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Hardwood forest Sandhills High pinelands of open longleaf pine with wiregrass and shrubs and turkey oaks, over rolling uplands and sand ridges, with deep, acidic sandy soil that is very well drained. Sandhills grade into pine flatwoods and are often adjacent to, or interspersed with, islands of scrub throughout Florida. Hardwood Forests Hardwood hammocks occur in patches in temperate areas of Florida. The soils are acidic and sandy; the range is through the three moisture zones: xeric, hydric and mesic. UPLAND MIXED FORESTS — Occur throughout Florida’s northern panhandle region on upland clay soils over limestone bedrock. The canopy and understory are highly diverse, dominated by hardwoods, mostly oaks, with some pine species which are more prominent in earlier successional phases. UPLAND MESIC HARDWOOD FORESTS — Oak-hickory to pine-oak-hickory; range is through central to west- central Florida on rich upland soils and clay hills. 10 Cabbage Palm Hammock Sand over marl; flat hammocks of cabbage palms and live oaks; rarely flooded. Rocklands The uplands of southern peninsular Florida and the Keys; highly impacted by human development. PINE ROCKLANDS — Porous limestone with sandy humus and marl; good drainage. Plant species include South Florida slash pine, cabbage palm and saw palmetto, with ferns, sedges and more than a hundred herbaceous species. TROPICAL HARDWOOD HAMMOCKS — Alkaline limestone with moist humus. The diverse canopy carries many epiphytes, such as bromeliads, orchids and ferns. The canopy includes live oak, gumbo limbo, black ironwood and mahogany. The understory ranges from temperate to tropical species and includes white, red and Spanish stoppers, spicewood, beautyberry and wild coffee.
Prairies DRY PRAIRIES — Similar to pine flatwoods without the pine overstory; dry prairies occur in central and southern Florida. Sandy, acidic soil is present, often with hardpan and a high water table, becoming inundated only after heavy rain. Dominant species are wiregrass and broomsedges. MARL/ROCKLAND PRAIRIES — Wet grassy areas on alkaline soils intermixed with forests on porous limestone with an understory of palms and shrubs. WET PRAIRIES — Often intermingles in ecotones with pine flatwoods, with few sparse pines, if any, allowing the sun through to stimulate a flourishing of herbaceous flora. Wet prairies are inundated by water 50–150 days of the year. Scrub Consists of Florida’s rarest plants and animals. The land area of this endangered habitat was reduced by more than 90 percent during the 20th century, leaving fragments, often in degraded condition. Infertile, sandy, excessively drained soils are high aquifer recharge areas, making scrub a particularly important ecosystem. These forests consist of scrub sand pine, small scrub oaks, rosemary shrubs and scrub palmetto. SCRUB CYPRESS — Occurs in south Florida with thin marl soils over limestone; dwarfed pond cypress with sedges and grasses. Adjacent to the Everglades; often flooded. Cypress Swamp Forests Inundated by water most of the year. Can border rivers and lakes or be isolated; dominated by bald cypress in flowing systems and pond cypress in stagnant systems. Wetland Forests SWAMP FORESTS — Flooded most of the year along rivers and basins; characterized by pond cypress, bald cypress, red maple, water hickory, ashes and tupelo. 11 HYDRIC HAMMOCKS — Moist sites flooded occasionally, with evergreen and deciduous hardwoods of red maple, loblolly bay, water oak, Florida elm and cabbage palm. Freshwater Marsh Shallow wetlands that contain a variety of grasses and sedges on peat soil which may be dry during certain conditions. Common plants found are grasses, saw grass, pickerelweed, arrowhead and water lilies. Coastal Saline Wetlands Water levels in coastal wetlands are under the constant influence of tides, thus the degree of salinity varies from salt water to brackish. COASTAL SALT MARSHES — Mostly occur in north and west Florida; characterized by grasses and rushes. MANGROVE SWAMPS — Occur in central and south Florida coastal areas that flood, then drain, creating thick, nutritious muck. Pine flatwoods
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Page 3 and 4: W A T E R W I S E Contents F l o r
Page 5 and 6: What Is Waterwise Landscaping? Wate
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Page 9 and 10: Soil can be improved in planting be
Page 11: General Vegetation Map FLORIDA’S
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Page 17 and 18: Turf areas need rotors or spray hea
Page 19 and 20: Seagrapes and cabbage palms going o
Page 21 and 22: FERTILIZING Once established, your
Page 23 and 24: The Plant Lists The plant lists, a
Page 25 and 26: Comments Small thorny, bushy tree;
Page 27 and 28: Comments Branchlets turn brown in f
Page 29 and 30: Comments Yellow to red fall color;
Page 31 and 32: Comments Likes acidic soil; deciduo
Page 33 and 34: Comments Dark, glossy green leaves
Page 35 and 36: Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua Cy
Page 37 and 38: Comments Also called king palm; new
Page 39 and 40: Comments Very tall, slender; spiny
Page 41 and 42: Comments Spine-tipped leaves with f
Page 43 and 44: Comments Not finicky about drainage
Page 45 and 46: Comments Small blue or white flower
Page 47 and 48: Comments Bunchgrass; likes dry cond
Page 49 and 50: Comments Hedge material; gray-green
Page 51 and 52: Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentali
Page 53 and 54: Comments Leaf margins fray; large s
Page 55 and 56: Comments Turf grass; many cultivate
Page 57 and 58: Comments Perennial; number of varie
Page 59 and 60: Comments Requires support; can get
Page 61 and 62: Comments Herbaceous; showy blue and
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Comments Not a true lily; white, pi
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Comments Perennial; can be invasive
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Comments Perennial; upright; attrac
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Pentas Pentas lanceolata 67 Dotted
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Wild-petunia Ruellia caroliniensis
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Bibliography Bailey, Liberty Hyde.
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Scientific Cross-Reference Chrysoph
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Scientific Cross-Reference Partheno
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Plant Index Acacia, sweet 22 Adam
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Plant Index Lancewood 26 Lantana, F
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