Pittsburg State University, Theodore M. Sperry Herbarium (KSP)
The ca. 42,000 specimens document the distribution and natural variation of vascular plants and bryophytes, primarily those of Kansas, adjacent states, and North America. Ca. 4,000 specimens are backlogged, mostly from North America but also ca. 500 from Madagascar and many hundreds of bryophytes. Many specimens are unicates. Important additional holdings from abroad include the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Peru, Myrtaceae (mostly Madagascar and New Caledonia), Poaceae (worldwide), and 24 isotypes. Ca. 6300 collections of North American bryophytes are data based on the Consortium of North American Bryophytes website (https://bryophyteportal.org) or this website. Over ten percent of the collections are vouchers for published research. Significant collections include H.S. MacKee from New Caledonia and H. Tuomisto from Peru. Ornamental (non-native) occurrences mostly are not data based. Student and volunteer curatorial assistance, and well as generous financial support from the National Science Foundation (CSBR 1756276), are gratefully acknowledged.
Contacts: Neil Snow (nsnow@pittstate.edu)
Related link: http://www.pittstate.edu/department/herbarium/index.dot
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: f5306a80-6eea-437a-b681-f1140a6d86f7
DwC-Archive Access Point: https://ngpherbaria.org/portal/content/dwca/KSP_DwC-A.zip
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
GBIF Dataset page: http://www.gbif.org/dataset/a92f4b3c-ae5c-45af-8dac-4a6a88d35ddd
Address:
Pittsburg State University
Department of Biology
1701 S. Broadway
Pittsburg, KS 66762
United States
620-235-4424
Collection Statistics
- 35,149 specimen records
- 13,955 (40%) georeferenced
- 32,576 (93%) identified to species
- 240 families
- 1,473 genera
- 4,720 species
- 5,151 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
