Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Marylou Rethman (Class of 2009) brought a cutting of what she hoped was native marlberry (Ardisia escallonioides) but suspected that it might not be. Sure enough, it was shoebutton ardisia (Ardisia elliptica), a plant so invasive that it is on…
As I left a local business, I was startled by this stunning display of arrowhead vine (Syngonium podophyllum) growing up a cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto). Also called American evergreen, this vigorous vine that hails from South American is usually found…
A visit to the Sebastian Stormwater Park on 8/8/2020 was opportunity to see an unfortunate array of invasive plants, mega-weeds. Seeing the proverbial silver lining, Karen Schuster (Class of 2007) remarked that property could have "grown homes". This 163 acre…
Danglepod (Sesbania herbacea) is a weedy, but native, annual legume that can swiftly grow to be +10' tall, especially where wet conditions prevail. Bigpod sesbania, coffeeweed, tall indigo, peatree, and Colorado River hemp are among some of the common names…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 