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The Museum’s Herbarium was established by Peter Rolfs in 1891 at Florida Agricultural College in Lake City. Later transferred to the new University of Florida, this early collection of about 5,000 specimens documents Florida flora from the 1890s and early 1900s. Summary Chinquapin (Castanea pumi
horticulturalist and a biologist for the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station and was a professor

Good books broaden our horizons and inspire new conversations, no matter where we are! Join the Florida Museum of Natural History and Alachua County Library District as we kickoff the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read, a series of events building community while lifting the voices of women in
Florida Museum Environmental Archaeology Collection Pam Soltis, Distinguished Professor

Jacqueline Miller, Allyn curator emerita at the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity at the Florida Museum of Natural History, passed away peacefully earlier this year on July 8. Jacqueline and her husband, Lee Miller, were among the most influential and respected lepidopterists of their
mother and I took to Florida when I was a teenager,� said James Adams, a biology professor

Like many other white Americans, after the murder of George Floyd, I felt the immediate need to do something, anything to better understand and ultimately dismantle systemic racism. Many amazing books, documentaries, and podcasts have already been recommended across social media and if you Google “b
Drew Lanham is an ornithologist and professor of ecology at Clemson University who

Ferns are notorious for containing massive amounts of DNA and an excessively large number of chromosomes. Defying all expectations, a fern no larger than a dinner plate currently holds the title for highest chromosome count, with a whopping 720 pairs crammed into each of its nuclei. This penchant of
genome tells a different story,� said co-author Doug Soltis, a distinguished professor

The McGuire Center was privileged to host visiting researchers in October and November 2023, through the Mr. Carl Wisler and Dr. Midge Smith Visiting Researcher Endowment. Roy Goff traveled from his home base in England to photograph several hundred species of Sub-Saharan African moths in our colle
menete Egybolis vaillantina Metarctia brigitta Krushnamegh Kunte, an Associate Professor

Never has knowledge of the world’s biodiversity knowledge been more at your fingertips, thanks to a new smartphone app created by a partnership between the University of Florida and Yale University. No matter where you are, the Map of Life app can tell you what species of plants and animals are near
of Florida, who lead the project with Walter Jetz, a Yale University associate professor

Related to the modern great white and mako sharks, Megalodon was a dominant marine predator in the world’s oceans for millions of years. Museum science has contributed greatly to understanding Megalodon biology and evolution. Summary Megalodon Shark Jaw (Carcharodon megalodon) From St. Johns Co
Bruce MacFadden Curator, Vertebrate Paleontology* Distinguished Professor* Florida

Scientists thought Florida Jujube was extinct when it was described from a single Florida Museum specimen collected in 1949. It was later rediscovered in the wild in the 1980s, though due to its limited numbers, the future of this spiny shrub is uncertain. Summary Florida Jujube (Pseudoziziphus
Walter Judd Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Florida Biology Department

Plants are DNA hoarders. Adhering to the maxim of never throwing anything out that might be useful later, they often duplicate their entire genome and hang on to the added genetic baggage. All those extra genes are then free to mutate and produce new physical traits, hastening the tempo of evolution
Douglas Soltis, Florida Museum curator and University of Florida distinguished professor