Minimum Requirements for Participation in the Consortium as a Data Provider

Participation in the Consortium of California Herbaria as a data provider is open to herbaria that meet the following minimum requirements for data inclusion:

1. Electronically available collection data is recorded from specimens of California vascular plants.
   a) Specimens records have an unique identifier (e.g., an accession number).
   b) Unique identifiers are constant over time.
2. Specimens are available for consultation, preferably via loan.
3. Personnel are available at the home institution to address possible errors and make corrections as necessary.