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Evolution

New books present the PhyloCode, an evolution-based system for naming organisms

June 8, 2020

Move over, Linnaeus: There’s a new way of naming organisms. Scientists have formalized an alternative set of rules 285 years…Read More

yellow flowers

Five Facts

Five Facts: Cat’s-claw vine in Florida

April 6, 2020

Cat’s-claw vine is a common non-native weed in Florida that usually blooms from March through June. Look for its showy…Read More

bulbs in pots

Evolution

Bulb size matters: Uncovering the evolution of the plant kingdom’s doomsday preppers

March 9, 2020

Botanist Cody Coyotee Howard compares bulbs to living bunkers. With an underground stockpile of resources, bulbs can hunker down during…Read More

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Education & Outreach

Five invasive plants that might be lurking in your garden

February 25, 2020

This is National Invasive Species Invasive Awareness Week, a good opportunity for Floridians to familiarize themselves with several widespread invasive…Read More

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Our People

Remembering botanist Mark Whitten

April 19, 2019

The Florida Museum is saddened to announce the sudden death of botanist Mark Whitten. Whitten was well known for his…Read More

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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

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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

A painting of red flowers

Collections

Forgotten for decades, rediscovered watercolor collection features hundreds of Florida plants

October 22, 2018

Botanist Mark Whitten was rummaging in an old drawer in the University of Florida Herbarium for tracing paper when he…Read More

Lucas Majure looking into microscope

Hires & Promotions

Succulent expert Lucas Majure hired as UF Herbarium’s assistant curator

October 3, 2018

The Florida Museum of Natural History has hired botanist Lucas Majure as assistant curator of the University of Florida Herbarium….Read More

skunkvine infestation

Five Facts

Five Facts: Skunkvine in Florida

September 26, 2018

Skunkvine, Paederia foetida, is an aggressive, twining vine in the coffee family, or Rubiaceae. Plants produce multiple stems up to 35 feet…Read More

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