H.A. Stephens Herbarium
Citation
Kerbs B, Schulenberg J (2016). H.A. Stephens Herbarium. Version 29.1. Emporia State University. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/k3m1qc accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-25.Description
The H.A. Stephens Herbarium at Emporia State University was established around 1911 by a teacher who began preserving and cataloging local plants as an identification reference for students and the general public. Today the herbarium is a collection of more than 50,000 dried plants. These plants are a permanent record of regional flora, especially for the remaining tallgrass prairie in the Flint Hills of Kansas. Our mission is to document this biodiversity and to maintain the tradition of providing knowledgeable identification of plant specimens for students, scientists, and the general public.Sampling Description
Method steps
Additional info
KTSC is currently in the process of digitizing the collection in a Specify database and publishing data as it becomes available. Although KSTC routinely updates their data, outdated taxonomic names, mistaken specimen identifications, erroneous localities, and other problems inevitably occur. Investigators should verify data by direct examination of specimens, and notify KSTC if discrepancies are found. Ratibida logo adapted from Helen Sharp watercolor, from the Rare Book Collection of the Lenhardt Library of the Chicago Botanic Garden.Taxonomic Coverages
Taxa in particular abundance: Cyperaceae, Poaceae, Asteraceae, Brassicaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae
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Plantaerank: kingdom
Geographic Coverages
The majority of the housed specimens emanate from the Great Plains region, and the collection is especially focused the flora of the remnant tallgrass prairie in Kansas.
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Contacts
Benjamin Kerbsoriginator
position: Assistant Curator
H.A. Stephens Herbarium
email: bkerbs@emporia.edu
Jean Schulenberg
metadata author
position: Curator
H.A. Stephens Herbarium
Telephone: +01 620-341-5896
email: jschulen@emporia.edu
homepage: http://www.emporia.edu/smnh/herbarium/index.html
David Bloom
programmer
position: VertNet Programmer
VertNet
email: dbloom@vertnet.org
R. Brent Thomas
point of contact
position: Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Emporia State University
Telephone: +01 620-341-5608
email: rthomas@emporia.edu
Jean Schulenberg
originator
position: Curator
H.A. Stephens Herbarium
email: jschulen@emporia.edu
Jean Schulenberg
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
H.A. Stephens Herbarium
Telephone: +01 620-341-5896
email: jschulen@emporia.edu
homepage: http://www.emporia.edu/smnh/herbarium/index.html