Before you plant that new ornamental vine, flowering shrub or tree that caught your eye, University of Florida scientists have a simple request: check this list. In observance of National Invasive ...

Mitigation banks can’t exactly replicate pre-development ecosystems, even when they achieve state-mandated native plant goals. (Rose Schnabel/WUFT News) Growing native plants and eradicating invasive ...

The coontie plant is a low-growing, durable shrub native to Florida that is toxic if ingested. Native Americans and later European settlers harvested the plant's roots to make flour, nearly driving it ...