Rufino Osorio

In January of this year, I visited Frenchman's Forest, a natural area in northern Palm Beach County. At that time, we had severe drought...

Croton linearis growing at Juno Dunes Natural Area in Palm Beach County, Florida. Croton linearis is a small, evergreen shrub about 1....

Polygala nana growing in an area of moist sugar sand at the Juno Dunes Natural Area in Palm Beach County, Florida. I always think that ...

Opuntia humifusa, the most common prickly-pear in Florida as well as in eastern North America. These prickly-pear fruits added an unexp...

Mentzelia floridana photographed at the Juno Dunes Natural Area in Palm Beach County. Poorman's patch, Mentzelia floridana, is a w...

Ficus aurea was named for its pale green leaves with yellowish veins, resulting in a "golden" appearance. The scientific name...

Blechnum serrulatum, the swamp fern, growing with the southern shield fern ( Thelypteris kunthii ), bog-hemp ( Boehmeria cylindrica ), an...

Lyonia lucida photographed at the High Ridge Scrub Natural Area in Palm Beach County. Fetterbush, Lyonia lucida, is a common shrub thr...

This is the second part of my photographic tour of the Okeeheelee County Park Nature Center, which I visited on Friday, December 23, 2011. I...

The following are photographs taken during a hike at the Okeeheelee County Park Nature Center on Friday, December 23, 2011. This set of phot...