Welcome to ASTC: The Herbarium of Stephen F. Austin State University

Links:

Pineywoods Vascular
Plant Image Gallery

Holotype specimen of
Rudbeckia scabrifolia

Dr. Van Kley's home page

SFASU main page

 SFASU Biology Dept

United States Department 
of Agriculture Natural 
Resources Conservation 
Service 
PLANTS database

Biota of North America 
Program (BONAP)
of the North Carolina 
Botanical Garden

Email:Jvankley@sfasu.edu


Impatiens capensis (Balsaminaceae) 		Dr. Van kley, Curator looking at specimens in the herbarium

The SFA herbarium (ASTC) with more than 79000 specimens is the 4th largest collection in Texas. In addition to housing specimens from throughout North America,  the collection represents nearly all of the roughly 2187 vascular plant species found in the eastern Texas Pineywoods. The collection's curator is Dr. James Van Kley.  The herbarium plays a vital role in teaching and provides crucial plant identification support  to our research in vegetation science.   Professionals engaged in research may visit the  herbarium may  by appointment. We also entertain loan requests and facilitate specimen exchanges with other herbaria.

*We will be putting selected images of specimens on line. Click here to see the holotype of Rudbeckia scabrifolia.
 

Entrance to Pineywoods Vascular Plants Gallery