Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Another native member of the pea family (Fabaceae), necklace pod (Sophora tomentosa) has seeds that float. Its yellow seeds are very small, so they rarely find their way into seabean collections. We have seen this native shrub growing in sunny…
Baybean (Canavalia rosea) is 1 of the 2 vines that grow on the font of beach dunes almost always toward the ocean. This vine grows swiftly and sometimes is said to be the inspiration for the Jack-in-the-Beanstalk story. Hence, it…
Railroad vine (Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis) is 1 of 2 pioneering beach vines the grow in the front of beach dunes toward the Atlantic Ocean. This fast-growing morning glory, which can grow to be +30' long, often forms dense mats…
Another native plant with seeds that float for long distances is tallow wood (Ximena americana). You will find this plant growing in sandy places - both beach and scrub. Inside the delicious, fragrant fruit is a seabean, a seed that…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 