Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
John Kennedy (Class of 1998) sent the photograph above for ID. Seems like each year in the early fall someone sends me of photo of this showy, somewhat weedy plant. The pictured plant is commonly called turk's turban, sky rocket,…
Lilac tassleflower (Emilia sonchifolia) is flourishing at the (Pelican Island) Audubon House and looks lovely in the photograph above taken by Bob Montanaro, Pelican Island Audubon Society Office Manager. Yes, this non-native annual is attractive to butterflies and other pollinators,…
Danglepod (Sesbania herbacea), a very swift-growing weedy native annual, now graces the 3-14-2015 wildflower planting at the (Pelican Island) Audubon House. Driven by the recent rains, this plant is now taller than I am in some places on the property.…
Its deep maroon flowers are beautiful and belie its familial relationships. Clearly a member of the (sweet) pea family, Fabaceae, wild bush bean (Macroptilium lathryoidies) is a perennial weed of the southern U.S.,the Caribbean, and central America. Phasey bean is…
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