Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
You will find lots and lots of coinvine (Dalbergia ecastaphyllum).seeds on the beach. It is hard to tell if these seabeans have come from "local" Florida plants or have been carried from other places by tropical currents arising in the…
Another native member of the pea family (Fabaceae), necklace pod (Sophora tomentosa) has seeds that float. Its yellow seeds are very small, so they rarely find their way into seabean collections. We have seen this native shrub growing in sunny…
Seabean season is upon us. Seabeans, a.k.a, drift seeds, are seeds that float and are transported by river and ocean currents. Only 1% of all seeds have this floating ability. You can find seabeans throughout the year, but high seas…
Wildflower or weed? Locale matters! Cheesyrtoes (Stylosanthes hamata) is a tiny native plant that we saw growing along Highway A1A when Cindy Hersh (Class of 2016) led a wonderful walk for us at the Barrier Island Sanctuary and Education Center…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 