Consortium of Lichen Herbaria
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University of Michigan Herbarium (MICH)
The University of Michigan Herbarium is home to some of the finest botanical collections in the world. The 1.7 million specimens of vascular plants, algae, bryophytes, fungi, and lichens combined with the expertise of the faculty-curators, students, and staff provide a world-class facility for teaching and research in systematic biology and biodiversity studies.
Curator of Fungi & Lichens: Timothy Y. James, tyjames@umich.edu, +1(734)615-7753
Collection manager of fungi, lichens, bryophytes: Alison Harrington, alisonhh@umich.edu, +1(734)936-8028
Homepage: https://lsa.umich.edu/herbarium
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 1 November 2023
DwC-Archive Access Point: https://lichenportal.org/portal/content/dwca/MICH_DwC-A.zip
IPT / DwC-A Source:
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
Collection Statistics
- 47,167 specimen records
- 10,100 (21%) georeferenced
- 45,360 (96%) with images (89,149 total images)
- 44,176 (94%) identified to species
- 51 families
- 425 genera
- 3,894 species
- 4,196 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
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