Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Dick Atkinson (Class of 2005), Gayle Peters (Class of Winter 1999), John Warner (Class of 2012), Diane Morgan (Class of 2012), Gorgeous Gwendolyn (second ORCA "group" walk), Doreen McLeod (Class of 2010), Trich Kruza, Gayle Lafferty (Class of 2015), Bob…
Pictured above are Tillandsia setacae growing on the way to the Boathouse at the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory. This epiphyte goes by many common names including Southern needleleaf, needleleaf airplane, and quill-leaved wild pine. Its genus name, Tillandsia honors 17th…
Southern needleleaf (Tillandsia setacea) is an epiphyte that lacks a "tank" as shown on the red wild pine (Tillandsia fasciculata) in the upper left but has more structure than atmospheric epiphytes like Spanish moss and ball moss. Its knitting needle like…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 