Pittsburg State University, Theodore M. Sperry Herbarium (KSP)

The 52,670 specimens document the distribution and natural variation of vascular plants and bryophytes, primarily from Kansas, adjacent states and North America, but also 60 foreign countries. Approximately 12,020 new collections have been added the past decade, mostly comprising student collections. Ca. 800 specimens are backlogged, mostly from North America but also some 500 from Madagascar and many hundreds of bryophytes. Many specimens are unicates. Important holdings from abroad include the Democratic Republic of the Congo (T. M. Sperry), Peru (H. Tuomisto), Myrtaceae (H.S. MacKee and others from New Caledonia); Eugenia and Syzygium from Madagascar, Poaceae (worldwide), and 30 isotypes. Data for ca. 6300 bryophytes are here or at the Consortium of Bryophyte Herbaria (https://bryophyteportal.org). Some collections of fungi and algae used primarily in teaching will be datasased in the future. Phenological data (flowering/fruiting) and geocoordinates are present for ca. 45 percent of the specimens; and over 15 percent are vouchers for published research. Student and volunteer curatorial assistance and financial support from the National Science Foundation (CSBR 1756276) are gratefully acknowledged. Homepage: https://www.pittstate.edu/biology/the-sperry-herbarium.html 

Contacts: Neil Snow, nsnow@pittstate.edu
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: f5306a80-6eea-437a-b681-f1140a6d86f7
Digital Metadata: EML File
Address:
Pittsburg State University
Department of Biology
1701 S. Broadway
Pittsburg, KS   66762
United States
620-235-4738
Collection Statistics
  • 45,748 specimen records
  • 20,558 (45%) georeferenced
  • 42,614 (93%) identified to species
  • 361 families
  • 1,976 genera
  • 6,476 species
  • 7,570 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
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