Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Last Update: 9 July 2024
Global Unique Identifier: b9bd31c2-d3cc-47f9-9c4f-f0eb53929c56
Digital Metadata:EML File
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Carl W. Sharsmith Herbarium at San Jose State University - Bryophytes (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@wildlife.ca.gov
- Curator: John McLaughlin, john.mclaughlin@sjsu.edu
GBIF Dataset page: http://www.gbif.org/dataset/868a8d7e-b9d1-4458-a5f6-71311971fbe5
Collection Statistics
- 12,434 specimen records
- 12,314 (99%) georeferenced
- 11,181 (90%) identified to species
- 136 families
- 288 genera
- 747 species
- 765 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)