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North American (or Bullhead) Catfishes With 49 species, Ictaluridae, the Bullhead Catfish family is the largest family of freshwater fishes endemic to North America. Bullhead catfishes are easy to recognize from other North American freshwater fishes. They have no scales, 4 pairs of barbels („w
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In an earlier post, I discussed some methods used through the years to fix damaged pottery. Here are a few more examples from my collection. This Chinese export porcelain creamer form is based on Georgian shapes for silver creamers (18th/early 19th C.). As it turns out, it maybe wasn’t the b
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Welcome to our searchable pottery type collection, currently focusing on Pre-Columbian types found in Florida. Narrow down your search using the keywords below, or browse all of the types. Click the images to learn about each type and see more examples. Please note that keywords designate the most
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Pottery type collections The CTL houses an extensive pottery type collection of pre-Columbian and historic period Indigenous pottery from Florida and the Southeastern U.S. The Florida materials represent type specimens assembled by Ripley P. Bullen, John Goggin, William Sears, and Gordon Willey, pi
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Sawgrass is not a true grass. Hydroperiods range from less than 6 months to year-round Species diversity is low Sawgrass (Cladium jamaicense) is not a „true“ grass, but actually a member of the sedge family, characterized by sharp teeth along the edges of each blade. Sawgrass once c
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Hardwood hammocks are home to many threatened and endangered plant species. Tropical hardwood hammocks are found along both coasts of south Florida as well as throughout the Everglades and Florida Keys. In the northern portion of the Everglades, hammocks are dominated by trees of temperate
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Urban development is a major threat to mangrove habitats. Due to the increasing pressure from rapidly expanding development along the coast of Florida, it is critical that mangrove habitats are protected from further destruction. Mangroves, seagrass beds, and coral reefs are all dependent u
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Native Flora Saltwort and glasswort are abundant across coastal prairies. Plants within the coastal prairie habitat are able to tolerate salt and extreme weather conditions. However, strong winds and harsh weather result in the felling of many trees. The dead trees are referred to as snags and qui
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