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Florida Wildflower Foundation
United States
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 21 ต.ค. 2008
The Florida Wildflower Foundation protects, connects and expands native wildflower habitats through education, planting, conservation and research. You can help to create and keep corridors of life throughout urban areas, along roadside and beside multiuse trails for butterlies and bees. Learn how at www.flawildflowers.org.
Our work for native, natural Florida depends on the generosity of our members, donors, volunteers and sponsors, and those who purchase the State Wildflower license plate. Thank you for all you do!
Our work for native, natural Florida depends on the generosity of our members, donors, volunteers and sponsors, and those who purchase the State Wildflower license plate. Thank you for all you do!
Natural Heritage Know-How: An Intro to FNAI
The Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) is the state’s Natural Heritage Program and part of the NatureServe Network. As a Network member, they work hard to manage a spatial database of current information on Florida’s rarest species, including the over 500 species of native plants that are tracked as rare in the state. Their conservation projects are based on partnerships with several state and federal agencies and are designed to monitor populations of rare plant species, determine the current status of such species and their habitats, document ecological changes to natural communities over time, survey for invasive species, review proposed land acquisitions for Florida Forever and much, much more. This talk gives a brief overview on FNAI’s history and role in Florida as well as review some of their more botanically/ecologically-themed projects currently underway. Additionally, the presentation discusses ways in which you as citizen conservationists can contribute to their mission to catalogue and preserve the state’s biodiversity.
Hanna has been a research scientist and botanist for FNAI since 2021 where she works to assess the conservation status of Florida’s rare plants in order to inform the most urgent research and management needs for these species. She also acts as the Florida Plant Rescue Coordinator, a project led by the Center for Plant Conservation, to seed bank the state’s most at-risk plant species. Before coming to FNAI, Hanna worked as the plant conservation program biologist at the Lake Wales Ridge State Forest in Polk County. She received her bachelor’s in plant science and master’s in landscape ecology with a focus on developing species distribution models to discover new rare plant populations.
Hanna has been a research scientist and botanist for FNAI since 2021 where she works to assess the conservation status of Florida’s rare plants in order to inform the most urgent research and management needs for these species. She also acts as the Florida Plant Rescue Coordinator, a project led by the Center for Plant Conservation, to seed bank the state’s most at-risk plant species. Before coming to FNAI, Hanna worked as the plant conservation program biologist at the Lake Wales Ridge State Forest in Polk County. She received her bachelor’s in plant science and master’s in landscape ecology with a focus on developing species distribution models to discover new rare plant populations.
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I found a pandora sphinx moth, thought it was the most beautiful thing didn’t know what it was or what plant it came from until this video. Thank you, I have planted a ton of native trees, shrubs and wildflowers since learning the importance of their presence. I have also been educating my family particularly my mom who has taught environmental science at a high school for over a decade yet she plants invasive species and non-natives in her yard. I wish in fl we had a better standard for teaching this in public schools.
This is from 14 years ago and I don’t see this happening. What a shame 😢 I live in the panhandle and I plant as many wild flowers as I can ❤
No up date on the best flowa bro
Why can't we just buy seed packets in box stores? We shouldn't have to hunt these down.
The seed packets you find in large garden centers are typically composed of non-native species. These species are not acclimated to Florida's conditions and will likely not do well in a Florida landscape. As well, they often do not provide the resources that our native wildlife are acclimated to. It is best to purchase native seeds from reliable sources, such as the Florida Wildflower Growers Cooperative (www.floridawildflowers.com).
Where in Florida is this? Down in South Florida there are no open spaces lined with woods like this!
That's sad. Most of the footage was shot by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services in North Florida and the Panhandle.
The Longleaf pine savanna is one of the most endangered ecosystem of the southeast. Most of Florida looked like that before the suppression of prescribed burns and wildfires caused the jungle and junk hammock you see now.
"It's our ecological bank account that keeps us alive, not the grocery store down the street." - Dr. Doug Tallamy. Thank you!
This was an excellent webinar for anyone who wants to contribute to the ecosystem around their home. Doug gave specifics on what to do for Florida. I now have a much better idea of what to ask for at Native Nurseries, my local plant store of choice. I have a very small yard and already know where I will begin turf removal. The timing of this video was perfect. I am encouraged and motivated. Thank you!
Very useful. I was about to rent a tiller before i sow my seeds. Thank you.
Beautiful little scrub! I always look forward to your videos. Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful plant! Thank you for sharing and teaching about this Florida Native Plant!
Bee action
Wow, thanks!
Thanks for putting this on TH-cam! I enjoyed it
So much great information! I have a list of some new plants that I need to add to my landscape. Thanks!
This was phenomenal! Thank you so much for sharing this talk 😄
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for sharing this idea!
Thank you all so much for your work! Also thank you for the closed captions! They were spot on!
It would be helpful posting the law or link to info for those people that have to deal with HOA's.
Nice workth-cam.com/channels/9sHCQZsBTSFQ-QZlLF-KOg.html?_confirmation=1
Would love to get the wildflower mix, is it available to order?
Excellent presentation, but please don’t suggest that people eat a leaf of a random plant. Some plants can cause SERIOUS, SERIOUS health problems, and some plants can be DEADLY to humans with as little as one leaf.
He wasn't being serious... 99.9% of adults realize they can't eat leaves in the wild.
Very nice video! Keep up the good work! Checkout my vids! Ive joined your channel!
Hey! We Got Natives!!
Dr. Tallamy’s message is the same but this is his best talk of the many I have heard. Thanks for sharing!
You are very welcome. Glad you enjoyed it!
Great Presentation! Empowering and enlightening. Please take care of mother earth, for we all live upon her grace.
Do not live in FL but close, SC. Always enjoy Dr. Tallamy and this was no different.
I am not in Florida but my sister shared this with me. Very interesting talk thank you. I am in Maryland. Question about a tree I have in my yard. It's a no seed Mulberry. It's really huge and my husband wants it gone. Do they help insects at all or is it one of those bad trees? We have a lot of birds in our yard.
You should email him or talk to your local native plant chapter. Don't cut trees until you know that they do not serve an ecological purpose or are invasive or non-native :) Also, check for nests or cavities in order not to kill or destroy a bird's home
Mulberries are great for the birds. When I lived in Nebraska we had huge mulberry trees and the birds would eat the berries and poop bright purple poop all over the yard lol. So yeah they are ecologically beneficial.
Excellent informative presentation, I learned so much and I have been using natives for many years.
This presentation is very educational and inspirational to respect nature and promote preservation.
Thanks for your support, PM!
What a wonderful presentation by Dr. Tallamy! I absolutely loved it and was so inspired! Thank you, again!
You're welcome!
Some beautiful wildflowers, looks like it was a fun day
La Florida means either "in Bloom" or in a flowering state. they should have called it "El Horno" or in english " the Oven" lol. happy landscaping.
La Vaporera would be even more accurate.
I would love to have some native milkweed seeds or plants. I can’t seem to find them here in south central Florida.
Check www.plantrealflorida.org for native nurseries carrying the species you want. A number of them now ship plants, including Green Isle Gardens in Groveland and Maple Street Natives in Melbourne.
That’s a great license plate! 👍👍 🌼🌸🦋
Thank you!
You should not be promoting herbicides to kill the lawn. You should promote natural ways of doing that. Turn off!
Thanks for your comment. We promote solarization and discourage the use of herbicides whenever possible. This video was produced by the Florida Wildflower Seed Co-op, which is responsible for its contents. While we may disagree with the use of herbicides, the video's overall message and content is largely beneficial. Please see our website, www.flawildflowers.org, and search "solarization" for our preferred method of dealing with weeds when establishing small plots.
I agree. When I want to start a garden in a grassy area, I do till the yard and then heavily mulch with leaves and such; that is the only time I till the area, after that the soil organisms keeps the soil healthy and aerated. Furthermore, many of the "weeds" that populate the garden are in fact actual Florida wildflowers, such as Florida betony and spiderwort, some of the best plants for attracting pollinators.
I have this plate, but it drives me crazy that the featured flower is the Gallardia and that is NOT the Florida State Flower, the Coreopsis is. Am I the only one who recognizes this??
So glad you have the plate and are supporting work for native Florida wildflowers, wildlife and wild places with it! The artwork is a composite of the 17 Coreopsis species found in Florida. It most closely resembles Coreopsis basalis, which has a red center. But ... change is afoot - we have been working to update the design, and we think folks will like the direction we're taking. Did you know your plate makes you a member of the Florida Wildflower Foundation? To register your membership, visit flawildflowers.org/support/#!/members Members attend field trips for free, get discounted admission to the annual Florida Wildflower Symposium, and get free shipping of publications. To see 15 of the 17 Coreopsis species that occur here, visit florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ and search for Coreopsis as the scientific name.
Thought you'd like to know the plate design has been changed. See th-cam.com/video/gUVfc5H4XrY/w-d-xo.html
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So informative. Wonderful presentation. Thank you.
Wonderful information! Thank you!
Our thanks to Florida Wildflower Foundation member and contractor Eleanor Dietrich for working to save rare nightblooming petunia during a road construction project in Liberty County. We are very grateful to C.W. Roberts Contracting for its willingness to successfully preserve wildflower habitat during the project.
Eleanor- You're the best! Hope to see these wildflowers sometime. You are the Lady Bird Johnson of north Florida.
Great job Eleanor!! You are leading the way for the preservation of wildflowers along Florida's roads where they are accessible to everyone's enjoyment.
very important for all floridans ... nice video
loved it...very informative
Give me a 3 page report
Thanks for uploading this beautiful and informative video on Florida wildflowers!