Plant & Animal Inventories
Over the years, many groups have attempted to document the plant and animal taxa found within NATL. Some of the excellent resources they've developed are available below.
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iNaturalist
iNaturalist is a nonprofit social network of naturalists, citizen scientists, and biologists built on the concept of mapping and sharing observations of biodiversity across the globe.
An iNaturalist project dedicated to tracking the biodiversity in NATL was created in 2020 to help compile observations made within the conservation area. If you would like to contribute to this project or explore observations that have already been made, please visit: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/uf-natural-area-teaching-laboratory
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Plants
Below are documents containing the complete plant inventory of identified species found in NATL. This document is updated periodically to maintain accuracy. The most recent updated was made in December 2024.
NATL is home to more than 560 species of vascular plants. Species are listed alphabetically by scientific name within the documents. If you don't know the scientific name of a plant of interest, you can search for it by its common name. However, be forewarned that many species have multiple common names and the ones that are less frequently used may not be in our indexes.
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Animals
NATL has an extensive archive of mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, and insect species which have been documented within the natural area.
Complete lists can be found here: Animals
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Fungi & Lichen
Macrofungi
In 2013, a team of four graduate students compiled an inventory of macrofungi found in NATL under the guidance of Dr. Matthew E. Smith. The resulting report was published shortly after.
For a more updated inventory of macrofungi found in NATL, see the most recent observations on iNaturalist.
Lichens
An inventory of lichens in the various ecosystems of NATL was conducted by Biology graduate student Barry Kaminsky, with advising from Dr. Matthew E. Smith and Dr. Stuart McDaniel. The inventory took place between January and July of 2015. A nontechnical field-oriented key was created for the common lichens in NATL, with pictures taken to document each species.
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Moss
Between January and July of 2017, an inventory of mosses found in NATL was conducted by Brandon Corder with his project advisor, Dr. Stuart McDaniel. The team’s final report is here