Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Wildflower or weed? Locale matters! Cheesyrtoes (Stylosanthes hamata) is a tiny native plant that we saw growing along Highway A1A when Cindy Hersh (Class of 2016) led a wonderful walk for us at the Barrier Island Sanctuary and Education Center…
Plant names can be problematic. Common names are not standardized. And, botanists change botanical names. Cindy Hersh (Class of 2016) on our walk at the Barrier Island Sanctuary and Education Center on 2/11/2024 pointed out a wispy & lovely wildflower.…
Blanket flower (Gaillardia pulchella), also commonly called firewheel, had been thought to be native for many years. This plant flourishes in Florida and the southeast U.S. Recent DNA evidence indicates that this plant is native to the southwest. You can…
When we visited the Coastal Oaks Preserve on 2/26/22, we saw lots of tasselflower (Emilia fosbergii). Also called Cupid's shaving brush, tasselflower has tiny bell-shaped reddish or pinkish flowers that are visited by bees and butterflies. Wind is thought to…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 