California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Description

Cal Poly is a public university in San Luis Obispo, California, USA and home to the Robert F. Hoover Herbarium. The Hoover Herbarium houses 85,000+ specimens of vascular plants, algae, lichens, and bryophytes. The geographic focus is San Luis Obispo County, California. The collection also includes many specimens from other areas of California, other states of the US, particularly Arizona, and some from other regions of the world, especially Mexico. Emphasis areas in the collection include Asteraceae, Lupinus, and cultivated Eucalyptus. Major collections include Robert F. Hoover (1946–1969), David J. Keil (1966–present), Rhonda Riggins (1970s–2000), Tracy Call (mostly Apiaceae—late 1940s–1960s), and Robert J. Rodin (1940s–1977). The collection is used extensively in undergraduate teaching and training.

Important Collections: Robert F. Hoover (1946–1969), David J. Keil (1966–present), Rhonda Riggins (1970s–2000), Tracy Call (mostly Apiaceae—late 1940s–1960s), and Robert J. Rodin (1940s–1977)

Contacts

ADMINISTRATIVE_POINT_OF_CONTACT
Katelin Pearson
Telephone: 503-530-0006
email: kdpearso@calpoly.edu

TECHNICAL_POINT_OF_CONTACT
Ed Gilbert
email: egbiodiversity@gmail.com

POINT_OF_CONTACT
Jenn Yost
email: jyost@calpoly.edu

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
1 Grand Avenue
San Luis Obispo
93407
CA
US
email: jyost@calpoly.edu