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
  • Agrimonia (71)
  • Amelanchier (133)
  • Aphanes (9)
  • Aronia (86)
  • Aruncus (17)
  • Chaenomeles (5)
  • Crataegus (330)
  • Dasiphora (16)
  • Drymocallis (3)
  • Duchesnea (21)
  • Eriobotrya (11)
  • Exochorda (8)
  • Fragaria (36)
  • Geum (79)
  • Gillenia (37)
  • Kerria (4)
  • Malus (42)
  • Mespilus (1)
  • Neviusia (11)
  • Photinia (17)
  • Potentilla (132)
  • Poteridium (4)
  • Poterium (9)
  • Prunus (328)
  • Pyracantha (1)
  • Pyrus (13)
  • Rosa (152)
  • Rubus (206)
  • Sanguisorba (10)
  • Sibbaldiopsis (15)
  • Sorbaria (1)
  • Sorbus (15)
  • Spiraea (87)
  • Waldsteinia (11)