SFSU - Vascular Plants of the Harry D. Thiers Herbarium at San Francisco State University (SFSU)

The Harry D. Thiers Herbarium at San Francisco State University maintains over 220,000 specimens. Its primary research focus is mycological, but there are roughly 27,000 vascular plant specimens. Special vascular plant collections of SFSU include the California Floristic Province including a particularly large and taxonomically robust collection of Arctostaphylos (Ericaceae).

Contacts: Jason T. Cantley, cantley@sfsu.edu
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: 5805f8f3-2733-4c87-bca8-0fd1644490c2
Digital Metadata: EML File
Collection Statistics
  • 15,620 specimen records
  • 2,683 (17%) georeferenced
  • 12,335 (79%) with images (12,363 total images)
  • 15,219 (97%) identified to species
  • 96 families
  • 694 genera
  • 2,582 species
  • 3,372 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics