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
  • Casasia (1)
  • Cephalanthus (14)
  • Chiococca (11)
  • Coccocypselum (1)
  • Coffea (1)
  • Diodella (51)
  • Diodia (56)
  • Ernodea (17)
  • Galium (355)
  • Gardenia (7)
  • Guettarda (16)
  • Hamelia (19)
  • Houstonia (88)
  • Ixora (13)
  • Mitchella (68)
  • Mitracarpus (2)
  • Morinda (25)
  • Nauclea (2)
  • Oldenlandia (188)
  • Paederia (3)
  • Pentas (10)
  • Pentodon (20)
  • Pinckneya (2)
  • Psychotria (61)
  • Randia (25)
  • Richardia (101)
  • Sarcocephalus (1)
  • Sherardia (24)
  • Spermacoce (101)