The Wabasso scrub, which we visited on 11/11/2018, is not all dry. In the midst of dry scrub pretty near the beginning of the trail was a fern-filled wetland. Since of focus was scrub and Florida scrub-jays, it was identified…
“Field” of Ferns
Category: Fern
Beautiful & Bountiful Blechnum
Swamp fern (Telmatoblechum serrulatum) is prevalent in moist places at the Cypress Bend Community Preserve (CBCP), just like at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA). It is pictured above in dappled shade along the CBCP trail. Toothed midsorus fern is…
Weeds of Wednesday: Bad hair day or not?
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…
Swamp Fern has a New Name
The first plant that Sam Chancellor (Class of 2010) mentioned in his wonderful presentation, A Gentle Introduction to Plant Names, on Saturday, November 4 for a group of twelve veteran volunteers was swamp fern, Blechnum serrulatum, pronounced BLECK-num ser-you-LAY-tum (or…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 