3,342 specimen records
  • 2,643 (79%) georeferenced
  • 3,284 (98%) identified to species
  • 57 families
  • 115 genera
  • 590 species
  • 593 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Bacidia (46)
  • Crocynia (11)
  • Platysma (1)
  • Ramalina (82)
  • Toninia (64)