Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Getting to see the gorgeous flowers of marsh gentian (Eustoma exaltatum) is always a delight. Its many common names -- catchfly prairie-gentian, bluebell gentian, seaside gentian, blue marsh lily, small bluebell, and tulip gentian -- belie its curious and extensive…
Just a glance at the pale pink flowers of Virginia saltmarsh mallow (Kosteletzyka pentacorpos) tell us that this plant is a member of the hibiscus (or mallow) family, Malvaceae. The united yellow stamens form a distinctive tubular column. Bees, butterflies,…
Common grape (Vitis rotundifolia) is a plant that we see very frequently at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area and elsewhere. On sunny trail edges and in disturbed areas it can grow quite zealously. All grape vines climb by tendrils and…
Winged loosestrife (Lythrum alatum) is flowering now in sunny spots at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA). Mary Ester & George Bollis, who shared the photo above, report that this plant is prolific at Captain Forster Hammock Preserve. Not to…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 