Botany Section & University Herbarium (COLO)

Herbarium COLO is the Botany Section of the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History on the Boulder 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 University of Colorado Museum serve as one of the primary resources for the documentation and study of the rich natural history and biodiversity of Colorado.

The University of Colorado Museum Herbarium is located in the basement of the Clare Small Building on University of Colorado Boulder 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).