SJSU - Carl W. Sharsmith Herbarium, San Jose State University
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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
Contact:
Lars Rosengreen, Curator lars.rosengreen@sjsu.edu
GBIF Dataset page: http://www.gbif.org/dataset/1060a696-f6a2-4341-92ef-47a63babbea1
Cite this collection:
SJSU - Carl W. Sharsmith Herbarium, San Jose State University. Occurrence dataset (ID: ) https://cch2.org/portal/content/dwca/SJSU_DwC-A.zip accessed via the Symbiota Local Portal Portal, https://dev010.symbiota.org/Portal, 2026-06-22).
Collection Statistics
- 9,886 (60%) georeferenced
- 14,564 (89%) with media (14,584 total media)
- 16,254 (99%) specimen records
- 254 Families
- 1,591 Genera
- 5,250 Species
- 6,100 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data
DwC-Archive Access Point
Global Unique Identifier: 3818e471-b6a4-11e8-b408-001a64db2964
Digital Metadata: EML File
License: 