| LOCATION |
The Fungal Herbarium of the University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS), Florida Museum of Natural History, is managed by the Department of Plant Pathology. It is located in Building 737, a building on Hull Road west of Fifield Hall on the University of Florida campus. Contact the Fungal Herbarium staff for more information and directions.
| CONTACT INFORMATION |
The Curator of the Fungal Herbarium is Dr. Matthew E. Smith.
Mailing Address: Dr. Matthew E. Smith
Dept. of Plant Pathology
2517 Fifield Hall
University of Florida
PO Box 110680
Gainesville FL 32611-0680
Telephone: (352) 273-2837
Email: trufflesmith@[no spam]ufl.edu
| STAFF |
Curator:
Dr. Matthew E. Smith
Phone: (352) 273-2837
Email: trufflesmith@[no spam]ufl.edu
Projects/specialties: Systematics and ecology of Fungi - molecular ecology; ecology of ectomycorrhizal fungi; taxonomy of truffles
Dr. Gerald L. Benny
Phone: (352) 273-4684
Email: gbenny@[no spam]ufl.edu
Projects/specialties: Zygomycete and plectomycete development and taxonomy
| COLLECTION DATABASE |
A searchable database of macrofungi specimens is available at the Mycology Collections Portal website:
http://mycoportal.org/portal/collections/index.php
