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OBI - Robert F. Hoover Herbarium, Cal Poly State University

Specimen Records: 98,109
Media Records: 86,842
iDigBio Last Ingested Date: 2025-11-25

The Hoover Herbarium houses 85,000+ specimens of vascular plants, algae, lichens, and bryophytes. The geographic focus is San Luis Obispo County, California. The collection also includes many specimens from other areas of California, other states of the US, particularly Arizona, and some from other regions of the world, especially Mexico. Emphasis areas in the collection include Asteraceae, Lupinus, and cultivated Eucalyptus. Major collections include Robert F. Hoover (1946–1969), David J. Keil (1966–present), Rhonda Riggins (1970s–2000), Tracy Call (mostly Apiaceae—late 1940s–1960s), and Robert J. Rodin (1940s–1977). The collection is used extensively in undergraduate teaching and training. Important Collections: Robert F. Hoover (1946–1969), David J. Keil (1966–present), Rhonda Riggins (1970s–2000), Tracy Call (mostly Apiaceae—late 1940s–1960s), and Robert J. Rodin (1940s–1977)

Contacts

Namenone
Rolenone
Emailjyost@calpoly.edu
Namenone
Rolenone
Emailjyost@calpoly.edu
Namenone
Rolenone
Emailjyost@calpoly.edu
Name Jenn Yost
RoleDirector and Associate Professor
Emailjyost@calpoly.edu
Name Katie Pearson
RoleAssistant curator
Emailkdpearso@calpoly.edu
Name Jenn Yost
RoleDirector and Associate Professor
Emailjyost@calpoly.edu
Name Katie Pearson
RoleAssistant curator
Emailkdpearso@calpoly.edu
  • Data Corrected
  • Data Use
  • Raw
This table shows any data corrections that were performed on this recordset to improve the capabilities of iDigBio Search. The first column represents the correction performed. The last two columns represent the number and percentage of records that were corrected. A complete list of the data quality flags and their descriptions can be found here. Clicking on a data flag name will take you to a search for all records with this flag in this recordset.
FlagRecords With This Flag(%) Percent With This Flag
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98.984
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84.419
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84.419
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84.419
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84.419
gbif_genericname_added  i82823
84.419
gbif_taxon_corrected  i82823
84.419
dwc_taxonid_replaced  i82804
84.4
gbif_vernacularname_added  i77888
79.389
dwc_multimedia_added  i64441
65.683
gbif_reference_added  i59924
61.079
dwc_scientificnameauthorship_replaced  i55942
57.02
dwc_taxonrank_replaced  i44087
44.937
taxon_match_failed  i30845
31.44
geopoint_datum_missing  i22095
22.521
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18.696
dwc_class_replaced  i12432
12.672
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8.131
rev_geocode_eez  i7371
7.513
dwc_specificepithet_replaced  i6892
7.025
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6.688
dwc_family_replaced  i2665
2.716
dwc_genus_replaced  i2406
2.452
geopoint_low_precision  i2110
2.151
dwc_infraspecificepithet_added  i1785
1.819
dwc_taxonrank_invalid  i1426
1.453
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1.453
geopoint_datum_error  i1158
1.18
dwc_country_replaced  i1002
1.021
dwc_continent_replaced  i398
0.406
dwc_order_replaced  i396
0.404
dwc_infraspecificepithet_replaced  i333
0.339
dwc_kingdom_suspect  i240
0.245
dwc_stateprovince_replaced  i145
0.148
rev_geocode_mismatch  i107
0.109
dwc_family_added  i83
0.085
dwc_genus_added  i82
0.084
dwc_acceptednameusageid_added  i54
0.055
dwc_taxonremarks_replaced  i28
0.029
rev_geocode_failure  i26
0.027
dwc_specificepithet_added  i22
0.022
dwc_taxonid_added  i19
0.019
dwc_taxonrank_added  i19
0.019
rev_geocode_corrected  i18
0.018
dwc_continent_added  i16
0.016
dwc_phylum_added  i16
0.016
rev_geocode_lon_sign  i15
0.015
dwc_class_added  i13
0.013
dwc_kingdom_added  i13
0.013
dwc_order_added  i13
0.013
geopoint_bounds  i4
0.004
geopoint_similar_coord  i4
0.004
rev_geocode_lat_sign  i3
0.003
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