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Investigations in the boletes (Boletaceae) of southeastern USA: four novel species and three novel combinations

Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org – a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family

Many species of the Carnivora consume grass and other fibrous plant tissues

Alan Franck studies plant and fungal diversity, particularly in the southeastern United States and Caribbean Islands, with a focus on Florida. His research incorporates history, field work, phylogenetics, taxonomy, nomenclature, ecology and medicine.

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Medical Botany

Nomenclature

Plants

Plant Diversity

Plant Identification

Taxonomy

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What’s growing on: Plants and their power

Alan Franck joins Florida Museum as UF Herbarium collections manager

Exotic beauties: Sennas in Florida

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