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
  • Aegilops (16)
  • Agalinis (1)
  • Agropyron (7)
  • Agrostis (170)
  • Aira (26)
  • Alopecurus (53)
  • Ammophila (5)
  • Amphibromus (1)
  • Amphicarpum (5)
  • Andropogon (184)
  • Anthaenantia (41)
  • Anthoxanthum (27)
  • Apera (4)
  • Arachis (1)
  • Aristida (260)
  • Arrhenatherum (15)
  • Arthraxon (16)
  • Arundinaria (53)
  • Arundo (5)
  • Avena (19)
  • Axonopus (27)
  • Bambusa (2)
  • Bothriochloa (42)
  • Bouteloua (70)
  • Brachiaria (1)
  • Brachyelytrum (19)
  • Briza (32)
  • Bromus (217)
  • Calamagrostis (26)
  • Calamovilfa (3)
  • Cenchrus (94)
  • Chasmanthium (89)
  • Chloris (48)
  • Cinna (26)
  • Coelorachis (31)
  • Coix (1)
  • Coleataenia (103)
  • Cortaderia (1)
  • Ctenium (26)
  • Cynodon (25)
  • Cynosurus (7)
  • Cyperus (1)
  • Dactylis (26)
  • Dactyloctenium (18)
  • Danthonia (64)
  • Deschampsia (41)
  • Desmazeria (2)
  • Diarrhena (3)
  • Dichanthelium (233)
  • Digitaria (108)
  • Distichlis (27)
  • Echinochloa (79)
  • Eleusine (28)
  • Elionurus (1)
  • Elymus (158)
  • Eragrostis (327)
  • Eremochloa (3)
  • Eriochloa (10)
  • Eustachys (35)
  • Festuca (107)
  • Gastridium (3)
  • Glyceria (107)
  • Gymnopogon (34)
  • Hackelochloa (4)
  • Heleochloa (3)
  • Hemarthria (2)
  • Heteropogon (10)
  • Holcus (27)
  • Hordeum (78)
  • Hymenachne (5)
  • Hyparrhenia (1)
  • Hystrix (22)
  • Imperata (9)
  • Kellochloa (27)
  • Lagurus (4)
  • Lasiacis (1)
  • Leersia (78)
  • Leptochloa (44)
  • Limnodea (5)
  • Lolium (40)
  • Luziola (7)
  • Manisuris (3)
  • Melica (34)
  • Melinis (7)
  • Microstegium (1)
  • Milium (6)
  • Mitracarpus (1)
  • Mollugo (1)
  • Muhlenbergia (112)
  • Nassella (7)
  • Oplismenus (16)
  • Oryza (6)
  • Oryzopsis (12)
  • Panicum (189)
  • Parapholis (4)
  • Pascopyrum (14)
  • Paspalum (459)
  • Patis (2)
  • Pennisetum (6)
  • Phalaris (52)
  • Phanopyrum (18)
  • Phleum (32)
  • Phragmites (30)
  • Phyllostachys (5)
  • Piptochaetium (19)
  • Poa (203)
  • Polypogon (44)
  • Puccinellia (6)
  • Reimarochloa (1)
  • Rostraria (1)
  • Rottboellia (7)
  • Ruellia (1)
  • Saccharum (96)
  • Sacciolepis (21)
  • Schedonnardus (9)
  • Schedonorus (55)
  • Schizachne (5)
  • Schizachyrium (93)
  • Sclerochloa (2)
  • Secale (9)
  • Setaria (116)
  • Sorghastrum (64)
  • Sorghum (16)
  • Spartina (65)
  • Sphenopholis (89)
  • Sporobolus (156)
  • Steinchisma (26)
  • Stenotaphrum (12)
  • Thelypteris (1)
  • Torreyochloa (8)
  • Tragus (2)
  • Tridens (95)
  • Tridentopsis (6)
  • Triplasis (21)
  • Tripsacum (36)
  • Trisetum (13)
  • Triticum (7)
  • Uniola (8)
  • Urochloa (62)
  • Vernonia (1)
  • Vulpia (14)
  • Zea (5)
  • Zizania (13)
  • Zizaniopsis (10)
  • Zoysia (2)