UCJEPS - University and Jepson Herbaria, University of California, Berkeley (UCJEPS)

Established in 1895 around a core of preserved plant specimens that were collected by William Brewer on the California Geological Survey of 1860 to 1864, the University Herbarium (UC) includes 2,200,000 specimens from land plants, algae, lichens, and fungi.

Established in 1950 by a bequest from Willis Linn Jepson, the Jepson Herbarium (JEPS) includes over 100,000 vascular plant specimens from California.

Data Manager: Jason Alexander, jason_alexander@berkeley.edu

Homepage: http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/

Collection Type: Preserved Specimens

Management: Data snapshot of local collection database

Last Update: 8 June 2021

DwC-Archive Access Point: https://cch2.org/portal/content/dwca/UCJEPS_DwC-A.zip

Digital Metadata: EML File

Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial)

Collection Statistics

562,265 specimen records
347,557 (62%) georeferenced
208,569 (37%) with images (208,569 total images)
548,776 (98%) identified to species
340 families
3,872 genera
26,446 species
31,209 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Home >> Collection Search Page >> UCJEPS - University and Jepson Herbaria, University of California, Berkeley Details UCJEPS - University and Jepson Herbaria, University of California, Berkeley (UCJEPS) Established in 1895 around a core of preserved plant specimens that were collected by William Brewer on the California Geological Survey of 1860 to 1864, the University Herbarium (UC) includes 2,200,000 specimens from land plants, algae, lichens, and fungi. Established in 1950 by a bequest from Willis Linn Jepson, the Jepson Herbarium (JEPS) includes over 100,000 vascular plant specimens from California. Data Manager: Jason Alexander, jason_alexander@berkeley.edu Homepage: http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/ Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 8 June 2021 DwC-Archive Access Point: https://cch2.org/portal/content/dwca/UCJEPS_DwC-A.zip Digital Metadata: EML File Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial) Collection Statistics 562,265 specimen records 347,557 (62%) georeferenced 208,569 (37%) with images (208,569 total images) 548,776 (98%) identified to species 340 families 3,872 genera 26,446 species 31,209 total taxa (including subsp. and var.) Extra Statistics Show Geographic Distribution Show Family Distribution
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