Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Bees, wasps, flies, moths, skippers, butterflies, and other pollinators flock to Flaveria linearis, yellowtop. Fall is the usual time for flowering, but some of the yellowtops donated by Judy Gersony and planted on 5-23-2015 in the Audubon House landscape are…
Stokes' aster (Stokesia laevis) is in flower in the recently planted wildflower patch next to the volunteer office for the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area, seemingly in honor of National Pollinator Week. Thank you to Bob Montanaro, Pelican Island Audubon Society…
Late spring and early summer is when the butterfly orchids (Encyclia tampensis) bloom. Susan Warmer (Class of 2006) sent this beautiful photograph of a butterfly orchid in her yard. Their coloration is quite variable: The petals and sepals are greenish…
Giant leather fern (Acrostichum danaeifolioum) lives up to its common name. This fern is pictured above at one of the reflection ponds at Bok Tower. Known as the largest fern in north America, its fronds can reach up to 12',…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 