Field Museum of Natural History (Botany) Lichen Collection
Citation
Grant S, Webbink K, von Konrat M (2022). Field Museum of Natural History (Botany) Lichen Collection. Version 2.15. Field Museum. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/sc258x accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-18.Description
The mycology collection at The Field Museum is a major resource for studies in evolution, systematics, and biodiversity of fungi and lichens and conservation of their habitats. It consists of currently over 200,000 specimens with world-wide coverage and broad taxonomic representation. It is rich in type collections, especially of neotropical taxa and historical types from North America, Europe, and Asia.Additional info
https://www.fieldmuseum.org/field-museum-natural-history-conditions-and-suggested-norms-use-collections-data-and-imagesTaxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
Global
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Sharon Grantoriginator
position: Technology Liaison to Science
Field Museum of Natural History
1400 S Lake Shore Drive
Chicago
60605
IL
US
Telephone: 3126657203
email: sgrant@fieldmuseum.org
homepage: http://fieldmuseum.org/users/sharon-grant
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0201-732X
Kate Webbink
originator
position: Information Specialist
Field Museum of Natural History
1400 S Lake Shore Drive
Chicago
60605
IL
US
Matt von Konrat
metadata author
position: Head of Botanical Collections
Field Museum of Natural History
1400 S Lake Shore Drive
Chicago
60605
IL
US
email: mvonkonrat@fieldmuseum.org
Thorsten Lumbsch
principal investigator
position: Associate Curator
Field Museum of Natural History
1400 S Lake Shore Drive
Chicago
60605
IL
US
email: sgrant@fieldmuseum.org
homepage: http://fieldmuseum.org/users/thorsten-lumbsch
Wyatt Gaswick
content provider
position: Collection Assistant
Field Museum
email: wgaswick@fieldmuseum.org
Sharon Grant
administrative point of contact
position: Technology Liaison to Science
Field Museum of Natural History
1400 S Lake Shore Drive
Chicago
60605
IL
US
Telephone: 3126657203
email: sgrant@fieldmuseum.org
homepage: http://fieldmuseum.org/users/sharon-grant
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0201-732X