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: 16 March 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
- 46,416 specimen records
- 9,994 (22%) georeferenced
- 45,320 (98%) with images (89,096 total images)
- 43,418 (94%) identified to species
- 50 families
- 422 genera
- 3,808 species
- 4,105 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
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