Georgia Southwestern State University Herbarium (GSW)

Georgia Southwestern State University Herbarium in Americus, Georgia houses the Norris Collection. This collection was compiled by the late Dr. Robert A Norris. His collection is rather cosmopolitan with a concentration in the American Southwest.
Contacts: Dr. Stephanie Harvey, sharvey@gsw.edu
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: 1aa6c2f0-e623-4c4d-8d69-0490033222a5
Digital Metadata: EML File
Collection Statistics
  • 13,228 specimen records
  • 1,117 (8%) georeferenced
  • 13,226 (100%) with images (13,240 total images)
  • 13,009 (98%) identified to species
  • 268 families
  • 1,836 genera
  • 6,569 species
  • 7,241 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Acaena (3)
  • Adenostoma (3)
  • Agrimonia (7)
  • Alchemilla (4)
  • Amelanchier (22)
  • Aronia (4)
  • Cercocarpus (10)
  • Chamaebatiaria (1)
  • Coleogyne (2)
  • Cotoneaster (3)
  • Cowania (3)
  • Crataegus (53)
  • Cydonia (1)
  • Dryas (1)
  • Duchesnea (3)
  • Exochorda (1)
  • Fallugia (6)
  • Fragaria (9)
  • Geum (11)
  • Gillenia (1)
  • Heteromeles (2)
  • Holodiscus (5)
  • Horkelia (2)
  • Ivesia (5)
  • Kerria (1)
  • Malus (7)
  • Neviusia (1)
  • Osmaronia (3)
  • Osteomeles (1)
  • Peraphyllum (3)
  • Petrophytum (1)
  • Photinia (2)
  • Physocarpus (6)
  • Porteranthus (1)
  • Potentilla (38)
  • Prunus (51)
  • Purshia (1)
  • Pyracantha (2)
  • Pyrus (10)
  • Raphiolepis (1)
  • Rosa (21)
  • Rubus (21)
  • Sanguisorba (2)
  • Sorbaria (2)
  • Sorbus (6)
  • Spiraea (8)