Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
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…
Propagule is the name given to the "live" young of mangroves. These reproductive structures are ready to go and do not have the dormancy that we associate with the seeds of "regular" plants. This lack of dormancy Is thought to…
