Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
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…
Since 1999 Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory Professor Emeritus Dr. George O'Meara has presented Life in the Pits & Treetops as part of the Volunteer Nature Stewardship Class. We have learned that the holes in moist areas at the Oslo Riverfront…
Sea oxeye daisy (Borrichia frutescens) is now full of flowers in the coastal wetlands at Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA) and elsewhere. Bushy seaside oxeye and bushy seaside tansy are other common names for this colonial perennial plant of saline…
Why are these white stopper (Eugenia axillaris) fruits yellow and ribbed? It's likely the handiwork of a gall midge. Not too much is known this tiny insect, long co-evolved with white stopper, that does not have a common name. Its…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 