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Botany Section & University Herbarium (COLO)


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Herbarium COLO is the Botany Section of the 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó Museum of Natural History on the 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó campus.

The Herbarium is available to anyone with an interest in botany. Users include faculty and students, visiting scholars, private consultants, local naturalists, and botanists from a variety of public and private agencies.

An active center of Colorado botany, the Herbarium and the other sections of the 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó Museum serve as one of the primary resources for the documentation and study of the rich natural history and biodiversity of Colorado.

The 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó Museum Herbarium is located in the basement of the Clare Small Building on 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó campus (campus map). Visits and tours of the herbarium can be arranged by contacting our Collection’s Manager, Amber Horning by email (herbcolo@colorado.edu) or phone (303-492-3216).