University of Tennessee Lichen Herbarium (TENN)

Our lichen collection is strongly representative of the southeastern U.S., chiefly Tennessee and the southern Appalachians.

Collections Manager: Margaret Oliver, molive18@utk.edu
Herbarium Director: Dr. Jessica Budke, jbudke@utk.edu
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: c04ce95d-61fb-4708-b6b0-77c2eaf24cc1
Digital Metadata: EML File
Collection Statistics
  • 8,542 specimen records
  • 6,839 (80%) georeferenced
  • 8,486 (99%) with images (10,685 total images)
  • 7,628 (89%) identified to species
  • 79 families
  • 211 genera
  • 1,360 species
  • 1,398 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Arthonia (17)
  • Arthothelium (2)
  • Cryptothecia (1)
  • Herpothallon (9)