Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry (PIHG)

Founded: 1964. Specialty: Native and introduced plants of Florida, especially cultivated ornamentals. Collection includes over 15,000 dried plant specimens and a seed collection of about 1,500 vials.
Botanist: Patti J. Anderson, Ph.D., Patti.Anderson@fdacs.gov, 352-395-4701
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 5 January 2024
Digital Metadata: EML File
Address:
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Division of Plant Industry
1911 SW 34th Street
Gainesville, FL   32608
USA
352/395-4701
Collection Statistics
  • 17,759 specimen records
  • 3 (0.02%) georeferenced
  • 17,566 (99%) with images (17,571 total images)
  • 16,773 (94%) identified to species
  • 324 families
  • 2,083 genera
  • 5,704 species
  • 5,941 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Agarista (5)
  • Arbutus (2)
  • Arctostaphylos (4)
  • Befaria (5)
  • Bejaria (4)
  • Calluna (2)
  • Ceratiola (10)
  • Chimaphila (2)
  • Erica (3)
  • Eubotrys (8)
  • Gaultheria (5)
  • Gaylussacia (18)
  • Kalmia (13)
  • Ledum (4)
  • Leucothoe (4)
  • Lyonia (33)
  • Monotropa (6)
  • Oxydendrum (3)
  • Pieris (5)
  • Pyrola (1)
  • Rhododendron (21)
  • Satyria (1)
  • Utleya (1)
  • Vaccinium (50)