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
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 13 February 2024
Digital Metadata: EML File
Rights Holder: The Florida State University
Collection Statistics
  • 86,756 specimen records
  • 21 (0.02%) georeferenced
  • 85,991 (99%) with images (85,994 total images)
  • 86,599 (100%) identified to species
  • 240 families
  • 1,628 genera
  • 5,917 species
  • 6,805 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Abelmoschus (3)
  • Abutilon (13)
  • Alcea (2)
  • Anoda (4)
  • Ayenia (3)
  • Callirhoe (51)
  • Carpodiptera (1)
  • Corchorus (6)
  • Dombeya (8)
  • Firmiana (25)
  • Gossypium (10)
  • Grewia (1)
  • Herissantia (6)
  • Hibiscus (1074)
  • Hoheria (1)
  • Iliamna (3)
  • Kosteletzkya (4)
  • Lagunaria (3)
  • Malachra (4)
  • Malva (23)
  • Malvastrum (36)
  • Malvaviscus (39)
  • Melochia (74)
  • Modiola (34)
  • Napaea (4)
  • Pavonia (9)
  • Proserpinaca (1)
  • Pterospermum (1)
  • Sida (170)
  • Sphaeralcea (3)
  • Tilia (123)
  • Urena (7)
  • Waltheria (29)