The state of Florida is celebrated for its biodiversity, ranking sixth in the United States in total number of vascular plant species. Most of its rare plants are protected from human impact by ...

As the coontie palm becomes more popular in Florida, the rare Atala butterfly species – which was once believed to be extinct – is growing again in the Sunshine State. Fox News Media Fox Business ...

Next, I investigated the idea that this species is toxic for the caterpillars. When I searched the internet for information, The Florida Wildflower Foundation website for Aristolochia elegans ...

The butterfly species has since rebounded. Atala butterflies have black, velvety wings with bright blue or green hues, according to the Florida Wildflower Foundation.

The Florida Department of Transportation has set aside $155,002 for researchers to plant and monitor thousands of milkweeds ... Daniels will be planting a variety of native wildflower species.

One of Florida’s rarest and most beloved swamp dwellers, the ghost orchid, could soon see increased protections under the federal Endangered Species Act. Citing the flower’s growing risk of ...

Both species were considered extirpated in the state of Florida for decades; no Atala butterflies were collected in the state from 1937 to 1959, and scientists thought the insect extinct.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — Along Florida’s Turnpike, the Florida Highway Patrol has noticed an increase in drivers stopping to frolic in the state’s wildflower gardens. One local driver spotted ...

A lawsuit would follow a long campaign by environmental groups to have the rare flower placed on the federal list of threatened and endangered species — a designation with wide-ranging effects.

Incredible photos show multiple species pollinate the rare and enigmatic flower, which is good news for the endangered species. The first-ever photo showing a pawpaw sphinx moth (Dolba hyloeus ...

One of Florida’s rarest and most beloved swamp dwellers, the ghost orchid, could soon see increased protections under the federal Endangered Species Act. Citing the flower’s growing risk of ...