Featuring Florida’s native flora (plant life) and fauna (animal life) so you can learn to recognize, appreciate, and protect native species. READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Wild Weeds - Weed of the Month Eastern Purple Bladderwort Utricularia purpurea Eastern Purple Bladderwort is an aquatic carnivorous plant commonly found in Florida wetlands, swamps, and shallow bodies of water. Similar to Venus fly traps, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Wild Weeds - Weed of the Month Sky Blue Lupine Lupinus diffusus Sky Blue Lupine is a native wildflower that can be found across the state of Florida. This bunching/clumping plant can reach heights of 2-3 feet and equally as wide. This ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Forests, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS ExtensionWild Weeds - Weed of the Month Wild Garlic Allium canadense Wild Garlic is a common, grasslike perennial that has clusters of white flowers and forms bulbs of garlic. All parts of the plant are edible and can be utilized in the same fashion ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Forests, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS ExtensionWild Weeds - Weed of the Month Red Chokeberry Aronia arbutifolia Red chokeberry is a deciduous shrub, native to Florida, that reaches heights of 5-10 feet and can be 3-5 feet wide. Typically found in the panhandle as well as north and ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, WildlifeWild Weeds - Weed of the Month Florida Tickseed Coreopsis floridana Florida tickseed is one of 12 coreopsis species native to Florida which also serve as the state wildflower. This particular species is endemic to the state, meaning it ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Forests, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS ExtensionWild Weeds - Weed of the Month False Foxglove Agalinis fasciculata False Foxglove is an herbaceous annual with branched stems and very fine leaves. Showy pink tubular flowers bloom from later summer through fall. This plant reaches heights ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Forests, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS ExtensionWild Weeds - Weed of the Month Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata Swamp Milkweed can reach heights of 2-4 feet and has large bright terminal blossoms. This native perennial flower is made up of small, rose-purple flowers that are clustered ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Forests, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS ExtensionWild Weeds - Weed of the Month Greenfly Orchid Epidendrum magonliae The Greenfly orchid is one of the only frost-resistant epiphytes that can survive in the United State. Typically orchids are found in jungles with a temperate climate ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ExtensionWild Weeds - Weed of the Month Spiderwort Tradescantia virginiana Spiderwort is a large perrenial plant which can grow to heights of 3 feet. This clumping plant has long, narrow leaves with branched stalks which are topped by groups of ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension