Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
The butterfly orchids (Encyclia tampensis) at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA) are beginning to form seed pods. A group of 12 people braved the heat to take an orchid walk on Sunday, 7/21/2019, and were well-rewarded with lots of…
Moonflowers, a fast-growing & high-climbing native morning glory vine, were abundant at the Denton Trail when we visited on 6-13-2019. Our leader Jane Schnee (Class of 2010) spoke about how swiftly these vines had grown up into tall trees. Tropical…
White indigo berry (Randia aculeata) is flowering now at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA) on the sunny edges of the mosquito control dikes. This sturdy, somewhat salt tolerant native plant also can be found growing on Orchid Island and…
Wild bushbean (Macroptilium lathyroides) is a pretty, but invasive, member of the pea family, Fabaceae. Also called phasey bean, this weedy plant of disturbed areas has been designated a Category #2 invasive exotic pest plant by the Florida Exotic Pest…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 