University of South Florida Herbarium
- GBIF publisher since
- 5 April 2016
Description
The USF Herbarium was founded in 1958 by George R. Cooley. The herbarium contains approximately 280,000 specimens, consisting of about 260,000 specimens of vascular plants, 14,000 algae, 2,800 bryophytes, 1,300 lichens, and 300 macrofungi. The collection contains approximately 400 type specimens. The herbarium is richest in specimens from Florida (~40%), with additional holdings from North America north of Mexico (~35%), Latin America and the West Indies (~15%), and the Eastern Hemisphere (~10%). Specific groups well represented in the herbarium include Acanthaceae, Apocynaceae, Begoniaceae, Bromeliaceae, Fabaceae, Orchidaceae, and pteridophytes (ferns).Contacts
POINT_OF_CONTACTJoanna McCaffrey
Telephone: +01-312-933-6736
email: jmccaffrey@flmnh.ufl.edu
ADMINISTRATIVE_POINT_OF_CONTACT
Alan R. Franck
Telephone: +01-813-974-7602
email: afranck@mail.usf.edu
TECHNICAL_POINT_OF_CONTACT
Joanna McCaffrey
Telephone: +01-312-933-6736
email: jmccaffrey@flmnh.ufl.edu
University of South Florida Herbarium
CMMB Dept., University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., ISA 2015
Tampa
33620
Florida
US