Royal fern (Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis) grows at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA) in moist spots at the western end of preserve on the north side of Oslo Road and on the south side of Oslo Road. We also…
Category: Cypress Bend Community Preserve
Bitter Pecan
Water hickory, swamp hickory, and bitter pecan are all common names for Carya aquatica, a large, deciduous tree of floodplain forests. It ranges from southern central Florida to the eastern Carolinas and westward to eastern Texas. We saw this tree…
Wednesday Weed: Bushy bluestem?
Bushy bluestem (Andropogon glomeratus) is a common native bunchgrass of moist or somewhat moist sunny places. Also known as broom sedge (a definite misnomer) and bushy beardgrass, this somewhat weedy grass often goes unnoticed until late summer when it is…
Weeds of Wednesday: Peppervine
Peppervine (Nekemias arborea) was prodigious along the Denton Trail when we visited there on June 13. Thanks to Jane Schnee (Class of 2010) for showing us this lovely trail along the St. Sebastian River, accessed from a small parking lot…