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

Contacts: Lars Rosengreen, Curator, lars.rosengreen@sjsu.edu
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: 3818e471-b6a4-11e8-b408-001a64db2964
Digital Metadata: EML File
Address:
Carl W. Sharsmith Herbarium, San Jose State University
Department of Biological Sciences
1 Washington Square
San Jose, CA   95192-0100
USA
(408)-924-4830
Collection Statistics
  • 16,397 specimen records
  • 9,886 (60%) georeferenced
  • 14,564 (89%) with images (14,584 total images)
  • 16,254 (99%) identified to species
  • 254 families
  • 1,591 genera
  • 5,250 species
  • 6,100 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
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 (5)
  • Phaseolus (11)
  • Pickeringia (3)
  • Pithecellobium (2)
  • Prosopis (9)
  • Psoralea (5)
  • Psorothamnus (16)
  • Quercus (4)
  • Rhynchosia (4)
  • Robinia (5)
  • 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)