Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Fall color in Florida? Look carefully ... Bushy bluestem (Andropogon glomeratus var. pumis) is a sure sign of late summer or fall in Florida. This common & fast-growing bunchgrass grows along roadsides, and edges, and disturbed areas throughout Florida. Broom…
Also commonly called basketgrass, woodsgrass (Oplismenus setarius) is a short-lived native perennial grass of moist, shady places. It grows in a number of locations at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA) and looked especially lush after the ongoing afternoon rains…
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…
Woodsgrass (Oplismenus setarius) is a native grass that grows in the "woods". It prefers shaded, moist places and thrives under the thick canopy of live oaks (Quercus virginiana) at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area. Some botanists refer to it as Oplismenus…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 