Lots of plants in the olive family, Oleaceae, are commonly called "wild olives", which can cause confusion. "Regular" wild olive or Florida privet (Forestiera segregata) is a common plant on mosquito control dikes and in sunny spots at the Oslo…
Category: North Sebastian Conservation Area
Awesome agave
Florida agave and false sisal are common names for the plant pictured above, Agave decipiens. Endemic to Florida, this long-lived perennial plant is associated with coastal areas, especially shell middens. Salt and drought-tolerant, this plant reportedly grows to be up…
Lovely Licania
The North Sebastian Conservation Area (NSCA) once was a platted subdivision replete with asphalt roads that now serve as nature trails. Mother Nature has been "reclaiming" the land from the crumbling asphalt -- with the help of gopher apple (Licania…
Not only Florida Scrub-Jays
Doug Sutherland (Class of 2013) co-led with Nancy Soucy on the scrub-jay walk at North Sebastian Conservation Area on 3/8/2015. He has provided us with a list of the birds that he saw or heard: Great Blue Heron, White-eyed Vireo,…
