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.
Contact: 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
Last Update: 10 March 2018
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
Collection Statistics
- 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.)
