Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Ken Gonyo, who will be leading nature walks at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA) on the first and third Saturday of each month from November through April, asked why this plant, Smallanthus urvedia, is called yellow leafcup or hairy leafcup.…
Yellowtop (Flaveria linearis) flowers are a sign of Fall, though not a sure sign. Tara McTaggart texted that her yellowtop bloomed in the Spring. Pollinating insects, including butterflies, love to nectar on this wonderful wildflower, pictured above along the east…
Another sure sign of the advent of Fall at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area are the sunny yellow flowers of the tall, perennial plant, hairy leafcup (Smallanthus uvedelia) at the park entrance. This plant dies back to the ground each…
10-10-2013 & the Tide is High Fall seasonal high tides in the Indian River Lagoon often flood the lower lying areas of the Oslo Riverfront Conservation (ORCA) as pictured. Be sure to wear appropriate footwear (hopefully water-proof), if you plan…
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