California State University, Fresno Herbarium

Description

The CSU, Fresno Herbarium (FSC) is a collection of ~40,000 pressed, dried plant specimens dating from the late 19th century to the present day. It was established formally in 1925 by Dr. Charles H. Quibell, a Fresno State Biology professor. The geographical specialty of the FSC is Fresno County and parts of surrounding Inyo, Kern, Madera, Mono, and Tulare Counties: this large area includes an incredible diversity of ecosystems and habitats, including the Sierra Nevada mountains, the San Joaquin Valley, and the Mojave Desert. About nine-tenths of the accessioned collection is from California, with the remaining tenth from other states and countries. The FSC herbarium is currently being imaged and specimen data is being digitized with funding from the NSF-funded California Phenology Thematic Collections Network, with the assistance of the CSU, Fresno Henry Madden Library Digital Services division. This data is constantly being uploaded online, and is available to the public through the Consortium of California Herbaria Portal.

Contacts

ADMINISTRATIVE_POINT_OF_CONTACT
Katherine Waselkov
Telephone: 15592782559
email: kwaselkov@csufresno.edu

POINT_OF_CONTACT
Reece Riley
Telephone: 15599747911
email: fresnostateherbarium@gmail.com

California State University, Fresno Herbarium
2555 E. San Ramon Ave.
Fresno
93740
CA
US
email: fresnostateherbarium@gmail.com