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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

Joshua tree close up showing flower stalk

Climate Change

Early bloomers: Using citizen-science data to investigate unseasonal flowering in Joshua trees

December 14, 2021

In November 2019, visitors to Joshua Tree National Park in California encountered a strange sight. Joshua trees and closely related…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

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

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

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