Add royal fern (Osmunda regalis) to the rich fern flora at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area. Most ferns hold their spores on the bottom of their leaves, but this genus devotes an entire frond just to its spores, pictured here.…
Category: Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
Flying Zebras
Please enjoy these gorgeous photos of zebra longing butterflies photographed at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area by James Martellotti. His wife, Eiko, participated in our 2013 class and brought her husband on the last free guided nature walk of 2013…
A long-thorned palm
Volunteers Ken Gonyo & Diane LaRue 'discovered' this thorny palm - a Senegal date palm (Phoenix reclinata) growing between 2 native cabbage palms (Sabal palmetto), as well as few other smaller individuals. The Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council (FLEPPC) lists the…
Holly berries or pink peppercorns?
The pink peppercorns that adorn (often high-priced) wreaths during this time of year and are sold as a culinary spice are the fruits of the pernicious invasive pest plant, Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolious). They are not Florida holly berries.…
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