San Jose State University, Carl W. Sharsmith Herbarium (SJSU)

Founded in 1945 by Dr. Carl Sharsmith, the herbarium at San Jose State University houses a collection of more than 18,500 dried plant specimens. Many specimens were collected over Dr. Sharsmith's long career as a university professor and natural history ranger at Yosemite National Park. The collection is actively curated with approximately 500 new specimens being added every year.
Contactos: Lars Rosengreen, Curator, lars.rosengreen@sjsu.edu
Tipo de Colección: Preserved Specimens
Administración: Instantánea de datos de un base de datos local
última Actualización: 10 March 2018
Metadata Digital: EML File
Estadísticas de Colección
  • 1,627 registros de especímenes
  • 481 (30%) georeferenciado
  • 1,603 (99%) identificado a las especies
  • 45 familias
  • 223 géneros
  • 584 especies
  • 666 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Estadísticas Extras
Distribución de Taxon
Distribución de Taxon
  • Amsinckia (24)
  • Borago (2)
  • Bourreria (3)
  • Coldenia (6)
  • Cordia (2)
  • Cryptantha (104)
  • Cynoglossum (6)
  • Echidiocarya (1)
  • Echium (2)
  • Ehretia (2)
  • Eritrichium (2)
  • Euploca (2)
  • Hackelia (36)
  • Heliotropium (9)
  • Lappula (7)
  • Lithospermum (6)
  • Mertensia (16)
  • Myosotis (11)
  • Oreocarya (4)
  • Pectocarya (17)
  • Plagiobothrys (80)
  • Tiquilia (8)
  • Tournefortia (2)