Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Piedmont blacksenna (Seymeria pectinata) now grows profusely along the xeric scrub trail at the south Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA) near the entrance on Oslo Road just to the east of the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory. This trail was bush-hogged…
\ It's getting to be everywhere and seems to be flowering more frequently: Largeflower Mexican clover (Richardia grandiflora). Yes, it's tiny flowers are pretty and attract pollinators, including bees and butterflies like the great southern white butterfly (Ascia monuste) shown…
Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder ... A weed sometimes is defined as a plant out of place. Members of the evening primrose family, Onagraceae, often are regarded as weeds by humans but beloved by bees and other…
Read More Weeds? of Wednesday: 2 Members of the Evening Primrose Family
Tarflower (Bejaria racemosa) is now blooming beautifully at ORCA on the south side of Oslo Road. A member of the heath family (Ericaceae), tarflower thrives in the acid soils of xeric scrub and scrubby pine flatwoods. Flycatcher is another common…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 