Florida State University is leading a project, Deep South Plant Specimen Imaging Project (DSPSIP), that will give researchers a vast quantity of botanical information. FSU is currently working with Troy University, Auburn University, the University of South Alabama-Mobile, and the University of Southern Mississippi to create a database that will consist of high-resolution digital images of 100,000 plant specimen. The DSPSIP, which officially kicked off this month with a 2-year $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, is available to scientists and students everywhere via the World Wide Web.

To read more about the Deep South Plant Specimen Imaging Project go to http://www.fsu.edu/indexTOFStory.html?lead.botanical.