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
  • Acanthus (2)
  • Anisacanthus (3)
  • Aphelandra (2)
  • Asystasia (9)
  • Avicennia (7)
  • Barleria (16)
  • Brillantaisia (3)
  • Chamaeranthemum (2)
  • Crossandra (2)
  • Dicliptera (3)
  • Dyschoriste (12)
  • Ecbolium (1)
  • Elytraria (3)
  • Eranthemum (3)
  • Fittonia (1)
  • Graptophyllum (2)
  • Hemigraphis (6)
  • Hygrophila (18)
  • Hypoestes (5)
  • Isoglossa (1)
  • Justicia (43)
  • Megaskepasma (3)
  • Nelsonia (5)
  • Nomaphila (2)
  • Odontonema (8)
  • Pachystachys (3)
  • Peristrophe (2)
  • Pseuderanthemum (12)
  • Ruellia (42)
  • Ruspolia (1)
  • Ruttya (1)
  • Sanchezia (5)
  • Sclerochiton (3)
  • Stenandrium (4)
  • Strobilanthes (4)
  • Suessenguthia (2)
  • Thunbergia (22)
  • Whitfieldia (1)