Volunteer Jean 'JJ' Romano asked for the name of this white flowered vining plant that she encountered near the second wetland crossover bridge when she was working to control invasive plants on Wednesday. The common name of the vine is…
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Pumpkin vine ?
Some volunteers have dubbed this smelly vine, pumpkin vine, based on its orange, warty fruits. Wild balsam apple (Momordica charantia) is another name for this weedy exotic invasive pest plant. Inside this orange fruit are small, jagged seeds covered in…
Boo … Another Invasive Plant …
Beach naupaka (Scaevola taccada), an invasive pest plant, was discovered growing on the edge of a mosquito control dike at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area. Its large, somewhat waxy leaves are yellow-green. Fast-growing, this one plant was more than six…
Why Leafcup ?
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.…
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