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Native Plants & Foraging The Museum recognizes the value of conserving plants and trees native to Florida. There are thirteen primary vegetative communities present on the Museum's property. As you tour the grounds, you’ll be able to see:
Broom Sages (Andropogon spp.) Photograph courtesy of the University of Florida, IFAS	Candyroot (polygala nana) Photograph by Wayne Machett, spacecoastwildflowers.com	Cinnamon Fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) Photograph courtesy of the Richard A. Howard Image Collection, Smithsonian Institution	Cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) Photograph by Graphics Ink Design Studio
Dog Fennel (Eupatorium capillifolium) Photograph by James H. Miller, courtesy of USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database	Frog's Bit (Limnobium sponging) Photograph by Rusty Russell, courtesy of Smithsonian Institution	Hatpin (Eriocaulon spp.) Photograph by William Justice, courtesy of Smithsonian Institution	Live Oak (Quercusvirginiana) Photograph by Graphics Ink Design Studio
Meadow Beauty (Rhexia spp.) Photograph by Wayne Machett, spacecoastwildflowers.com	Reindeer Moss (Cladonia spp.) Photograph courtesy of US Fish and Wildlife Service	Needle Rush (Juncus effuses) Photograph by Ted Bodner, James H. Miller, courtesy of USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database	Redroot (Lachnanthes caroliniana) Photograph by Wayne Machett, spacecoastwildflowers.com
Sand Pine (P. clausa) Photograph by Larry Allain, courtesy of USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database	Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens) Photograph by Graphics Ink Design Studio	Scattered Bracken Fern (Pteridium aquilinum) Photograph by Mary Stensvold, courtesy of Smithsonian Institution	Scrub Oak (Quercus inopina) Photograph courtesy of Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Slash Pine (P. elliottii) Photograph courtesy of the Richard A. Howard Image Collection, Smithsonian Institution	Spikerush (Eleocharis spp.) Photograph by Jennifer Anderson, courtesy of USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database	Sundew (Drosera capillaris) Photograph by Craig Oneal	Turkey Oak (Quercus laevis) Photograph by Larry Allain, courtesy of USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
Yellow-eyed Grass (Xyris spp.) Photograph by Vic Ramey, courtesy of the University of Florida, IFAS	Wax Myrtle (Myrica cerifera) Photograph by Larry Allain, courtesy of USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database	Catesby's Lily (Lilium catesbaei) Photograph by Vic Ramey, courtesy of the University of Florida, IFAS	Hooded Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia minor) Photograph by Ann Murray, courtesy of the University of Florida, IFAS
The Catesby's Lily and Hooded Pitcher Plants are rare and considered threatened.