Bureau of Entomology, Nematology &
Plant Pathology
Botany Section
Bureau Chief: Dr. Greg Hodges, hodgesg@doacs.state.fl.us
Botany Section Administrator: Dr. Richard Weaver, weaverr@doacs.state.fl.us
PO Box 147100 Gainesville, FL 32614-7100
Overview
The Botany Section of the Bureau of Entomology, Nematology and Plant Pathology identifies plants for the Division of Plant Industry, as well as for other governmental agencies and private individuals. For reference, the botany section maintains a herbarium of several thousand dried plant specimens and dried seed samples.
Related Publications
- Weed of the Month
- Botany Circulars
- Notes on Florida's Endangered & Threatened Plants ~ pdf
- Wildflower coloring book ~ pdf
- Trees, shrubs and flowers for Florida landscaping: native & exotic ~ Dr. Julia Morton in Acrobat pdf or jpeg formats
- Tri-ology
- DPI Pest Alerts
- Poisonous Plants ~ pdf
- Noxious Weed Information
- Tropical Soda Apple
- Florida Gardener Video Clips
More Botany Information: History, Activities, Goals
How to send samples for identification
Tar-Flower, Bejaria racemosa (Kenneth R. Langdon, FDACS)
