West Texas A&M University Herbarium (WTS)

The West Texas A&M herbarium was founded in the 1970s with the employment of Dr. Larry Higgins, who began accumulating specimens in the basement of the Natural Sciences building. Since then, the collection has grown to over 88,000 specimens.

Professor of Biology: David Sissom, dsissom@wtamu.edu, (806) 651-2573

Collection Type: Preserved Specimens

Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal

Global Unique Identifier: 413e7eda-485d-4c39-a247-cf135d94a478

DwC-Archive Access Point: https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/content/dwca/WTS_DwC-A.zip

Digital Metadata: EML File

Usage Rights: CC0 1.0 (Public-domain)

Collection Statistics

20,252 specimen records
92 (0.45%) georeferenced
5,179 (26%) with images (5,179 total images)
17,423 (86%) identified to species
81 families
557 genera
2,543 species
2,614 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Great Plains Herbaria Homepage Search Collections Iowa Kansas Missouri Nebraska North Dakota South Dakota Teaching Checklists Dynamic Checklist Dynamic Key Image Library Log In New Account Sitemap	Home >> Collection Search Page >> Collection Profile West Texas A&M University Herbarium (WTS) The West Texas A&M herbarium was founded in the 1970s with the employment of Dr. Larry Higgins, who began accumulating specimens in the basement of the Natural Sciences building. Since then, the collection has grown to over 88,000 specimens. Professor of Biology: David Sissom, dsissom@wtamu.edu, (806) 651-2573 Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 413e7eda-485d-4c39-a247-cf135d94a478 DwC-Archive Access Point: https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/content/dwca/WTS_DwC-A.zip Digital Metadata: EML File Usage Rights: CC0 1.0 (Public-domain) Collection Statistics 20,252 specimen records 92 (0.45%) georeferenced 5,179 (26%) with images (5,179 total images) 17,423 (86%) identified to species 81 families 557 genera 2,543 species 2,614 total taxa (including subsp. and var.) Extra Statistics Show Geographic Distribution Show Family Distribution
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