Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Each fall the frostweed (Verbesina virginica) flowers fabulously. Pollinators flock to it. At Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, this plant, which dies back to the ground in the winter, was beginning to set seed in September... Flowering was especially prolific…
Common names can be confusing. Because it fits so well, this plant - Lyonia fruticosa - is commonly called rusty lyonia. But, in the Bible of Florida plant ID, the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida, Dr. Richard Wunderlin…
These seeds of coin vine (Dalhbergia ecastaphyllum) that I quickly gathered from the wrack line on the beach were photographed by Bob Montanaro. A trip to the sea bean symposium has inspired us both and is described on Bob's blog.…
Marlberry (Ardisia escalloniodies) flowers and fruits throughout the year. The fall rains have brought a flush of fragrant flowers to many marlberry, showing off the stunning yellow anthers (the pollen-producing part of the plant) referenced by the genus name, Ardisia.…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 