Two new species of truffles were recently discovered on the roots of pecan trees in Florida orchards. The good news is that you can eat them — the bad news is t...
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Wisteria in Florida
Wisteria has become somewhat iconic in lush gardens in the Southeastern United States. In the spring, it’s easy to locat...
While some might press flowers into books to preserve their beauty, researcher Mark Whitten does it to preserve history.
Whitten, a botanist in the Florida Museum of Natural History Herbarium, glues pressed plants onto archival paper and stores th...
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Air potatoes (in Florida)
Scientific name: Dioscorea bulbifera
This vine can be found in nearly every county in Florida.
Air potato...
Many folks seem to be under the mistaken impression that a herbarium is a place where herbs are grown.
Herbarium specimen sheet, Sedum. Images by Florida Museum & University of Florida Herbarium
Actually, it’s a collection of plant specime...
Syncephalis plumigaleata, a Zoopagomycota fungi, grows on sterilized beef in a petri dish. Photo courtesy of the Zygolife Research Consortium
Walking along ...
Harmful plants have evolved to protect themselves from predators
It’s one of society’s hotly debated questions: ketchup or mustard?
For some, the harsh, aci...
Need help identifying a plant? The Plant Identification and Information Service in the UF Herbarium (botany collection) may be able to help you!
BUT … it’s not always easy or guaranteed. So here’s how you can get a plant identified and some tips t...
UF botanist’s new book to detail significance of plant life in Tolkien’s Middle-earth
This image of Mallorn-trees in Lothlorien from Tolkien's "The Lord of th...
