Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Silver blue saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) is prized by palm collectors in other parts of the world. Saw palmetto is endemic to the southeastern U.S. (Louisiana to North Carolina) and routinely removed during land clearing prior to development. Below you…
The fruit of saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) is often called a berry. Technically, it is a drupe, a fruit with a single seed that is enclosed within a hard shell and is surrounded by a fleshy outer layer. Think peach,…
Both "silver"and green saw palmettos (Serenoa repens) can be found growing at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area. They are the same species. What is going on? You cannot tell what's going on with a magnifying glass or hand lens. You…
Lots of insects visit the sweetly fragrant flowers of saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) including lovebugs (Plecia nearctica). Lovebugs emerge in large numbers twice a year: Late spring (April/May) and fall (August/September). Male lovebugs emerge before the females. Once coupled, the…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 