University of Northern Colorado Herbarium

GREE (shortened from "Greeley") is the standard acronym for the UNC Herbarium, which currently has about 35,000 specimens, about 10,000 of which are backlogged (not mounted and filed). Over the past eight years GREE has been the fastest growing herbarium in the region on a percentage basis, having increased its holdings by over 300%. Estimated specimens by geographical origin include: Southern Rockies - 75%, High Plains - 5%, North America at large - 15%, world at large - 5%. Our facilities include were newly renovated in 2002 and currently provide storage capacity for about 65,000 specimens.