Rare lichen unique to Florida discovered in museum collections, may be extinct
Scientists have found a new species of fleshy verdigris lichen, thanks to DNA analysis of museum specimens. Misidentified by its…
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Three NSF grants fuel plant research at the Florida Museum’s herbarium
Three grants from the National Science Foundation will support new discoveries at the University of Florida Herbarium, housed at the…
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Scientists identify new species of crystal-encrusted truffle, thanks to bonobos
Mushroom-munching bonobos in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have introduced scientists to a new species of truffle. Commonly used…
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New books present the PhyloCode, an evolution-based system for naming organisms
Move over, Linnaeus: There’s a new way of naming organisms. Scientists have formalized an alternative set of rules 285 years…
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Bulb size matters: Uncovering the evolution of the plant kingdom’s doomsday preppers
Botanist Cody Coyotee Howard compares bulbs to living bunkers. With an underground stockpile of resources, bulbs can hunker down during…
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Remembering botanist Mark Whitten
The Florida Museum is saddened to announce the sudden death of botanist Mark Whitten. Whitten was well known for his…
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Forgotten for decades, rediscovered watercolor collection features hundreds of Florida plants
Botanist Mark Whitten was rummaging in an old drawer in the University of Florida Herbarium for tracing paper when he…
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Succulent expert Lucas Majure hired as UF Herbarium’s assistant curator
The Florida Museum of Natural History has hired botanist Lucas Majure as assistant curator of the University of Florida Herbarium….
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Two new truffle species discovered in Florida pecan orchards
Two new species of truffles were recently discovered on the roots of pecan trees in Florida orchards. The good news…
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Herbarium specimens provide snapshots of plants’ past, data for future
While some might press flowers into books to preserve their beauty, researcher Mark Whitten does it to preserve history. Whitten,…
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