Herty Pot
Herty Pots are commonly found in native longleaf pine forests, where they were used in the […]
Shoulder Bag
This object is on permanent display in the South Florida People & Environments exhibit, located in […]
World’s Oldest Grape Fossil
Museum scientists discovered that fossil grape seeds from India are almost 10 million years older than […]
Florida Jujube
Scientists thought Florida Jujube was extinct when it was described from a single Florida Museum specimen […]
Florida False Rosemary
A species unknown to science until the 1990s, Florida False Rosemary occurs in small populations in […]
Peach Pits
Spaniards introduced many new plants to the Americas. Peaches adapted easily and spread rapidly across the […]
Fossil Seagrass
Seagrass meadows have functioned as critical nurseries for tens of millions of years, providing food and […]
Air Potato
Native to Tropical Asia, the air potato thrives in Florida due to the warm climate – […]
Florida Yew
This critically endangered native Florida plant produces Taxol, an anticancer drug. Florida Yew is not harvested […]
Ceramic Water Jar
Acoma pottery is distinguished by very thin walls, a difficult technical achievement without the use of […]
