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HSC - Humboldt State University Vascular Plant Herbarium (HSC)

The Humboldt State University Vascular Plant Herbarium (HSC) consists of ~104,000 specimens, with a strong emphasis in the flora of northwest California and southwest Oregon. Established in 1960, the Herbarium serves as a botanical resource for students and faculty, as well as, community members and professional botanists. Our collections offer excellent opportunities to learn more about the rich diversity of our native flora, as well as, our exotic and invasive weeds. The Herbarium also participates in loan and exchange programs with other herbaria throughout the country.

Contacts: Robin Bencie, mrb1@humboldt.edu
Homepage: https://www2.humboldt.edu/herbarium/
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: eaef47cb-6ed3-4439-b974-f05e4f65165e
DwC-Archive Access Point: https://cch2.org/portal/content/dwca/HSC_DwC-A.zip
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial)
Address:
Humboldt State University Vascular Plant Herbarium
Biological Sciences Department
1 Harpst St.
Arcata, CA   95521-8299
USA
(707) 826-4801
Collection Statistics
  • 80,012 specimen records
  • 73,264 (92%) georeferenced
  • 30,223 (38%) with images (30,345 total images)
  • 77,834 (97%) identified to species
  • 258 families
  • 1,242 genera
  • 5,044 species
  • 6,807 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics