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CHSC - CSU Chico, Chico State Herbarium - Lichens (CHSC-Lichens)

The Chico State Herbarium is the most complete repository of plant specimens from northeastern California. The emphasis is on the northern California flora, and includes a great number of rare, threatened, and endangered plant species. Established with specimens donated by the late Professor Vesta Holt in the 1950's, the Herbarium now contains more than 125,000 dried and mounted specimens. The majority of samples are flowering plants, conifers, and ferns, but bryophytes, lichens, and especially slime molds, are also well represented. The Herbarium is used extensively for identification of sensitive and other plant species by various agencies and individuals. Loans of herbarium specimens are made to any higher academic institutions who request them.
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Collection Statistics

  • 1,728 specimen records
  • 1,287 (74%) georeferenced
  • 1,719 (99%) with images (1,719 total images)
  • 1,593 (92%) identified to species
  • 61 families
  • 159 genera
  • 511 species
  • 516 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 18 September 2024
Digital Metadata: EML File
IPT / DwC-A Source: Import from LichenPortal
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