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Illinois Natural History Survey (ILLS)

Since 1858, the Illinois Natural History Survey has been the guardian and recorder of the biological resources of Illinois.
Contacts: Andrew Miller, Ph.D., Mycologist and Director, amiller7@illinois.edu
Homepage: http://www.inhs.illinois.edu/
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 18 April 2024
DwC-Archive Access Point: https://bryophyteportal.org/portal/content/dwca/ILLS_DwC-A.zip
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
Collection Statistics
  • 6,215 specimen records
  • 5,854 (94%) georeferenced
  • 3,076 (49%) with images (3,106 total images)
  • 5,605 (90%) identified to species
  • 113 families
  • 278 genera
  • 735 species
  • 768 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Acaulon (5)
  • Anoectangium (1)
  • Astomum (3)
  • Barbula (47)
  • Bryoerythrophyllum (2)
  • Cinclidotus (1)
  • Desmatodon (9)
  • Didymodon (13)
  • Gymnostomum (11)
  • Hymenostylium (8)
  • Hyophila (1)
  • Leptodontium (1)
  • Merceya (1)
  • Phascum (3)
  • Pleurochaete (4)
  • Scopelophila (6)
  • Syntrichia (2)
  • Tortella (24)
  • Tortula (16)
  • Trichostomum (3)
  • Weissia (27)