University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
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Name
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
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Herbarium Code
COLO
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Current Status
Active
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Correspondents
Erin Tripp, Curator, erin.tripp@colorado.edu
Amber Horning, Collection Manager, amber.horning@colorado.edu -
Contact
[1] 303 492 3216
Email: herbcolo@colorado.edu -
Address
Herbarium
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
350 UCB Clare Small Building, Basement
Boulder, Colorado 80309-0350
U.S.A.
http://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/research-collections/botany-section-university-herbarium-colo -
CITES
US 165
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Specialty
Taxonomic Coverage: All groups
Geography: Worldwide, emphasis on arctic and mountain areas; Galápagos; Colorado; Altai; Australia; New Guinea; Mexico
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Exchange
Exchange Available: Rocky Mountains; U.S.
Exchange Wanted: Mountain areas worldwide and arctic
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Notes
Updated September 2024 (collection details and staff). The holdings of the herbarium are now known as the William A. Weber Collections, but the name of the herbarium remains the University of Colorado Herbarium. Drs. Pamela Diggle and Ronald Wittmann are research associates at COLO.
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Feedback
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Number of Specimens
553000
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Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged Algae 5800 0 0 Bryophytes 119000 52158 63278 Fungi/Lichens 116250 51098 50274 Pteridophytes Seed Plants 312000 112430 193460 -
Date Founded
1890
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Updated
27/09/2024
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Incorporated Herbaria
Lichens and hepatics (9200 specimens) of CM in 1981;
part of COLOM;
part of UT (Seville Flowers bryophytes). -
Important Collectors
R. Bye, A. Eastwood, J. A. Ewan, S. Flowers, C. W. T. Penland, V. Vašák, W. A. Weber
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Correspondents
Erin Tripp, Curator, erin.tripp@colorado.edu
Amber Horning, Collection Manager, amber.horning@colorado.edu
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