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

The collections contain approximately 64,100 specimens, which document the distribution and natural variation of vascular plants and bryophytes in Kansas, adjacent states, and North America, excluding ca. 16,000 backlogged specimens. Many of its specimens are unicates. The collections also include important holdings from abroad (Dem. Rep. Congo; Peru; Myrtaceae of Madagascar and New Caledonia; Poaceae worldwide). Ca. 5800 collections of North American bryophytes are databased on the Consortium of North American Bryophytes website.

Contact: Neil Snow (nsnow@pittstate.edu)

Home Page: http://www.pittstate.edu/department/herbarium/index.dot

Collection Type: Preserved Specimens

Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal

Global Unique Identifier: f5306a80-6eea-437a-b681-f1140a6d86f7

Digital Metadata: EML File

Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial)

• 4,389 specimen records
• 1,626 (37%) georeferenced
• 2,119 (48%) identified to species
• 115 families
• 427 genera
• 946 species
• 732 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)