Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
The pea (a.k.a. bean or legume) family, Fabaceae, is the third largest plant family and includes a plethora of vines, herbs, shrubs, and trees. It is sometimes called by its older name, Leguminosae, and includes around 20,000 species and 750…
Golden polypody fern (Phlebodium aureum) most often is found growing in the boots of cabbage palm trees (Sabal palmetto). Like all ferns, golden polypody fern reproduces via wind-borne spores. Above check out the very beginnings of this native fern. On…
Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge (PINWR) is the very first and was created in 1903. Land purchases began in 1990, and by 2002 encompassed 5,445 acres, much of it former citrus grove. An Observation Tower now overlooks Pelican Island. Check…
Just like goldenrods (Solidago sp.), narrowleaf yellowtop (Flaveria linearis) is a golden flowered fall-bloomer. Its canary yellow flowers are held in flat clusters (corymbs). Like goldenrod, narrowleaf yellowtop is a member of the daisy family, Asteraceae. Yellowtop flowers for the…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 