University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS)

The UF Herbarium (FLAS), established in 1891 as the Herbarium of Florida Agricultural College, contains approximately 1/2 million specimens, including vascular plants, bryophytes, lichens, algae, fungi, wood samples and seed vials. The collection is rich in historical material dating back into the mid-19th century, providing a valuable resource for identification and taxonomy. There are over 280,000 accessioned sheets of vascular plants with a major focus on the flora of the southeastern United States and select circum-Caribbean areas, especially Haiti. Important collectors include J.R. Abbott, A.H. Curtiss, A. Cuthbert, A.K. Gholson, R.K. Godfrey, H.H. Hume, W.S. Judd, F. Rugel, J.K. Small, E.P. St. John, R.P. St. John, and E. West. The bryophyte and lichen collections comprise approximately 160,000 specimens of worldwide scope with an excellent representation of species from Florida and tropical areas such as Costa Rica, Venezuela, and Brazil, including collections by D.G. Griffin, III, and S. Rapp. The fungal herbarium holds about 45,000 specimens with the majority being Florida fungi (especially agarics, boletes, and polyspores) and includes ca. 1,000 historic W.A. Murrill types and zygomycetes of R.K. Benjamin and G. Benny. The 18,000 sample wood collection is of worldwide coverage. Most of the 3,500 algal specimens are macroalgae from coastal Florida.

Contacts: Kent D. Perkins, Collection Manager (kperkins@flmnh.ufl.edu)

Collection Type: Preserved Specimens

Management: Data snapshot of local collection database

Last Update: 8 November 2019

DwC-Archive Access Point: http://sernecportal.org/portal/content/dwca/FLAS_DwC-A.zip

IPT / DwC-A Source:

Update from FLAS IPT instance

Digital Metadata: EML File

Usage Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/

Rights Holder: University of Florida

Address:

University of Florida Herbarium

Florida Museum of Natural History

379 Dickinson Hall, P.O. Box 110575

Gainesville, Florida 32611-0575

352/ 273-1990

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/herbarium/

Collection Statistics

213,912 specimen records
22,764 (11%) georeferenced
176,141 (82%) with images (176,921 total images)
188,628 (88%) identified to species
382 families
3,615 genera
11,624 species
12,328 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Great Plains Herbaria Homepage Search Collections Iowa Kansas Missouri Nebraska North Dakota South Dakota Teaching Checklists Dynamic Checklist Dynamic Key Image Library Log In New Account Sitemap	Home >> Collection Search Page >> University of Florida Herbarium Details University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS) The UF Herbarium (FLAS), established in 1891 as the Herbarium of Florida Agricultural College, contains approximately 1/2 million specimens, including vascular plants, bryophytes, lichens, algae, fungi, wood samples and seed vials. The collection is rich in historical material dating back into the mid-19th century, providing a valuable resource for identification and taxonomy. There are over 280,000 accessioned sheets of vascular plants with a major focus on the flora of the southeastern United States and select circum-Caribbean areas, especially Haiti. Important collectors include J.R. Abbott, A.H. Curtiss, A. Cuthbert, A.K. Gholson, R.K. Godfrey, H.H. Hume, W.S. Judd, F. Rugel, J.K. Small, E.P. St. John, R.P. St. John, and E. West. The bryophyte and lichen collections comprise approximately 160,000 specimens of worldwide scope with an excellent representation of species from Florida and tropical areas such as Costa Rica, Venezuela, and Brazil, including collections by D.G. Griffin, III, and S. Rapp. The fungal herbarium holds about 45,000 specimens with the majority being Florida fungi (especially agarics, boletes, and polyspores) and includes ca. 1,000 historic W.A. Murrill types and zygomycetes of R.K. Benjamin and G. Benny. The 18,000 sample wood collection is of worldwide coverage. Most of the 3,500 algal specimens are macroalgae from coastal Florida. Contacts: Kent D. Perkins, Collection Manager (kperkins@flmnh.ufl.edu) Related link: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/herbarium/ Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 8 November 2019 DwC-Archive Access Point: http://sernecportal.org/portal/content/dwca/FLAS_DwC-A.zip IPT / DwC-A Source: Update from FLAS IPT instance Digital Metadata: EML File Usage Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ Rights Holder: University of Florida Address: University of Florida Herbarium Florida Museum of Natural History 379 Dickinson Hall, P.O. Box 110575 Gainesville, Florida 32611-0575 352/ 273-1990 https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/herbarium/ Collection Statistics 213,912 specimen records 22,764 (11%) georeferenced 176,141 (82%) with images (176,921 total images) 188,628 (88%) identified to species 382 families 3,615 genera 11,624 species 12,328 total taxa (including subsp. and var.) Extra Statistics Show Geographic Distribution Show Family Distribution