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Five Facts

a bee with lots of pollen is flying towards a tuft of soft pink flowers

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Five Facts: Bees in Florida

August 5, 2022

While we often think of bees as fuzzy, black and yellow-striped buzzy insects that live in hives like the honey…Read More

kudzu plants

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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

Portuguese man-o-war in shallow water

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Five Facts: Portuguese man-of-war

September 24, 2020

The Portuguese man-of-war, Physalia physalis, is found in every ocean except the Arctic and often washes up on Florida’s coasts….Read More

doughnut-shaped example of cave pearls

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Get to know Florida’s fossil pearls

July 2, 2020

Perhaps you have worn a string of pearls around your neck, paid for a diver to retrieve what you hope…Read More

yellow flowers

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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

puffy flower

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

field of white clover

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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

small red fruit on a green branch

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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

limpkin in museum exhibit

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Five Facts: Limpkins in Florida

January 26, 2019

Limpkins, Aramus guarauna, are medium-sized wading birds with long legs and long, slightly curved beaks. Their bodies are covered in…Read More

skunkvine infestation

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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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