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Oregon State University Vascular Plant Collection (OSC-V)

The Oregon State University Herbarium houses approximately 550,000 vascular plant, bryophyte, algal, and fungal specimens. The collections are worldwide in scope, with a focus on the state of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.

Contacts: Thea Jaster, jastert@oregonstate.edu
Homepage: https://bpp.oregonstate.edu/herbarium
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 9 December 2023
IPT / DwC-A Source:
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: CC0 1.0 (Public-domain)
Cite this collection:
Oregon State University Vascular Plant Collection. Occurrence dataset (ID: 10191017-8cee-42b0-a9b6-5dea543188a5) accessed via the PteridoPortal Portal, pteridoportal.org/portal, 2024-05-21).
Collection Statistics
  • 8,023 specimen records
  • 2,967 (37%) georeferenced
  • 7,596 (95%) with images (14,169 total images)
  • 6,394 (80%) identified to species
  • 19 families
  • 51 genera
  • 186 species
  • 225 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Geographic Distribution - Oregon
Click on the specimen record counts within the parenthesis to return the records for that term
  • Baker (89)
  • Baker or Douglas (1)
  • Baker or Union (2)
  • Baker or Wallowa (4)
  • Benton (144)
  • Clackamas (86)
  • Clackamas or Hood River (13)
  • Clackamas or Multnomah (8)
  • Clatsop (74)
  • Columbia (21)
  • Columbia or Multnomah (10)
  • Coos (78)
  • Coos or Douglas (1)
  • Crook (15)
  • Curry (164)
  • Deschutes (66)
  • Deschutes or Jefferson (3)
  • Deschutes or Lane (8)
  • Douglas (202)
  • Douglas or Jackson (3)
  • Grant (52)
  • Harney (70)
  • Hood River (77)
  • Hood River or Wasco (2)
  • Jackson (79)
  • Jackson or Josephine (6)
  • Jefferson (18)
  • Josephine (158)
  • Klamath (79)
  • Klamath or Lake (8)
  • Klickitat (1)
  • Lake (44)
  • Lane (479)
  • Lane or Linn (2)
  • Lincoln (71)
  • Linn (142)
  • Linn or Marion (1)
  • Malheur (33)
  • Marion (53)
  • Marion or Multnomah (4)
  • Morrow (5)
  • Multnomah (145)
  • Polk (44)
  • Sherman (6)
  • Sherman or Wasco (1)
  • Tillamook (66)
  • Umatilla (31)
  • Union (42)
  • Union or Wallowa (2)
  • Unknown (79)
  • Wallowa (295)
  • Wasco (47)
  • Washington (20)
  • Wheeler (22)
  • Yamhill (20)
  • [needs research] (40)
  • needs research (1)
  • none (10)