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Florida State University, Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium (FSU)

The collection contains >220,000 specimens that document the distribution and natural variation of plants and algae worldwide, with a special focus on the 2,400 species of plants found in N FL--one of North America's biodiversity hotspots--and the microalgae of Florida's Gulf and Atlantic coasts.
Contacts: Dr. Austin R. Mast, amast@bio.fsu.edu
Homepage: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu/
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 13 July 2022
DwC-Archive Access Point: https://sernecportal.org/portal/content/dwca/FSU_DwC-A.zip
Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
Rights Holder: The Florida State University
Collection Statistics
  • 86,756 specimen records
  • 20 (0.02%) georeferenced
  • 85,988 (99%) with images (85,991 total images)
  • 86,598 (100%) identified to species
  • 240 families
  • 1,627 genera
  • 5,916 species
  • 6,803 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution