Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Christmasberry (Lycium carolinianum) is so named for its lustrous red berries that mostly appear in the early winter months. Hurricane Irma seems to have stimulated significant flowering/fruiting this year at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA). Carolina desert-thorn is another…
Goldenrod (Solidago sp.) gets a bad rap. The pollen of goldenrod is too large to be a human allergen, but goldenrod often blooms at the same time as ragweed (Ambrosia sp.), the real culprit. Nonetheless, many people consider goldenrod to…
As part of his basic botany walk/talk on November 18, 2017, Dr. George Rogers, Horticulture Chair at Palm Beach State College, pointed out the difference between native Boston fern (Nephrolepis exaltata) and non-native Asian sword fern (Nephrolepis browneii), both of…
Dr. George Rogers, Botany Department Chair at Palm Beach State College, led a marvelous botany walk/talk on Saturday, November 18, for volunteers for the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA). After a wonderful whirlwind "tour" of botany basics, we headed out…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 