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University of South Carolina Upstate Herbarium (USCS)

The herbarium at the University of South Carolina Upstate (formerly University of South Carolina Spartanburg) houses a collection of bryophytes and vascular plants with a focus on the Piedmont region of South Carolina. The collection was begun in the 1970s and most specimen were collected by or under the supervision of Dr. Gillian Newberry.

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Contacts:

  • Benjamin Montgomery, bmontgomery@uscupstate.edu

Collection Statistics

  • 17,886 specimen records
  • 0 georeferenced
  • 17,848 (100%) with images (17,850 total images)
  • 17,807 (100%) identified to species
  • 177 families
  • 735 genera
  • 1,742 species
  • 1,897 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

Extra Statistics

Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Last Update: 8 August 2016
Global Unique Identifier: 9a26bc5f-b8ef-4fa8-b7e8-b8341e2e7823
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Digital Metadata:EML File
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Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Arenaria (13)
  • Cerastium (43)
  • Dianthus (20)
  • Holosteum (10)
  • Lychnis (6)
  • Minuartia (19)
  • Paronychia (1)
  • Sagina (14)
  • Saponaria (11)
  • Scleranthus (13)
  • Silene (51)
  • Spergula (1)
  • Stellaria (58)
  • Stipulicida (3)