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University of Florida Herbarium - Lichens

Citation

Florida Museum of Natural History (2025). University of Florida Herbarium - Lichens. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/5jsx88 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-07-09.

Description

The University of Florida Lichen Collection contains approximately 40,000 lichen specimens. The lichen collection is primarily from Florida but also contains numerous specimens from elsewhere. Important collections include those of William W. Calkins, Dana G. Griffin, III, Severin Rapp, and Roger L. Rosentreter. The FLAS acronym is the standard international abbreviation for the University of Florida Herbarium. It is derived from the herbarium's early association with the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station.

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Contacts

originator
Consortium of Lichen Herbaria
email: LichenConsortium@gmail.com
homepage: https://lichenportal.org/portal/index.php
metadata author
Consortium of Lichen Herbaria
email: LichenConsortium@gmail.com
homepage: https://lichenportal.org/portal/index.php
administrative point of contact
University of Florida Herbarium - Lichens
email: francka@ufl.edu
homepage: http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herbarium/
Alan R. Franck
content provider
email: francka@ufl.edu
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