Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Wild coffee (Psychotria nervosa) is an abundant understory shrub at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area (ORCA) and in hammocks throughout Indian River County. Its ellipsoid fruits resemble the fruits of "real" coffee (Coffea arabica). Both plants belong to the madder…
When we visited south Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area on 6-18-2022, we saw blooming Florida butterfly orchids (Encyclia tampensis), the focus of our walk, as well as other plants with flowers and/or fruits, including ... Faey's milkweed (Asclepias faeyi) - an…
Thanks to Rick Battle for sharing these beautiful photos from a walk at Captain Forster Hammock Preserve on August 30, 2020. This 110-acre property reaches from Jungle Trail to the Atlantic Ocean. A parking lot and bathrooms are located on…
It's tenuous ... The scientific names of plants seems to change more and more -- with the advent of DNA analysis. Seems like every time I look at the Florida Plant Atlas, the scientific name of the plant has been…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 