Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Both "silver"and green saw palmettos (Serenoa repens) can be found growing at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area. They are the same species. What is going on? You cannot tell what's going on with a magnifying glass or hand lens. You…
You easily might overlook toothpetal false reinorchid (Habenaria floribunda) when it is not in flower. This terrestrial orchid flowers in the winter and early spring, and it is currently flowering at the South Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (shown below) ...…
Thanks to Tim Archer (Class of 2024) for the great photos below of the sole candyroot (Polygala nana) that we saw on our class walk at the South Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (SORCA) on 2/11/2024. Alas, it was the only…
The fruit of tallow wood (Ximena americana) is a drupe. A drupe is a thin-skinned fleshy fruit with a central stone containing the seed. Examples includes plums, cherries, and olives. Other common names for tallow wood include yellow plum, hog…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 