Coontie is one of my favorite plants. It is an evergreen cycad, growing to about 3 feet tall and is native to the Florida peninsula. Its natural habitat is dominated by pines growing on well drained ...

In 2017, FLORIDA TODAY ran an article about the Atala butterfly that was previously thought to be extinct but had been discovered again. Since that time, the butterflies have made a resurgence and ...

Nature explorers at the Museum of Arts and Sciences’ Spruce Creek Preserve are quick to notice an abundance of fern-like plants that line the garden paths and nature trails around Gamble Place. The ...

The coontie, an unusual Florida native plant, often mistaken for a fern or palm, is a cycad - a "living fossil." These primitive plants were a dominant form of plant life during the age of dinosaurs.

South Florida’s atala butterfly, a quarter-size insect with shimmery turquoise spots on wings like black velvet, was assumed extinct in the 1950s – scrubbed from the universe by man’s plunder of its ...

Coontie, or Zamia floridana, is an outstanding ornamental shrub that grows slow and low. December’s plant of the month makes a great focal point in garden beds. This native cycad features long-stemmed ...

A rare butterfly that was previously believed to be extinct is returning to Florida, according to a report. On Saturday, the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) posted on Facebook about the ...

The University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus offers the perfect habitat for professors and students. It turns out a rare tropical butterfly, whose survival as a species depends on a plant ...

In 2017 there was an article in FLORIDA TODAY about the Atala butterfly. Atalas were previously thought to be extinct, but were discovered again and have made a resurgence. The atala’s primary host ...