Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Herb-of-grace (Bacopa monnieri) is a sprawling succulent herb of wet places -- both fresh and brackish -- that comes and goes in different places at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA), depending upon rainfall. The photo above shows herb-of-grace growing…
Since the start of the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory (FMEL) Volunteer Nature Stewardship class in the Fall of 1998, Dr. George O'Meara, FMEL faculty member then and now Professor Emeritus, has enchanted everyone with his Life in the Pits and…
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Little hogweed (Portulaca oleracea) usually is regarded as a weed here in the United Sates, but this widespread, naturalized succulent of temperate and tropical places is cultivated elsewhere. Its species name, oleracea, means edible vegetable. Other common names include green…
European honey bees (Apis mellifera) are important imported pollinators for citrus and many other crops. Commercial beekeepers transport their hives from place to place, including to the Toni Robinson Waterfront Trail, where the sign above cautions folks that these colonial…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 