San Jose State University, Carl W. Sharsmith Herbarium (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: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 10 March 2018
Digital Metadata: EML File
Collection Statistics
  • 1,627 specimen records
  • 481 (30%) georeferenced
  • 1,603 (99%) identified to species
  • 45 families
  • 223 genera
  • 584 species
  • 666 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Acamptopappus (3)
  • Achillea (21)
  • Agoseris (2)
  • Ambrosia (39)
  • Amphipappus (2)
  • Antennaria (1)
  • Anthemis (1)
  • Artemisia (46)
  • Aster (16)
  • Baccharis (16)
  • Chloracantha (3)
  • Chrysanthemum (1)
  • Chrysothamnus (1)
  • Cotula (5)
  • Ericameria (36)
  • Eucephalus (5)
  • Euphrosyne (1)
  • Eurybia (11)
  • Gazania (1)
  • Glebionis (2)
  • Heterotheca (15)
  • Iva (3)
  • Leucanthemum (2)
  • Malacothrix (1)
  • Matricaria (1)
  • Oreostemma (6)
  • Soliva (2)
  • Sphaeromeria (6)
  • Symphyotrichum (42)
  • Tanacetum (5)
  • Tripleurospermum (1)
  • Xanthium (4)