HSC - Humboldt State University Vascular Plant Herbarium
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The Humboldt State University Vascular Plant Herbarium (HSC) consists of ~104,000 specimens, with a strong emphasis in the flora of northwest California and southwest Oregon. Established in 1960, the Herbarium serves as a botanical resource for students and faculty, as well as, community members and professional botanists. Our collections offer excellent opportunities to learn more about the rich diversity of our native flora, as well as, our exotic and invasive weeds. The Herbarium also participates in loan and exchange programs with other herbaria throughout the country.
Contacts
Contact:
Robin Bencie mrb1@humboldt.edu
GBIF Dataset page: http://www.gbif.org/dataset/6958627a-e1cd-489f-b4f3-6e7760203b9d
Cite this collection:
HSC - Humboldt State University Vascular Plant Herbarium. Occurrence dataset (ID: ) https://cch2.org/portal/content/dwca/HSC_DwC-A.zip accessed via the Symbiota Local Portal Portal, https://dev010.symbiota.org/Portal, 2026-06-22).
Collection Statistics
- 73,473 (90%) georeferenced
- 37,288 (46%) with media (37,431 total media)
- 78,189 (96%) specimen records
- 261 Families
- 1,241 Genera
- 5,069 Species
- 6,830 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data
DwC-Archive Access Point
Global Unique Identifier: eaef47cb-6ed3-4439-b974-f05e4f65165e
Digital Metadata: EML File
License: 