Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Florida butterfly orchid (Encyclia tampensis) is the most common orchid in Florida. It was first described by John Torrey in 1847 but likely was first collected earlier. Look carefully to see this orchid at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA).…
This Florida butterfly orchid (Encyclia tampensis) was flowering and forming seed pods in the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory parking lot. We tend to look for Nature in parks and conservation areas and not where we park. Marylou Rethman (Class of…
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…
When we visited south Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area on 6-18-2022, we saw blooming Florida butterfly orchids (Encyclia tampensis), the focus of our walk, as well as other plants with flowers and/or fruits, including ... Faey's milkweed (Asclepias faeyi) - an…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 