Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
The nightshade family, Solanacae, includes many economically important plants, some very invasive exotic pest plants, and some plants that are pretty weedy. American black nightshade (Solanum americanum) is an agricultural weed and likely native to Florida, though there is some…
Once upon a time, there was a potatotree (Solanum erianthum) at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA). It is gone now, likely the victim of overzealous trail widening. Potatotree is native to the southern U.S., the Caribbean, Central American, and…
The nightshade family, Solanaceae, is quite diverse and includes many economically important plants -- that we love or hate -- such as tomatoes, eggplants, tobacco, bell peppers, chili peppers, potatoes, and petunias. Members of this plant family are found on…
Last year Atala (Eumaeus atala) butterflies laid eggs on potted coontie (Zamia integrifolia) plants near our front door in honor of Independence Day, as seen above. The eggs hatched, but the brightly colored tiny larvae (look closely) were the victims…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 