Botanists with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) identify plants for FDACS, other governmental agencies and private individuals. For reference, FDACS maintains a herbarium of several thousand dried plant specimens and dried seed samples.
Plant Identification
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Protected Plants
Noxious Weeds
Poisonous Plants
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Books with Information About Poisonous Plants
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- Guide to the Poisonous and Irritant Plants of Florida
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Poisonous Plants Workshop Presentation
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Stinging, Itching, Burning and Wicked Plant Presentation
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3.8 MB
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Botany-Related Publications
For Kids!
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Wildflower Coloring Book
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6.3 MB
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Additional Resources
Acknowledgements
We appreciate the generosity of the following organizations and individuals in providing photographs of Florida plants:
- Archbold Biological Station
- Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
- Bok Tower Garden
- Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
- Patti J. Anderson
- Mariana Beckman
- Jeffrey W. Lotz
