**Code**: [UC](https://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/ih/herbarium-details/?irn=126629) **Organization**: University of California **Location**: Berkeley, California, U.S.A. **Total number of specimens**: 2100000 **Current status**: Active **Date founded**: 1872 **Geographic coverage**: Worldwide, with emphasis on California, western North America, Mexico, Andean South America, Pacific Basin, and eastern Asia **Incorporated herbaria**: Algae of AHFH (55 000 specimens), CAS, DS, and MO, part of GMS, Epling American Lamiaceae collections of LA in 1977, U.S. Forest Service Vegetative Type Map Survey, UC Botanical Garden Latin American expeditions, California Geological Survey, MACF bryophytes (15 000 specimens) on long-term loan., USC cryptogams in 2004, RSA non-vascular cryptogams (2700 algae, 3000 bryophytes, 20 000 fungi) in 2004, LA bryophytes (2000 specimens) in 2004, M. P. Harthill's bryophytes (22 000 specimens) in 2004, LAM algae, fungi, bryophytes, and lichens in 2006., C. J. Humphrey polypores (2000 types), GOD in 2007 and 2009, LEA mistletoes (Eremolepidaceae, Loranthaceae, and Viscaceae, 12000 specimens) in 2009. **Important collectors**: A. M. Alexander, R. M. Austin, E. B. Babcock, H. E. Bailey, V. Bailey, M. S. Baker, C. R. Ball, A. A. Beetle, C. Belshaw, W. C. Blasdale, H. N. Bolander, L. Bonar, T. S. Brandegee, K. Brandegee, W. H. Brewer, J. Burtt-Davy, A. Carter, J. Clemens, I. W. Clokey, E. B. Copeland, E. Y. Dawson, V. Duran, S. Earle, C. Epling, W. J. Eyerdam, N. L. Gardner, T. H. Goodspeed, E. L. Greene, H. M. Hall, M. P. Harthill, H. E. Hasse, A. W. C. T. Herre, R. F. Hoover, O. B. Horton, M. A. Howe, C. J. Humphrey, P. C. Hutchison, B. Kasapligil, L. Kellogg, J. Kuijt, E. Lee, J. G. Lemmon, H. Lint, H. L. Mason, T. T. McCabe, F. McFadden, H. E. McMinn, E. D. Merrill, Y. E. J. Mexia, J. L. Morrison, E. Morse, G. F. Papenfuss, H. E. Parks, J. Proskauer, C. A. Purpus, D. R. Reynolds, J. F. C. Rock, E. Rosenstock, R. B. Setzer, H. K. Sharsmith, H. Stork, B. C. Tan, W. R. Taylor, J. P. Tracy, T. E. Weier, J. West, F. Woytkowski **Notes**: Updated Oct 2017 (correspondent). JEPS housed with UC but not interfiled. Loans automatically pulled from both herbaria. Specimens from Jepson Herbarium should be cited as JEPS. **Date modified in Index Herbariorum**: 2018-02-06 > [!cite] This page is automatically generated • Data on this page were obtained from [Index Herbariorum](https://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/ih/) on 2023-08-23. • Meaning of acronyms in TL-2 is not always the same as in IH. Consult list of original [[Abbreviations|abbreviations]] if you suspect acronym mismatch.