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.

Contacts: Lars Rosengreen, Curator (lars.rosengreen@sjsu.edu)

Related link: http://www.sjsu.edu/herbarium/

Collection Type: Preserved Specimens

Management: Data snapshot of local collection database

Digital Metadata: EML File

Usage Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/

• 1,627 specimen records
• 481 (30%) georeferenced
• 1,598 (98%) identified to species
• 45 families
• 223 genera
• 580 species
• 662 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)