Eragrostis pectinacea … [Read more...]

Ficus aurea When the seeds of a strangler fig are dropped into the top of a cabbage palm by a bird, they germinate as an epiphyte, sending dozens of tendril-like roots plummeting towards the … [Read more...]

Large puffy lichens, such as pale greenish-gray Cladina evansii and yellowish Cladina subtenuis are lumped under the colloquial name of deer moss. Like the smaller lichens of this species, these … [Read more...]

Florida rosemary is not related to the edible herb rosemary, which is in the mint family. In an odd adaptation to its harsh, desert-like environment, the rosemary bush releases a natural herbicide … [Read more...]