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
  • Abelmoschus (3)
  • Abroma (2)
  • Abutilon (13)
  • Adansonia (3)
  • Alcea (1)
  • Anisodontea (1)
  • Anoda (2)
  • Ayenia (1)
  • Bakeridesia (2)
  • Berrya (1)
  • Bombax (5)
  • Brachychiton (9)
  • Callirhoe (12)
  • Carpodiptera (2)
  • Ceiba (8)
  • Clappertonia (1)
  • Cola (3)
  • Corchorus (6)
  • Corynabutilon (2)
  • Dombeya (3)
  • Durio (1)
  • Firmiana (7)
  • Gossypium (7)
  • Grewia (11)
  • Guazuma (2)
  • Helicteres (2)
  • Herissantia (4)
  • Hibiscus (57)
  • Kleinhovia (1)
  • Kosteletzkya (6)
  • Kydia (1)
  • Lagunaria (5)
  • Lavatera (2)
  • Luehea (2)
  • Malva (10)
  • Malvastrum (3)
  • Malvaviscus (13)
  • Melochia (7)
  • Modiola (5)
  • Pachira (8)
  • Pavonia (6)
  • Pentapetes (1)
  • Pseudobombax (6)
  • Pterospermum (7)
  • Quararibea (4)
  • Sida (25)
  • Sidalcea (1)
  • Sphaeralcea (2)
  • Sterculia (12)
  • Talipariti (8)
  • Theobroma (4)
  • Thespesia (9)
  • Tilia (12)
  • Triumfetta (5)
  • Urena (6)
  • Waltheria (5)
  • Wercklea (1)