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University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS)

Upkeep & Organization of the Collection

Herbarium Management Course

  • UF Herbarium (FLAS)
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        • Search FLAS Catalog
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  • Collection Organization
  • Families: Circumscription
  • Modern (Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, APGIII), Engler and Prantl, Bentham and Hooker, Cronquist.
  • Families: Arrangement
  • Phylogenetic: common systems: Engler and Prantl, Bentham and Hooker, Cronquist, modern based on APGIII or in clades.
    Pros: May be of help to plant identification.
  • Alphabetical by Family: You still must choose a system for circumscription of families.
    Pros: Generally easier for inexperienced users.
  • Genera: alphabetical or phylogenetic.
  • Species:
  • Split genus geographically and file species in geographic regions. The folders are typically color-coded.
  • Alphabetical and geographic at the species level (may be color-coded). This may require more folders and take more space.
  • Many alternative schemes such as the FLAS “Florida” system.
    Arrangement guide for the University of Florida Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection.
  • Issues:
  • Adding new families, especially new ones that don’t “fit” the system.
  • Adding new genera.
  • Where to file cultivated plants? Under the original place of collection, if it is known? Completely separate from the collection?
  • Special collections: types, historic sets.
  • Folders and Other Collection Storage Materials
    These materials must all be of archival quality and have a significant cost.
  • “genus” folders – > $0.50 each
  • “species” covers – ca. $0.25 each
  • custom made white, paper covers – ca. 0.13 each
  • Specimen Repair (see brief explaination in the FLAS mounting guide)
  • Specimen Nomenclature Updates
  • Pest Control and Fumigation

Contact Info

University of Florida Herbarium
379 Dickinson Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-7800
Phone: 352-273-1990
herb@flmnh.ufl.edu

Lucas C. Majure, Ph.D., Curator
Alan R. Franck, Ph.D., Collection Manager

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