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Education & Outreach

Longtime Florida Museum supporters invest in state’s future with new McGurn Exhibition Hall

March 16, 2021

During its more than 100-year existence, the Florida Museum of Natural History has inspired people to learn and care about…Read More

field of white clover

Five Facts

Five Facts: Clover in Florida

March 13, 2019

Fact 1: There are a lot of clovers! The genus Trifolium, commonly known as clover, consists of about 255 species…Read More

small red fruit on a green branch

Five Facts

Five Facts: Hearts-a-bustin’ in Florida

February 13, 2019

Euonymus americanus is called hearts-a-bustin’, bursting-heart or strawberry bush.   1: It’s a Florida native shrub that’s made for the…Read More

shark jaws display

Five Facts

Five Facts: Megalodon

August 6, 2018

Carcharocles megalodon, often just called megalodon, was the largest shark to ever live in our oceans. But what do we…Read More

Coral ardisia fruit

Five Facts

Five Facts about coral ardisia in Florida

March 1, 2017

Coral ardisia in Florida Scientific name: Ardisia crenata 1: It’s a beautiful troublemaker. Coral ardisia was first offered at a commercial…Read More

Florida woods

Invasive Species

What are Florida’s invaders?

February 27, 2017

Florida’s warm, wet climate makes the state a prime environment for new species to move in and thrive. And because…Read More

Air potato leaf

Five Facts

Five Facts: Air potatoes in Florida

January 5, 2017

Air potatoes in Florida Scientific name: Dioscorea bulbifera This vine can be found in nearly every county in Florida. 1:…Read More

male and female coastal darter

Education & Outreach

Florida fishes book features live photos

November 10, 2016

Freshwater fishes in Florida are getting a close-up 60 years in the making. Florida Museum of Natural History ichthyologists have…Read More

Cedar Key wetlands view with sky

Climate Change

Coastal forests retreat as sea levels rise

May 1, 2012

That sea levels are rising is hardly new news–they have been doing so since the end of the last major…Read More

Extinct plant Ziziphus celata

Life on Earth

Unlocking genetic data of rediscovered ‘hidden’ native Florida plant

March 1, 2012

In 1947, a small package containing an unknown plant specimen arrived at the Florida Museum of Natural History Herbarium. For…Read More

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