Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
You will find this native dime-sized daisy growing along roadsides, in ruderal areas, and in your own yard. Beggarticks, Spanish needles, and monkey's lice are among the many common names for Bidens alba. It hitch-hikes around admirably ... The nectar…
Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolia) is among Florida's worst invasive weeds, covering more than 700,000 acres. Who would defend it? Short-sighted beekeepers. Yes, European honeybees (Apis mellifera) and other pollinators visit Brazilian pepper when it blooms from August through October. Honeybees…
Donna Winter (Class of 2016) led a wonderful walk for us, on behalf of the Indian River Land Trust (IRLT), at the Indian River Lagoon Greenway on Sunday, November 24, 2019. Most of this property was purchased by Indian River…
At a glance burrnut or Jamaican feverplant (Tribulus cistoides) sure is pretty, but close encounters -- by barefeet or by bicycle tires -- with the fruits of this plant often do not end well. Puncturevine, goat's head, caltrop are other…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 