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: 24 October 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
  • 18,366 specimen records
  • 3 (0.02%) georeferenced
  • 17,963 (98%) with images (17,968 total images)
  • 17,294 (94%) identified to species
  • 325 families
  • 2,100 genera
  • 5,755 species
  • 6,002 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Achyranthes (3)
  • Alternanthera (32)
  • Amaranthus (32)
  • Arthrocnemum (1)
  • Atriplex (10)
  • Bassia (1)
  • Blutaparon (8)
  • Celosia (5)
  • Chenopodiastrum (2)
  • Chenopodium (15)
  • Dondia (2)
  • Dysphania (7)
  • Froelichia (6)
  • Gomphrena (6)
  • Halogeton (1)
  • Iresine (16)
  • Salicornia (10)
  • Salsola (8)
  • Sarcocornia (2)
  • Spinacia (1)
  • Suaeda (5)