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

Founded in 1945 by Dr. Carl Sharsmith, the herbarium at San Jose State University houses a collection of more than 18,500 pressed plants. Many specimens were collected over Dr. Sharsmith's long career as a university professor and natural history ranger at Yosemite National Park.
Contacts: Benjamin Carter, benjamin.carter@sjsu.edu
Homepage: http://www.sjsu.edu/herbarium/
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: b9bd31c2-d3cc-47f9-9c4f-f0eb53929c56
DwC-Archive Access Point: http://bryophyteportal.org/portal/content/dwca/SJSU_DwC-A.zip
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: CC0 1.0 (Public-domain)
Collection Statistics
  • 12,051 specimen records
  • 11,932 (99%) georeferenced
  • 10,827 (90%) identified to species
  • 133 families
  • 286 genera
  • 740 species
  • 753 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics