Rufino Osorio

Although it is composed of trees, the forest is far more than a collection of trees standing in one place. It has a population of animals an...

Plant in flower. © 2007 by Forest and Kim Starr. Used under a Creative Commons license. Dodonaea is a small genus of approximately 70 ...

Harrisia fragrans is a rare, federally-listed endangered cactus of sandy coastal areas and recorded from Volusia, Brevard, Indian River,...

Warning: Centaurea scabiosa has a high potential of becoming an invasive pest plant. It is included here only as an aid to identification ...

I am frequently asked where one may obtain Florida native plants. So, I thought it was about time I provided a detailed answer. If you would...

Hypoxis decumbens is a grassy plant that bears small, brilliant yellow flowers. It is easily grown from seed and the plant in the above ...

Ludwigia maritima is a perennial wildflower found in all coastal states from Louisiana to North Carolina. It occurs in flatwoods, bogs, ...

The pineland pawpaws were magnificent this year and many plants were covered with flowers. This one was growing in a sand scrub nature pr...

Myrmecochory, the dispersal of seeds by ants, is a common adaptation among perennials growing in mesic forests, and the principal char...

Note: This article was originally titled Opuntia triacanthos; however, molecular genetic analysis by L.C. Majure (2012) indicated that i...