Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
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…
The lichens were looking lovely when we visited south Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (SORCA) to check out the epiphytic Florida butterfly orchids (Encylia tampensis) on June 27, 2020. Lichens do not harm the plant (or other surface) on which they…
Piedmont blacksenna (Seymeria pectinata) has "returned" to the south Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (SORCA). 2017 is when this partially parasitic plant proved prolific at the trail entrance in response to trail widening. A few weak individuals were present the following…
Shiny blueberry (Vaccinium myrsinites) grows in sunny spots along the trails at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA). Its tiny fruits, shown above, are enjoyed by birds and other wildlife. This low growing evergreen shrub with small alternate leaves flowers,…
