The University of Florida Herbarium is the oldest (est. 1891) and largest herbarium in Florida with ~500,000 specimens, representing all seven continents. The collection contains vascular plants, bryophytes, fungi, lichens, wood, algae, seeds, and an extensive library.

The Herbarium is a unit of the Department of Natural History within the Florida Museum of Natural History. The herbarium is affiliated with the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Department of Biology, and the Department of Plant Pathology.

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. The acronym FLASF refers to the fungal collection (excluding the lichens).

Our mission focuses on collections acquisition and care, research based on the collections, education, and public service. What is a herbarium?