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April's meeting topic is Spring Wildflowers.  The Florida Wildflower Foundation defines “Florida native wildflower” as any flowering herbaceous species, or woody species with ornamental flowers, which grew wild within the state’s natural ecosystems in the 1560s when Florida’s first botanical records were created (…

March's meeting topic is Graminoids (Grasslike plants).  Graminoids are plants that look like grasses, they include Poaceae (grasses), Cyperaceae (sedges), and Juncaceae (rushes).  For a cool website on Graminoids a couple of counties over check out this.

Please bring in at least 3 plants (with flowers or fruits…

February's meeting topic is Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family).  This family includes many coastal species such as joyweed, samphire, glasswort, globe amaranth and other amaranths.

Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn't necessarily cover the topic.  

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE, and meets at 7:00PM on the third tuesday of each…

January's meeting topic is Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family), many species are listed, so please bring in cultivated material only.  

Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn't necessarily cover the topic.  

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE, and meets at 7:00PM on the third tuesday of each and every month. We convene at the …

December's meeting is our annual Holiday Plant Party please bring in one dish or beverage for all to partake!

The topic is Malvaceae (Hibiscus family, maybe someone can bring in the Caribbean holiday drink sorrel punch).  

Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn't necessarily cover the topic.  

The Native Plant Workshop is…

November's meeting topic is the mint family (Lamiaceae).  Florida native plants occurring in this family include skullcap, bluecurls, pennyroyal, wild basil and many others.  For a list of South Florida plants in this family visit:   http://regionalconservation.org/ircs/database/search/AdvSearchbySF.asp  then select "Lamiaceae" under the "Family"…

October's meeting topic is Spooky Plants.  

What ever you think is spooky, the plant name, the plant appearance, attributes or "behavior", or human uses of the plant.  Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn't necessarily cover the topic.  

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE, and meets at 7:00PM on the third tuesday of each and every…

September's meeting topic is trees of Freshwater Swamps.  

Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn't necessarily cover the topic.  

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE, and meets at 7:00PM on the third tuesday of each and every month. We convene at the Miami Dade…

August's meeting topic is the Nephrolepidaceae (Sword Fern Family).  In Florida, this family includes only the genus Nephrolepis, which are Sword Ferns and Boston Ferns, some native, some not.

Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn't necessarily cover the topic.  

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE, and meets at 7:00PM on the third…

July's meeting topic is the Celtidaceae (Hackberry Family).  This family in Florida includes Celtis and Trema.

Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn't necessarily cover the topic.  

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE, and meets at 7:00PM on the third tuesday of each and every month. We convene at the …

June's meeting topic is the Sapindaceae (Soapberry Family).  This family includes Inkwood, Soapberry, Maple, Varnishleaf and others.

Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn't necessarily cover the topic.  

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE, and meets at 7:00PM on the third tuesday of each and every month. We convene at the …

May's meeting topic is Florida Endemic plants found in Miami-Dade County.  Endemic to Florida means that they are found in Florida and no where else in the World.  There are 65 native Florida endemic plants reported for Dade (Florida has 228 total endemic plant taxa).  A list is provided at the end.

Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn't necessarily cover the topic.…

April's meeting topic is the Fagaceae (Beech Family).  This plant family also includes Oaks, and Florida is a hotspot for oak diversity containing 25 distinct species, and a dozen or so hybrids.  Dade County possesses six native oak species.

Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn't necessarily cover the topic.  

The Native Plant…

March's meeting topic is Primitive Plant Families (Annonaceae, Magnoliaceae, Lauraceae, Canellaceae, Aristolochiaceae, Piperaceae, Nymphaceae and others).  Theses are groups of plants whose evolution preceded the split between Monocotyledons (things like grasses, palms, orchids, and lilies) and True Dicotyledons (also known as "Eudicots" and include the vast majority of flowering plant families such as Roses, Asters, Legumes,…

February's meeting topic is the Solanaceae (Deadly Nightshade Family).  This large plant family also houses peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, and tomatoes!

Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn't necessarily cover the topic.  

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE, and meets at 7:00PM on the third tuesday of each and every month. We convene…

January's meeting topic is open.  However, we will all try and make baskets out of Saw Palmetto fronds using Dick Workman's FNPS Palmetto article from Fall 2012.  So be sure and bring an entire frond.

Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn't necessarily cover the topic.  

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE, and meets at…

December's meeting is our annual Holiday Plant Party please bring in one dish or beverage for all to partake!

The topic is Gymnosperms (cone bearing plants such as pines, cypress and coontie).  

Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn't necessarily cover the topic.  

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE, and meets at 7:00PM on…

Greetings!  Tuesday, November 20th, 2012 is our next Native Plant Workshop meeting.  This month's topic is the genus Chamaesyce (sandmats).  

Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn't necessarily cover the topic.  

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE, and meets at 7:00PM on the third tuesday of each and every month. We convene at the …

Greetings!  Tuesday, October 16, 2012 is our next Native Plant Workshop meeting.  This month's topic is the Smilacaceae (Green Briar Family).  

Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn't necessarily cover the topic.  

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE, and meets at 7:00PM on the third tuesday of each and every month. We convene at the …

Greetings!  Tuesday, September 18, 2012 is our next Native Plant Workshop meeting.  This month's topic is the Asteraceae (Sunflower Family).  

Please bring in at least 3 plants, which needn't necessarily cover the topic.  

The Native Plant Workshop is FREE, and meets at 7:00PM on the third tuesday of each and every month. We convene at the …