Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Ever notice that when you look at Florida wildflower book with color guides on the sides of the pages, yellow is the predominant color. Yellow flowers are particularly prolific in the fall. Goldenrods bloom in the fall and have an…
Most folks associate monarch (Danaus plexippus) and queen (Danaus gilippus) butterflies with milkweeds.Florida is home to 21 native milkweeds, Asclepias sp. and one weedy, non-native, tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica). Like milkweed, white twinevine (Funastrum clausum) is a member of the…
Tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) is a weedy, non-native plant that is a larval host for monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus). You will find this milkweed growing in sunny, disturbed places including along Oslo Road at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA)…
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…
