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Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
More artistry from Bob Montanaro ...
Faey's palafoxia (Palafoxia faeyi) is in full flower in the scrubby upland areas of the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area. This member of the daisy family, Asteraceae, has no ray flowers ("petals") just disc flowers that have a long tubular shape.…
The North Sebastian Conservation Area (NSCA) once was a platted subdivision replete with asphalt roads that now serve as nature trails. Mother Nature has been "reclaiming" the land from the crumbling asphalt -- with the help of gopher apple (Licania…
On our outing at the North Sebastian Conservation Area on 3/8/2015 and at the south Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area on 3/7/2015, netted pawpaw (Asimina reticulata) was in full flower. More than 10 species of pawpaws are found in Florida, including…