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
  • Bulbostylis (32)
  • Carex (445)
  • Cladium (4)
  • Cymophyllus (1)
  • Cyperus (206)
  • Dichromena (1)
  • Dulichium (3)
  • Eleocharis (45)
  • Fimbristylis (57)
  • Fuirena (29)
  • Hemicarpha (1)
  • Isolepis (1)
  • Kyllinga (6)
  • Lipocarpha (1)
  • Oxycaryum (2)
  • Psilocarya (3)
  • Rhynchospora (295)
  • Schoenoplectus (6)
  • Schoenus (2)
  • Scirpus (15)
  • Scleria (59)
  • Websteria (1)