Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
When we visited the South Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (SORCA) on 6-18-2002 to check out the blooming Florida butterfly orchids, we also saw this collection of small, round galls growing on Chapman oak (Quercus chapmanii). These adorable galls are the…
Shiny blueberry (Vaccinium myrsinites) grows in sunny spots along the trails at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA). Its tiny fruits, shown above, are enjoyed by birds and other wildlife. This low growing evergreen shrub with small alternate leaves flowers,…
Why are these white stopper (Eugenia axillaris) fruits yellow and ribbed? It's likely the handiwork of a gall midge. Not too much is known this tiny insect, long co-evolved with white stopper, that does not have a common name. Its…
Galls are the result of intimate, long co-evolved relationships between a gallmaker (often an insect) and a plant species (or related species). Galls come in a variety of shapes and sizes and usually are found on a particular part of…
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