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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
  • Acanthomintha (3)
  • Agastache (6)
  • Artemisia (1)
  • Clinopodium (5)
  • Galeopsis (1)
  • Glechoma (1)
  • Hedeoma (2)
  • Hyptis (8)
  • Lamium (1)
  • Lavandula (1)
  • Leonotis (1)
  • Leonurus (1)
  • Lepechinia (6)
  • Leucas (1)
  • Lycopus (2)
  • Marrubium (2)
  • Mentha (12)
  • Moluccella (1)
  • Monarda (7)
  • Monardella (32)
  • Nepeta (2)
  • Pogogyne (10)
  • Poliomintha (1)
  • Prunella (6)
  • Pycnanthemum (6)
  • Rosmarinus (1)
  • Salvia (57)
  • Scutellaria (25)
  • Stachys (43)
  • Teucrium (4)
  • Thymus (4)
  • Trichostema (10)