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West Texas A&M University Herbarium (WTS)

The West Texas A&M herbarium was founded in the 1970s with the employment of Dr. Larry Higgins, who began accumulating specimens in the basement of the Natural Sciences building. Since then, the collection has grown to over 88,000 specimens.

Contacts:

  • Professor of Biology: David Sissom, dsissom@wtamu.edu, (806) 651-2573

Collection Statistics

  • 20,252 specimen records
  • 92 (0.45%) georeferenced
  • 5,179 (26%) with images (5,179 total images)
  • 17,423 (86%) identified to species
  • 81 families
  • 557 genera
  • 2,543 species
  • 2,614 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

Extra Statistics

Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Last Update: 10 November 2023
Global Unique Identifier: 413e7eda-485d-4c39-a247-cf135d94a478
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Digital Metadata:EML File
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Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Chrysothamnus (1)
  • Cirsium (1)
  • Enceliopsis (1)
  • Lasianthaea (1)
  • Solidago (30)
  • Sonchus (10)
  • Sphaeromeria (4)
  • Stenotus (1)
  • Stephanomeria (33)
  • Stevia (1)
  • Stylocline (3)
  • Tagetes (1)
  • Tanacetum (1)
  • Taraxacum (11)
  • Tetradymia (29)
  • Tetragonotheca (1)
  • Thelesperma (34)
  • Townsendia (37)
  • Tragopogon (8)
  • Trichoptilium (1)
  • Trilisa (3)
  • Trixis (2)
  • Vanclevea (7)
  • Verbesina (16)
  • Vernonia (19)
  • Viguiera (32)
  • Virgulus (1)
  • Wyethia (11)
  • Xanthisma (8)
  • Xanthium (17)
  • Xanthocephalum (29)
  • Xylorhiza (9)
  • Zexmenia (2)
  • Zinnia (15)