Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Moths have been on earth since long before butterflies. Fossil records suggest that moths were here about 190 million years ago. About 20,400 butterflies exist world-wide. 765 butterflies are found in North America, and 189 butterflies are thought to occur…
Lots of plants in the olive family, Oleaceae, are commonly called "wild olives", which can cause confusion. "Regular" wild olive or Florida privet (Forestiera segregata) is a common plant on mosquito control dikes and in sunny spots at the Oslo…
Queensland umbrella tree (Schefflera actinophylla), once upon a time, seemed to be planted in every new local Florida landscape for the exotic, tropical appearance of its large, shiny palmately compound leaves. Most frequently, this easy-to-grow tree that reaches more 25'+…
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Pictured above is a large & happy group that visited Sebastian Inlet State Park on January 16, 2010. Our tour was led by long-time Park Ranger Terry O'Toole and volunteer Jay Barnhart, a retired Miami-Dade forensic pathologist and amateur mycologist…
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Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 