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
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: b9bd31c2-d3cc-47f9-9c4f-f0eb53929c56
Digital Metadata: EML File
Collection Statistics
  • 12,085 specimen records
  • 11,966 (99%) georeferenced
  • 10,828 (90%) identified to species
  • 135 families
  • 286 genera
  • 740 species
  • 754 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Buckiella (4)
  • Callicladium (9)
  • Ctenidium (3)
  • Ectropothecium (7)
  • Herzogiella (12)
  • Homomallium (4)
  • Hypnum (62)
  • Isopterygiopsis (2)
  • Mittenothamnium (7)
  • Phyllodon (1)
  • Platygyrium (24)
  • Pseudotaxiphyllum (16)
  • Vesicularia (5)