Collection Profile for: 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.
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.)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management:
Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update:
3 July 2024
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Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
Acacia (18 ) Acmispon (64 ) Aeschynomene (1 ) Albizia (4 ) Amorpha (5 ) Amphicarpa (1 ) Anthyllis (1 ) Astragalus (101 ) Bauhinia (4 ) Benthamantha (1 ) Caesalpinia (7 ) Calliandra (7 ) Calopogonium (1 ) Cassia (16 ) Cercidium (2 ) Cercis (6 ) Cologania (1 ) Colutea (1 ) Coronilla (2 ) Coursetia (1 ) Crotalaria (4 ) Cytisus (8 ) Dalea (22 ) Daubentonia (3 ) Delonix (1 ) Desmanthus (4 ) Desmodium (1 ) Errazurizia (4 ) Erythrina (1 ) Galactia (1 ) Genista (3 ) Gleditsia (2 ) Glycyrrhiza (3 ) Goodia (1 ) Gymnocladus (1 ) Hedysarum (6 ) Hoffmannseggia (8 ) Hoita (13 ) Hosackia (19 ) Indigofera (2 ) Lathyrus (39 ) Lespedeza (1 ) Leucaena (1 ) Lotus (5 ) Lupinus (226 ) Lysiloma (1 ) Marina (7 ) Medicago (9 ) Melilotus (1 ) Mimosa (9 ) Nissolia (1 ) Olneya (1 ) Onobrychis (1 ) Ononis (2 ) Ornithopus (1 ) Oxytropis (14 ) Parkinsonia (10 ) Parryella (2 ) Pediomelum (1 ) Petalostemum (2 ) Phaseolus (11 ) Pickeringia (3 ) Pithecellobium (2 ) Prosopis (9 ) Psoralea (5 ) Psorothamnus (16 ) Quercus (4 ) Rhynchosia (4 ) Robinia (4 ) Rupertia (2 ) Senegalia (4 ) Senna (9 ) Sesbania (1 ) Sophora (2 ) Spartium (1 ) Swartzia (1 ) Tephrosia (3 ) Thermopsis (5 ) Thornbera (2 ) Trifolium (172 ) Ulex (2 ) Vachellia (2 ) Vicia (43 )
