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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: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 22 October 2024
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial)
Cite this collection:
Biodiversity data published by: Humboldt State University Vascular Plant Herbarium. Occurrence dataset (ID: e4fe41a9-1cf6-4ae7-84f4-636cdeaccaad) accessed via the OregonFlora Portal, oregonflora.org, 2024-12-10).
Collection Statistics
  • 65,552 specimen records
  • 61,960 (95%) georeferenced
  • 28,792 (44%) with images (28,931 total images)
  • 64,967 (99%) identified to species
  • 242 families
  • 885 genera
  • 2,690 species
  • 3,324 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
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