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Collection Profile for:
Kenneth S. Norris Center for Natural History at University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC)

The Kenneth S. Norris Center for Natural History is dedicated to cultivating natural history skills for students of all ages, fostering each student's passion for the natural world, and supporting natural history research that serves as the basis for understanding the complex and rapidly changing ecosystems around us.
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University of California Santa Cruz Lichens
Department of Environmental Studies
Museum of Natural History, 1156 High St.
Santa Cruz, CA   95064
US
http://mnhc.ucsc.edu/coll_res/collections/lichens.shtml


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Collection Statistics

  • 1,111 specimen records
  • 891 (80%) georeferenced
  • 202 (18%) with images (609 total images)
  • 1,063 (96%) identified to species
  • 78 families
  • 143 genera
  • 398 species
  • 404 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Last Update: 13 March 2025
Global Unique Identifier: 11fcb00a-9d25-44bb-9912-fab32939cbe2
Digital Metadata: EML File
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