Vin Gemmetti (Class of 2019) had on his phone a photo of a vine that he wanted identified. It is one of the twelve species of greenbrier (or catbrier) found in Florida and is shown above in a photo taken…
Smitten with Smilax — or Not?
Category: Vine
Weeds of Wednesday: Virginia Creep-er
Is it redder this year? Is the increased coloration due to our cooler temperatures? To increased exposure to wind due to Hurricane Irma? Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) is native vine that folks either love or hate. Though it leaves are…
Weeds of Wednesday: Groovy “Florida” Grapes?
Some people consider "common" muscadine grape vines (Vitis rotundifolia) to be weeds, especially along edges where these vines can engulf other plants as shown above where the grape vine is soon to grow atop the fruiting saw palmetto (Serenoa repens). Bullace, scuppernong,…
Weeds of Wednesday: Latex plant
Barbie Martz (Class of 2012) sent the photo above of a mystery fruit and vine that she took near Wabasso Beach. It is latexplant (Araujla odorata), also known as latex vine, strangler vine, and white milkweed vine. Technically, it is…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 