TABLE OF CONTENTS

Label Data For PSU Herbarium Specimens:

List of Specimen Names Sorted By Family

List of Specimen Names Sorted By Name

Links To Other Botanical Web Pages:

Oregon Plant Atlas

 PLANTS National Database

Jepson Manual

TNC Invasive Species Initiative page

WELCOME

This site is under development and is posted to facilitate communication with those assisting with it's design.  At this stage, the most useful feature may be a list of specimen names which have been entered into the database as of July 24, 2007.

COLLECTIONS

The Portland State University Herbarium represents a mostly regional collection of fungi, algae, and  green plants.  Current collecting focuses on plants of the Columbia River Gorge, Portland Metropolitan  Area and lower Columbia River Valley.  Recent collecting trips have also been made to the Klamath Mountains and Great Basin.  The collections include about 11,000 vascular plants, 2500 bryophytes, 200 algae, and 500 fungi. 

Important collections housed in the herbarium include:

• Howell-Flinn vascular plant collection (Oregon, 1860-1910)

• Flinn and Foster bryophyte collection (Oregon, 1907-1915)

• Flora of Portland vascular plant collection (city-owned lands, 1990-present)

USE OF SPECIMENS

Herbarium specimens are used in teaching and research activities by faculty and students.  Faculty and graduate students are assigned cabinet space for housing of their research specimens. 

The herbarium is open to the public by appointment for the study of specimens.   Typical users include researchers, land managers, consultants, illustrators, and the general public who use the collection as a reference for plant identification, illustration, or fieldwork.  Loans are usually made to institutions. 

Herbarium Use Policies

The Portland State University Herbarium is located in room 421 (4th floor), Science Building I.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Curator:
Mark Fishbein
Room 405  SB1
(503) 725-3872

Herbarium Phone:  503-725-8759