by Theresa Bramblett | Jan 14, 2006 | Research
Dr. Grenville Draper, Professor of Geology at Florida International University, brought his department’s graduate students to learn some local geology. In addition to sinkholes and other karstic features (see photo), The Silver Bluff Escarpment, an exposed limestone...
by Theresa Bramblett | Dec 1, 2005 | Research
Montgomery Botanical Center (MBC) is renowned for its quality wild-collected population samples of palms and cycads from all over the world, but, surprisingly, the Florida native palms and one native cycad are markedly under-represented in MBC’s collections. In an...
by Theresa Bramblett | Nov 22, 2005 | Events
Montgomery Botanical Center recently hosted Dr. James Mauseth, professor of botany at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Mauseth came to study palm anatomy and morphology, and to acquire palm trunk specimens for students of his plant anatomy courses. He presented...
by Theresa Bramblett | Oct 24, 2005 | News
Once again, we sustained major damage to our plants collections from yet another hurricane. As of November 1st, power was restored to part of the property and damage assessments and recovery efforts were underway. Additional information and photos will be posted once...
by Theresa Bramblett | Oct 2, 2005 | Research
In September of this year, MBC conducted a second successful cycad expedition to Panama in as many years, thanks to the generosity of a private donor. This year’s expedition was again conducted in collaboration with Dr. Alberto Taylor, cycad researcher at the...
