Colorado State University

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  • Name

    Colorado State University

  • Herbarium Code

    CS

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator
    Tanya Dewey, Assistant Professor and Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies, tdewey@rams.colostate.edu

  • Contact

    [1] 970 491 0496
    Fax: [1] 970 491 0649
    Email: jennifer.ackerfield@colostate.edu

  • Address

    Charles Maurer Herbarium
    Department of Biology
    Colorado State University
    200 West Lake Street
    Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1878
    U.S.A.
    http://herbarium.colostate.edu

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Vascular plants

    Geography: Colorado; southern Rocky Mountains

  • Exchange

    Exchange Available: Colorado; southern Rocky Mountains

    Exchange Wanted: Colorado; southern Rocky Mountains

  • Notes

    Specimens cited in the first Flora of Colorado (Rydberg, 1906) are deposited at CS. CS also serves as a repository of rare-plant specimens for the Colorado Natural Heritage Program.

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  • Number of Specimens

    110000

  •   Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged
    Algae 300
    Bryophytes
    Fungi/Lichens
    Pteridophytes 900 900 900
    Seed Plants 99100 99100 99100
  • Date Founded

    1883

  • Updated

    06/11/2024

  • Incorporated Herbaria

    Part of COLOM.

  • Important Collectors

    J. R. Ackerfield, J. Cassidy, J. H. Cowen, C. S. Crandall, H. D. Harrington, D. H. Wilken