The coontie plant is a low-growing, durable shrub native to Florida that is toxic if ingested. Native Americans and later European settlers harvested the plant's roots to make flour, nearly driving it ...

Mitigation banks can’t exactly replicate pre-development ecosystems, even when they achieve state-mandated native plant goals. (Rose Schnabel/WUFT News) Growing native plants and eradicating invasive ...

Florida's warm weather and hospitable climate have made it attractive for humans as the population continues to grow, but people aren't the only ones proliferating: Invasive plants are on the rise, ...