Florida is home to 12 different species of greenbrier vines, vines in the genus Smilax. Only 3 species occur in the Indian River County, and all 3 of these species grow at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area. Common names for…
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Leaves of 5, Let It Thrive
Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) is a wide-ranging, high-climbing woody vine that often brings smidges of seasonal color. Also known as woodbind, American ivy, and fire-leaved ivy, Virginia creeper grows from Quebec through the Northeast U.S. to Florida, Cuba, the Bahamas,…
Bright Crab?
As Hurricane Nicole approaches on 11/9/2022, a blue land crab (Cardisoma guanhumi) has worked hard to raise the height of the entry to its burrow. Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA) and Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory (FMEL) are home to lots…
Laurel Wilt Sadness
So sad to see that a large redbay (Persea borbonia) in the mesic hammock at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA) has succumbed to laurel wilt. Laurel wilt (Raffaelea lauricola) is an invasive fungal disease that arrived in the U.S.…
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