University of Cincinnati, Margaret H. Fulford Herbarium - Lichens (CINC)

The herbarium at the University of Cincinnati was founded by Margaret Fulford in 1920s and has grown over the years through the work of prolific collectors and through acquisition of several large and important collections. Today, the herbarium houses around 125,000 specimens of vascular plants, bryophytes, lichens, fungi, and algae, making it the third largest herbarium in Ohio. In addition to the large collection of regional and North American material, it also contains extensive collections from Europe, South America, the Caribbean Basin, Samoa, and China. Particular strengths of the herbarium are North American Sphagnum, South American and Caribbean Hepatics, North American Cladonia, and Trilliaceae.

Contacts: Eric Tepe, Adjunct Assistant Professor, eric.tepe@uc.edu
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: a04db2bc-1f9f-4e1b-b655-456a8ff1ead2
Digital Metadata: EML File
Address:
Margaret H. Fulford Herbarium
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Cincinnati
318 College Dr.
Cincinnati, OH   45221-0006
USA
513-556-9700
Collection Statistics
  • 7,429 specimen records
  • 6,636 (89%) georeferenced
  • 7,049 (95%) with images (7,707 total images)
  • 6,824 (92%) identified to species
  • 79 families
  • 248 genera
  • 960 species
  • 1,011 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics