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UF/IFAS Extension provides Floridians with lifelong learning programs in cooperation with county governments, the United States Department of Agriculture, and Florida A&M. The wide breadth of educational programming offered in each county responds to the local needs of residents, schools, regulatory agencies, community organizations, and industry.
IFAS is a federal, state, and local government partnership dedicated to develop knowledge in agriculture, human and natural resources, and the life sciences and to make that knowledge accessible to sustain and enhance the quality of human life. IFAS was awarded $181.7 million in annual research expenditures in sponsored research for 2024. [4]
Mounts Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located in West Palm Beach, Florida. [1] It is Palm Beach County 's oldest and largest public garden with over 7,000 species of tropical and subtropical plants from six continents, including plants native to Florida , exotic trees, tropical fruit , herbs , citrus and palms .
J. Scott Angle (born January 6, 1953) is the University of Florida's Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources and leader of UF's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Early life and education
The Weedon Island Preserve is a 3,190-acre natural area situated along the western shore of Tampa Bay and located at 1800 Weedon Drive NE, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. It is predominately an estuarine preserve composed of upland and aquatic ecosystems such as mangrove forests, pine/scrubby flatwoods, and maritime hammocks, and is ...
Aglaonema costatum. Aglaonema have been grown as luck-bringing ornamental plants in Asia for centuries. [3] They were introduced to the West in 1885, [3] when they were first brought to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [4]
The FBG is a demonstration garden for UF/IFAS. [8] The Visitor Center at the FBG is home to the Pinellas Extension of UF/IFAS and offers diagnostic services and other information about plants and agriculture. An educational sign about pond water placed in the Florida Botanical Gardens.
Rhododendron austrinum is a species of flowering plant in the heath family known by the common names Florida flame azalea, honeysuckle azalea, southern yellow azalea, and orange azalea. It is native to the southern United States, where it can be found in Alabama , Florida , Georgia , and Mississippi . [ 1 ]