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Speckled

by exploreorcaJanuary 22, 2023

Florida is home to 12 different species of greenbrier vines, vines in the genus Smilax. Only 3 species occur in the Indian River County, and all 3 of these species grow at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area. Common names for…

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Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area, South Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area, Vine greenbrier, saw greenbrier, Smilax bona-nox

Marvelous Milkweed

by exploreorcaJuly 25, 2022July 25, 2022

After we being plagued by a miserable amount of mosquitoes in the hammock area at the South Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (SORCA) on our orchid stroll on June 18, 2022, we ventured in the sunnier and scrubbier part of the…

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mlkweed, Sebastian Harbor Preserve, South Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area Asclepias curtissii, Asclepias faeyi, Curtiss' milkweed, Faeyi's milkweed, Florida milkweed

Gorgeous Galls!

by exploreorcaJuly 18, 2022July 18, 2022

When we visited the South Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (SORCA) on 6-18-2002 to check out the blooming Florida butterfly orchids, we also saw this collection of small, round galls growing on Chapman oak (Quercus chapmanii). These adorable galls are the…

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galls, South Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area, wasps Chapman's oak, Quercus chapmanii, Trigonaspis polita

Orchid Outing

by exploreorcaJune 28, 2022

Florida butterfly orchids (Encyclia tampensis) are easy to overlook. They are not the large gaudy orchids of prom corsages of bygone days. We saw lots of Florida butterfly orchids at the south Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area when we visited on…

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Bee plant, Orchid, South Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area encyclia tampensis, Florida butterfly orchid

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