California Department of Food and Agriculture

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  • Name

    California Department of Food and Agriculture

  • Herbarium Code

    CDA

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    G. Walden, Curator and Senior Plant Taxonomist, genevieve.walden@cdfa.ca.gov

  • Contact

    [1] 916 738 6688
    Fax: [1] 916 262 1190
    Email: genevieve.walden@cdfa.ca.gov

  • Address

    Herbarium
    Plant Pest Diagnostics Center (PPDC)
    California Department of Food and Agriculture
    3294 Meadowview Road
    Sacramento, California 95832-1448
    U.S.A.
    https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/ppd/

  • CITES

    US 241

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Weeds; crop, agricultural, range, cultivated plants; vascular plants

    Geography: California, western North America

  • Notes

    Updated July 2022 (notes, collections, permits). CDFA State Diagnostic Plant Pest Permit No. 2828 (PPDC facility), APHIS PPQ Containment facility #889, Foreign Importation PPQ 588 P526P-20-04200 (valid until 10302023), Interstate movement PPQ 526 P526P-20-02933 (valid until 07012023). CDA herbarium (Botany Lab) includes approximately 55,000 accessioned specimens in CCH2 portal. Gilbert L. Stout Plant Disease Herbarium (CDA-BPS) has approximately 10,000 unaccessioned specimens, integration into CDA in progress. CDFA Seed and Fruit herbarium (CDA-SFC; Seed Lab) has approximately 50,000 specimens, and is curated and databased separately from CDA.

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  • Number of Specimens

    55000

  •   Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged
    Algae
    Bryophytes
    Fungi/Lichens
    Pteridophytes
    Seed Plants
  • Date Founded

    1920

  • Updated

    26/07/2022