Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
This yellow necklacepod (Sophora tomentosa var. truncata) has "volunteered" in an open, recently mowed area at Bird's impoundment at Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge (PINWR) where you can go east or west on the 2 1/2 mile impoundment dike loop.…
Rosary pea (Abrus precartorius) was flowering at the northern end of Jungle Trail near the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge (PINWR) when we visited on 10-8-2023. This member of the pea family, Fabaceae, is an invasive pest plant in Florida…
The pea family, Fabaceae, is quite diverse. When we visited Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge (PINWR) on 10-8-2023, we saw grey nicker (Guilandina bonduc), a yellow-flowered, robust, and thorny vine. Never would you confuse it with hairypod cowpea (Vigna luteola),…
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…
