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
  • Aegilops (1)
  • Agropyron (1)
  • Agrostis (77)
  • Aira (8)
  • Alopecurus (20)
  • Ammophila (2)
  • Amphicarpum (1)
  • Andropogon (8)
  • Anthoxanthum (9)
  • Arctagrostis (3)
  • Aristida (32)
  • Arrhenatherum (2)
  • Arundo (1)
  • Avena (8)
  • Avenella (1)
  • Beckmannia (4)
  • Bothriochloa (4)
  • Bouteloua (28)
  • Brachypodium (9)
  • Briza (11)
  • Bromus (120)
  • Calamagrostis (41)
  • Calamovilfa (3)
  • Cathestecum (2)
  • Cenchrus (6)
  • Centotheca (1)
  • Chloris (6)
  • Cinna (3)
  • Cortaderia (1)
  • Crypsis (5)
  • Cymbopogon (1)
  • Cynodon (5)
  • Cynosurus (6)
  • Dactylis (6)
  • Dactyloctenium (3)
  • Danthonia (18)
  • Dasyochloa (6)
  • Deschampsia (40)
  • Desmazeria (1)
  • Dichanthelium (1)
  • Diectomis (1)
  • Digitaria (4)
  • Distichlis (13)
  • Echinochloa (6)
  • Ehrharta (3)
  • Eleusine (4)
  • Elymus (122)
  • Enneapogon (1)
  • Eragrostis (33)
  • Eriochloa (3)
  • Erioneuron (1)
  • Festuca (104)
  • Gastridium (7)
  • Glyceria (12)
  • Hackelochloa (1)
  • Hainardia (4)
  • Heteropogon (3)
  • Hierochloe (5)
  • Hilaria (13)
  • Holcus (7)
  • Hordeum (33)
  • Hystrix (1)
  • Imperata (1)
  • Jouvea (3)
  • Koeleria (18)
  • Lagurus (2)
  • Lamarckia (6)
  • Lasiacis (2)
  • Leersia (4)
  • Leptochloa (8)
  • Leptoloma (1)
  • Lolium (3)
  • Melica (57)
  • Melinis (2)
  • Milium (1)
  • Molinia (1)
  • Muhlenbergia (42)
  • Munroa (1)
  • Nardus (1)
  • Neostapfia (2)
  • Orcuttia (1)
  • Oryzopsis (2)
  • Panicum (24)
  • Parapholis (3)
  • Paspalum (15)
  • Pennisetum (7)
  • Phalaris (28)
  • Phippsia (1)
  • Phleum (10)
  • Phragmites (1)
  • Phyllostachys (1)
  • Piptochaetium (2)
  • Pleuropogon (5)
  • Poa (161)
  • Polypogon (29)
  • Pseudosasa (1)
  • Ptilagrostis (1)
  • Puccinellia (8)
  • Schismus (8)
  • Schizachne (1)
  • Scribneria (4)
  • Secale (6)
  • Sesleria (1)
  • Setaria (8)
  • Sitanion (1)
  • Sorghastrum (1)
  • Sorghum (2)
  • Spartina (14)
  • Sporobolus (5)
  • Stipa (89)
  • Swallenia (2)
  • Torreyochloa (13)
  • Tragus (1)
  • Tridens (6)
  • Tripsacum (1)
  • Trisetum (35)
  • Triticum (1)
  • Uniola (3)
  • Ventenata (1)
  • Vulpia (2)
  • Zea (2)
  • Zizania (1)
  • Zoysia (1)