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Herbarium

Pink mint flowers

Climate Change

Florida mints radiated as peninsula sank and resurfaced during ice ages

December 8, 2022

During the ice ages of the Pleistocene, the Florida peninsula regularly expanded to twice its current size as glaciers grew…Read More

test

Life on Earth

Researchers discover new species in critically imperiled ecosystem

March 10, 2022

Researchers working in one of the world’s most biodiverse and threatened ecosystems have discovered a new plant species, Castela senticosa,…Read More

Shelly Gaynor collecting plants along a slope

Fieldwork

Students return to the field with the aid of museum travel awards

October 21, 2021

Every year, the Florida Museum’s Department of Natural History awards funding for University of Florida graduate students to help cover…Read More

Alan Franck with herbarium specimen

Hires & Promotions

Alan Franck joins Florida Museum as UF Herbarium collections manager

October 12, 2021

The University of Florida Herbarium welcomed Alan Franck as its new collections manager earlier this month. As part of his…Read More

Lucas Majure holds herbarium specimen

Awards & Honors

Lucas Majure earns UF Excellence Award for Assistant Professors

May 28, 2021

Florida Museum of Natural History botanist Lucas Majure is a 2021 recipient of the University of Florida’s Excellence Award for…Read More

sago palms

Education & Outreach

Poisonous plants in your Florida garden: Six deadly species to know

May 14, 2021

Plants contain a vast array of chemical compounds, some of which can be poisonous to humans, pets and livestock. These…Read More

kudzu plants

Five Facts

Five Facts: Kudzu in Florida

February 22, 2021

Kudzu is one of the best-known weeds in the U.S. Some consider it the poster child of invasive plants –…Read More

A green and blue lichen

Life on Earth

Rare lichen unique to Florida discovered in museum collections, may be extinct

January 14, 2021

Scientists have found a new species of fleshy verdigris lichen, thanks to DNA analysis of museum specimens. Misidentified by its…Read More

A scientist

Life on Earth

Three NSF grants fuel plant research at the Florida Museum’s herbarium

October 21, 2020

Three grants from the National Science Foundation will support new discoveries at the University of Florida Herbarium, housed at the…Read More

Bonobo

Life on Earth

Scientists identify new species of crystal-encrusted truffle, thanks to bonobos

September 22, 2020

Mushroom-munching bonobos in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have introduced scientists to a new species of truffle. Commonly used…Read More

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