SwissLichens - Distribution of lichens in Switzerland

The database is continuously updated with new findings. The data have been validated and originate from national inventories, from research projects, from floristic observations by volunteers as well as from private and public herbaria and from the literature. Each record consists of the species name, information of the location (Swiss Coordinates, precision of the coordinates, elevation above sea level, municipality and canton), the date of observation, the ecotype (epiphytic, terricol, lignicol, saxicol), as well as information on the conservation status of the species (red list status, conservation priority status, status in the Nature and Cultural Heritage Act).

Information on the ecology (habitat, substrate) is partially available. They are free of charge for research projects and can be requested from InfoSpecies using a form. Licence under www.infospecies.ch.

Data is free of charge for research projects and available on request.