The Joshua Tree National Park Herbarium
La Doux T, Berger C, Carlsen W. 2023. The Joshua Tree National Park Herbarium. National Park Service, Joshua Tree National Park
Herbaria are important resources for plant science. The Joshua Tree National Park Herbarium contains 6500 documented plant specimens (vouchers) for 95% of the park's 750 species. This brief describes the history of the herbarium and some of the ways in which the collection has contributed to science, including documentation of seven new species, including Heterotheca joshuana, the Joshua tree goldenaster.
- Type
- Resource Brief
- Authors
- La Doux, Tasha; Berger, Cynthia; Carlsen, William
- Date of Issue
- 2023-04-25
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Joshua Tree National Park
- Units
- JOTR
- Keywords
- botany, floristic inventory, herbarium, Joshua Tree National Park, park science, plant science, taxonomy
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Desert Communities , NPS.gov Subject Site: At-Risk Species , NPS.gov Subject Site: Park Science , NPS.gov Subject Site: Wildflowers