Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
The Devil is the Detail! Samphire (Blutaparon vermiculare) - at a glance - looks like sea pursalane (Sesuvvium portulacastrum) and grows in similar salty places. Both plants are succulent groundcovers and can be found at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area…
The fruit of tallow wood (Ximena americana) is a drupe. A drupe is a thin-skinned fleshy fruit with a central stone containing the seed. Examples includes plums, cherries, and olives. Other common names for tallow wood include yellow plum, hog…
Blowing Rocks Preserve is a The Nature Conservancy (TNC) property located in Martin County. Mike Renda, Restoration Coordinator (pictured above & now retired) led a walk for us on March 25, 2017 ... Participants included Deen Copeland (Class of 2016),…
Also commonly called basketgrass, woodsgrass (Oplismenus setarius) is a short-lived native perennial grass of moist, shady places. It grows in a number of locations at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA) and looked especially lush after the ongoing afternoon rains…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 