Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Common names work great for birds. Not so much for plants. Recently, the native epiphytic native fern Phlebodium aureum, which usually growing in the "boots" (old leafstems) of cabbage palms (Sabal palmetto), was labeled to be rabbit foot fern (Davalia fejeensis) in signage…
We saw two "asters", daisy-like plants, on our visit to Toni Robinson Waterfront Trail (TRWT) on 12-8-2019 led by Terry Greene (Class of 2019). One of them was the prevalent and perennial climbing aster (Symphyotrichum carolinianum), shown above. Once known…
You will find mistflower (Conoclinum coelestinum) growing along roadsides and in other disturbed location. Some gardeners consider this plant to be a weed, while other folks plant this wildflower in heir yards. Also known as ageratum, this pale blue (or…
Sand pines (PInus clausa) were the Christmas trees of pioneer families. Think Charlie Brown Christmas trees. These fast-growing, short-needled pines inhabit high, dry places. You will find them growing on the higher ground in the southern portion of the Oslo…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 