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OBI - Robert F. Hoover Herbarium, Cal Poly State University (OBI)The Hoover Herbarium houses 85,000+ specimens of vascular plants, algae, lichens, and bryophytes. The geographic focus is San Luis Obispo County, California. The collection also includes many specimens from other areas of California, other states of the US, particularly Arizona, and some from other regions of the world, especially Mexico. Emphasis areas in the collection include Asteraceae, Lupinus, and cultivated Eucalyptus. Major collections include Robert F. Hoover (1946–1969), David J. Keil (1966–present), Rhonda Riggins (1970s–2000), Tracy Call (mostly Apiaceae—late 1940s–1960s), and Robert J. Rodin (1940s–1977). The collection is used extensively in undergraduate teaching and training. Important Collections: Robert F. Hoover (1946–1969), David J. Keil (1966–present), Rhonda Riggins (1970s–2000), Tracy Call (mostly Apiaceae—late 1940s–1960s), and Robert J. Rodin (1940s–1977) Contacts: Jenn Yost, Director and Associate Professor (jyost@calpoly.edu) Related link: http://bio.calpoly.edu Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal Global Unique Identifier: 3818d95b-b6a4-11e8-b408-001a64db2964 DwC-Archive Access Point: https://cch2.org/portal/content/dwca/OBI_DwC-A.zip Digital Metadata: EML File Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial) GBIF Dataset page: http://www.gbif.org/dataset/f56df26e-73f5-4d37-bfed-3d46c0834e82
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Robert F. Hoover Herbarium Biological Sciences Department, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0401 USA (805) 756-5869 Collection Statistics
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This project made possible by National Science Foundation Awards 1802301 and 1802163 and by the National Park Service.
For more information about CCH2 or the California Phenology Network, email Jenn Yost jyost@calpoly.edu.
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