In the largest study of its kind, researchers at the Florida Museum ... which introduced species are spreading has increased over the last two decades. Additionally, native tree diversity is ...

(Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel) Created by the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach in 1994, the half-acre garden has more than 270 species of native plants. About 60% are ...

The Florida Native Plant Society defines the phrase Florida native plant as “those species ... and South Florida. Others, such as elephant ear in Central Florida and the camphor tree, are ...

For shade along suburban streets, more heat resilient native species like mahogany ... could hurt the trees, he said. READ MORE: Why does South Florida feel so damn hot? It’s not just the ...

“If you look far in the distance by those mangrove trees ... new species,” said Jim Fourqurean, an FIU professor who has been studying seagrass in Florida since the 1980s. Unlike native ...

The rapid decline of the species could signify a similar fate for other plants. A type of tropical cactus native to the Florida Keys has become the first species in U.S. history to become extinct ...