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University of Florida experts warn that some popular plants sold in stores are invasive and harmful to the state's ecosystem. Eight common invasive plants found in Florida retail centers include ...

Here are a few plants to test your knowledge. The common name for coreopsis, the state wildflower, is tickseed, due to the ...

Kim Frisbie writes that the island's gardens need native plants because native insects depend on them. Adding them can ...

Wrangling weeds may sound simple, but during National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW) it becomes a focused effort to ...

See list of eight invasive garden plants found in plant nursery stores to stay away from in your Florida yard.

Mitigation banks can’t exactly replicate pre-development ecosystems, even when they achieve state-mandated native plant goals. (Rose Schnabel/WUFT News) Growing native plants and eradicating invasive ...

Leafy green with tiny, red fruits, the Brazilian peppertree is a land manager’s enemy. Parts of the plant can be toxic to birds and cause rashes in humans, but that’s not why it raises concern. It’s ...