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Fresh from our friends at the Florida Wildflower Foundation – 11/22/2011 wildflower news update:
The Florida Wildflower Foundation has launched an online research literature database of Florida wildflowers today that draws together findings on more than 260 species. Funds for the project were provided by the Florida State Wildflower license plate.
“This new tool provides research sources that can be used to protect and preserve our native wildflower species,” said Lisa Roberts, the foundation’s executive director. “Because many Florida species also occur elsewhere in the Southeastern U.S., we expect wide interest in the database throughout the region.”
The collection, found at FlaWildflowers.org/Literature.php, is intended to give researchers, botanists, the nursery industry, conservation scientists, instructors and wildflower enthusiasts a resource that lets them easily find data on specific species. They will be able to tailor searches in a variety of ways, including using key words, authors’ names, and article topic.
Each data entry provides a brief synopsis of the study or article featured, along with links to records in national databases, including the USDA library and scientific journals.
The Florida Wildflower Foundation intends to keep expanding the database, which currently contains fewer than 10 percent of the state’s native plants. To recommend articles or make other suggestions, email literature@FlaWildflowers.org.
ABOUT THE FLORIDA WILDFLOWER FOUNDATION: The Florida Wildflower Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in Maitland, Florida and is one of FANN’s partners in the Florida Native Plant Partnership. Through programs that promote the use, availability and advantages of native wildflowers, the Foundation is helping to curb water use in landscapes, support pollinators that put food on our tables, reduce water and air pollution, provide wildlife habitat, and maintain a healthy environment for all. Most of the foundation’s work is funded by proceeds from sales of the Florida Wildflower License Plate – the one with the brightly colored, stylized coreopsis flower. Plate sales proceeds are by far the largest, most consistent source of funds for native plant research, education and planting in the state. You can support the foundation’s work, which benefits the entire native plant industry, by putting a plate on all your vehicles and joining the foundation.
To learn more about the Foundation’s work, visit FlaWildflowers.org.