WILDLIFE

Horsemint (Monarda punctata), aka spotted beebalm, is a short-lived perennial Florida native wildflower that typically grows to be 2 feet tall and wide. It can most commonly be found in

Conocarpus erectus is a common medium-sized tropical tree on the ELC campus. Despite its other common name “buttonwood mangrove”, it is a so-called mangrove-associate, that can most typically be found

Red Mulberry is a native deciduous tree that grows to be 40 feet tall and occurs most commonly in mesic (moist) hammocks and floodplains in Florida. At the ELC one

White Sweetclover (Melilotus albus) blooms in the spring on the dike at the South end of the ELC campus and truly lives up to its name. The compound, trifoliate leaves

When we talk about pollinator gardens, too often people refer to only two kinds of insects: butterflies and/or bees. The latter is furthermore mostly restricted to the ubiquitous European honeybee

As a typical case of mistaken identity, there are two different species of cacti native to Central Florida that share the same common name, and both are mostly simply referred

Hairy Cowpea (Vigna luteola) is a common native edible vine that occurs most commonly in disturbed areas around fresh and brackish wetlands, and in flatwoods. At the ELC it can

One of the most common plants you come across at the edge of mesic deciduous forests, disturbed sites and dry uplands where fire is rare or has been suppressed for

Invasive plants are one of the biggest threats to biological diversity worldwide and pose increasing problems for land managers (or gardeners) when it comes to sustaining wildlife and our natural

At the beginning of the Archaic period, which marks the end of the last ice age, approximately 10.000 years ago, cultures of Native Americans began to change due to adaptations