Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Shoreline purslane (Sesuvium portalucastrum), a.k.a, sea purslane, is a perennial halophyte that grows on the mosquito control dikes at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA). You also will find it growing on the front of beach dunes where it helps…
Samphire, silverhead, saltweed, silverweed, and beach carpet are common names for Blutaparon vermiculare, an annual halophyte that sometimes grows on the mosquito control dikes at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA). At a glance, this low growing fleshy succulent resembles…
This honeybee (Apis mellifera) is attracted to the pale pink flowers of beautyberry (Callicarpa americana), and its corbicula (pollen basket) is laden with yellow pollen. The genus name, Callicarpa, derived from Latin, means beautiful (calli) fruit (carpa). Its magenta berries…
Rougeplant (Rivina humilis) grows infrequently at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA) in hammock shade along with wild coffee (Psychotria nervosa) as shown above. This very versatile perennial native plant also grows on the sun-baked backsides of beach dunes and…
