Collection Improvements for the University of Florida Herbarium

佛罗里达大学植物标本馆（FLAS）是佛罗里达最大的植物标本馆，也是美国东南部第四大植物标本馆。 它是国内和国际知名的收藏从佛罗里达，北美，加勒比和拉丁美洲。 维管植物收藏有超过216，000种植物和超过250种类型。 佛罗里达大学的分类学家在佛罗里达、北美洲、中美洲和南美洲以及加勒比地区从事各种各样的项目。 该系列被昆虫学家和其他研究寄主植物的动物学家，生态学家和广泛的系统植物学家使用。 收藏品目前过于拥挤，缺乏扩充空间。 维管植物收集正在被转移到更大的空间和压实机正在安装。 该项目将支持购买102个新的植物标本箱，用于压实机和相邻的房间，以帮助缓解与过度拥挤有关的问题，并满足未来十年的预期增长。

The University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS) is the largest herbarium in Florida and the fourth largest in the southeastern United States. It is nationally and internationally known for its collections from Florida, North America, the Caribbean, and Latin America. The vascular plant collection has over 216,000 specimins and over 250 types. Taxonomists at the University of Florida are engages in a wide diversity of projects in Florida, North America, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. The collection is used by entomologists and other zoologiests studying host plants, by ecologists, and by a wide range of systematic botanists. The collection is currently overcrowded and lacks space for expansion. The vascular plant collection is being moved into larger space and compactors are being installed. This project will support the purchase of 102 new herbarium cases to use on the compactor and in adjacent room to help alleviate problems associated with over crowding, as well as to meet anticipated growth for the next decade.