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CAS - California Academy of Sciences Vascular Plants
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CAS, DS. Worldwide, nearly 1.9 million specimens (27% from California); more than 95% vascular seed plants; the remainder are ferns and a growing collection of bryophytes. Emphasis is on California, North America, Latin America (especially western and southern Mexico and the Galapagos) and Asia (especially China). Vascular plant families and genera that are particularly well represented include Acanthaceae, Brassicaceae, Carex, Eriogonum, Hydrophyllaceae, Lupinus, Asteraceae (particularly Madinae), Malvaceae, Melastomataceae, Onagraceae, Penstemon, Poaceae, Polemoniaceae and Quercus. The herbarium also contains the largest collection of ornamental plants in California.

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Contact: Emily Magnaghi emagnaghi@calacademy.org
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CAS - California Academy of Sciences Vascular Plants. Occurrence dataset (ID: ) accessed via the Symbiota Local Portal Portal, https://dev010.symbiota.org/Portal, 2026-06-22).
Collection Statistics
  • 116,489 (19%) georeferenced
  • 99,500 (16%) with media (219,982 total media)
  • 581,434 (95%) specimen records
  • 387 Families
  • 5,405 Genera
  • 35,331 Species
  • 40,481 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Upload: 2024-04-10 08:20:38
Digital Metadata: EML File
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