Washburn University (WASH)

WASH represents a unique collection of Great Plains flora, mostly collected in pre-development period from 1861-1920. Specialty: Great Plains, especially Kansas. Date Founded: 1878.
Contacts: Jason Emry, jason.emry@washburn.edu
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: 7996c323-bb53-4adc-883f-b7db19f03340
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: CC BY (Attribution)
Address:
Washburn University
1700 Southwest College Avenue
Topeka, Kansas   66621
USA
Collection Statistics
  • 3,690 specimen records
  • 274 (7%) georeferenced
  • 3,368 (91%) identified to species
  • 129 families
  • 434 genera
  • 859 species
  • 873 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Alliaria (5)
  • Alyssum (3)
  • Arabis (3)
  • Boechera (3)
  • Brassica (20)
  • Camelina (5)
  • Capsella (20)
  • Cardamine (4)
  • Cardaria (1)
  • Dentaria (3)
  • Descurainia (7)
  • Draba (7)
  • Erysimum (6)
  • Hesperis (7)
  • Iberis (1)
  • Lepidium (25)
  • Nasturtium (3)
  • Raphanus (1)
  • Rorippa (12)
  • Sinapis (2)
  • Sisymbrium (12)
  • Thlaspi (5)