In July, Biologists Ella Segal and Haley Dole of Archbold Biological Station came to the greenhouse at Bok Tower Gardens to load up hundreds of Titusville Balm (Dicerandra thinicola) plants. […]
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The Rare Plant Conservation Program has been on the hunt for extant populations of American Chaffseed (Schwalbea americana), a federally endangered plant in the Orobanchaceae family. Historically, this species occurred
Crotolaria avonensis is a federally listed endangered species and a rare endemic to the Lake Wales Ridge. Its common names include Avon Park rattlebox, Avon Park harebells, and Avon Park
Japanese Persimmon Diospyros kaki Diospyros kaki is a deciduous tree that can reach heights of 20-30’ tall and can be as equal wide. Typically grown for their fruits, which are
Amorphophallus konjac The best word to describe this unusual plant is “weird.” Voodoo lilies are also called snake plants and have large, divided leaves borne atop long, mottled stems (technically
In April, final tallies were made of the number of Brooksville Bellflower observed in each population in spring 2021. Brooksville bellflower, Campanula robinsiae, is a short-lived annual, germinating in early
Have you been out and about in the past couple of weeks and had a beautiful white fluffy shrub catch your eye? If so, you were very likely looking at
On your next visit, take a peek at the new and improved Tillandsia Wall, the Horticulture team recently refurbished. The team painstakingly took each line down, removed each plant, cleaned-up
This month, The Rare Plant Conservation Program assisted the Conservation and Environmental Lands Management Program of Hillsborough County in seed collection for the rare Tampa vervain, Glandularia tampensis. Hillsborough County
In January 2021, the Rare Plant Conservation Program (RPCP) began a project to investigate how successful seed sowing may be to create new populations of Florida goldenaster, Chrysopsis floridana. We