DBG Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi

Vera Evenson

doi:10.15468/dhtl44

DBG Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi

Citation

Evenson V, Levy R (2018). DBG Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi. Version 6.3. Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi (Denver Botanic Gardens). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/dhtl44 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-11-03.

Description

The Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi is the largest and best curated mycological collection of the Southern Rocky Mountain Region, with approximately 18,000 preserved and documented specimens of mushrooms and other fungi. The collection includes more than 2,500 species within approximately 300 genera. There are 36 TYPE collections of Colorado fungi. Images: many may be found online. Higher resolution images are available upon request.

Taxonomic Coverages

We have an excellent, well-documented representation of native Basidiomycetes with a particularly strong collection of the Russulales, as well as the genera Hebeloma, Agaricus and Suillus. Our strengths include gasteroid collections from the prairies and grasslands of Colorado and especially noteworthy colletions of “snowbank” fungi. Many rare cup fungi stand out in our extensive Ascomycete collection. Our collections are supported by an extensive literature collection. Aproximately 250 species of Colorado Mycomycetes are also included.

Agaricaceae
rank: family
Strophariaceae
rank: family
Tricholomataceae
rank: family
Russulaceae
rank: family

Geographic Coverages

Primarily Southern Rocky Mountain Region

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Vera Evenson
originator
position: Curator of Mycology
Denver Botanic Gardens
909 York Street
Denver
80206
CO
US
Telephone: +01 720-865-3651
email: vera.evenson@botanicgardens.org
homepage: http://www.botanicgardens.org

Rick Levy
metadata author
position: Database Associate
Denver Botanic Gardens
909 York Street
Denver
80206
CO
US
Telephone: +01 720-865-3657
email: richard.levy@botanicgardens.org
homepage: http://www.botanicgardens.org

Vera Stucky Evenson
curator
position: Curator of Mycology
Denver Botanic Gardens
909 York Street
Denver
80206
CO
US
email: evensonv@botanicgardens.org
homepage: http://www.botanicgardens.org

Laura Russell
programmer
position: Programmer
VertNet
email: larussell@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org

Melissa Islam
administrative point of contact
position: Head Curator and Assistant Director of Research and Conservation
Denver Botanic Gardens
909 York Street
Denver
80206
CO
US
Telephone: +01 720-865-3589
email: melissa.islam@botanicgardens.org
homepage: http://www.botanicgardens.org