The University and Jepson Herbaria -- Vascular Plants
Citation
Alexander J, Gross J (2025). The University and Jepson Herbaria -- Vascular Plants. Version 1.10. Berkeley Natural History Museums. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/nmny7h accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-03.Description
Established in 1895 around a core of preserved plant specimens that were collected by William Brewer on the California Geological Survey of 1860 to 1864, the University Herbarium (UC) includes over 278,000 vascular plant specimens from California (100% databased and 30% imaged). Of the nearly 1.7 million vascular plant specimens from outside California, 270,000 have been imaged. Databasing these imaged specimens is an ongoing project. Established in 1950 by a bequest from Willis Linn Jepson, the Jepson Herbarium (JEPS) includes over 125,000 vascular plant specimens from California (100% databased and 36% imaged).
Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
Global, with an emphasis on northeast Pacific and Baja California
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Jason Alexanderoriginator
position: Bioinformatics Manager
UC/JEPS
email: jason_alexander@berkeley.edu
Joyce Gross
metadata author
email: joyceg@berkeley.edu
Jason Alexander
metadata author
position: Bioinformatics Manager
UC/JEPS
email: jason_alexander@berkeley.edu
Joyce Gross
user
email: joyceg@berkeley.edu
Staci Markos
point of contact
position: Associate Director
UC/JEPS
email: smarkos@berkeley.edu
Jason Alexander
administrative point of contact
position: Bioinformatics Manager
UC/JEPS
email: jason_alexander@berkeley.edu