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San Jose State University, Carl W. Sharsmith Herbarium (SJSU)

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.
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Collection Statistics

  • 16,397 specimen records
  • 9,886 (60%) georeferenced
  • 14,564 (89%) with media (14,584 total media)
  • 16,221 (99%) identified to species
  • 254 families
  • 1,583 genera
  • 5,238 species
  • 6,077 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 3 July 2024
Digital Metadata: EML File
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Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Achyronychia (3)
  • Agrostemma (2)
  • Arenaria (21)
  • Cardionema (5)
  • Cerastium (28)
  • Dianthus (3)
  • Drymaria (5)
  • Eremogone (23)
  • Herniaria (2)
  • Honckenya (2)
  • Loeflingia (1)
  • Lychnis (3)
  • Melandrium (4)
  • Minuartia (32)
  • Moehringia (5)
  • Paronychia (2)
  • Petrorhagia (2)
  • Polycarpon (1)
  • Pseudostellaria (7)
  • Sagina (10)
  • Saponaria (3)
  • Scleranthus (2)
  • Silene (44)
  • Spergula (2)
  • Spergularia (18)
  • Stellaria (34)
  • Vaccaria (1)
  • Velezia (1)