Students return to the field with the aid of museum travel awards
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 joins Florida Museum as UF Herbarium collections manager
The University of Florida Herbarium welcomed Alan Franck as its new collections manager earlier this month. As part of his…Read More
Lucas Majure earns UF Excellence Award for Assistant Professors
Florida Museum of Natural History botanist Lucas Majure is a 2021 recipient of the University of Florida’s Excellence Award for…Read More
Poisonous plants in your Florida garden: Six deadly species to know
Plants contain a vast array of chemical compounds, some of which can be poisonous to humans, pets and livestock. These…Read More
Five Facts: Kudzu in Florida
Kudzu is one of the best-known weeds in the U.S. Some consider it the poster child of invasive plants –…Read More
Rare lichen unique to Florida discovered in museum collections, may be extinct
Scientists have found a new species of fleshy verdigris lichen, thanks to DNA analysis of museum specimens. Misidentified by its…Read More
Three NSF grants fuel plant research at the Florida Museum’s herbarium
Three grants from the National Science Foundation will support new discoveries at the University of Florida Herbarium, housed at the…Read More
Scientists identify new species of crystal-encrusted truffle, thanks to bonobos
Mushroom-munching bonobos in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have introduced scientists to a new species of truffle. Commonly used…Read More
Celebrating pollinators
The fourth week of June is National Pollinator Week. What exactly is a pollinator? Why are pollinators important? Why should…Read More
New books present the PhyloCode, an evolution-based system for naming organisms
Move over, Linnaeus: There’s a new way of naming organisms. Scientists have formalized an alternative set of rules 285 years…Read More