Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Faey's palafoxia (Palafoxia faeyi) is in full flower in the scrubby upland areas of the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area. This member of the daisy family, Asteraceae, has no ray flowers ("petals") just disc flowers that have a long tubular shape.…
Yet another sure sign of Florida fall is the flowering of blazing star (Liatris gracilis), also known as graceful liatris and slender gayfeather. Ken Gonyo sent the photos above and below of this deciduous wildflower flowering profusely in the scrub…
Blue curls (Trichostema dichotomum) is flowering profusely in the pollinator planting near the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area Volunteer Office at the (Pelican Island) Audubon House. A member of the mint family (Laminaaceae), blue curls ranges as far north as the…
Karen Schuster (Class of 2008) sent this fabulous fall photo of dogfennel (Eupatorium capillifolium) in flower. An aggressive native of moist places throughout the eastern and south central U.S., dog fennel is frequently regarded as a weed of pastures and…
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