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Scrub plants tend to have extensive root systems close to the surface. [14] Flatwoods: Pine flatwoods are low, flat, sandy lands subject to fires during dry months, but that may flood for months due to seasonal rainfall. Pine needles contribute to nutrient-rich soil, so plant growth is often rapid, supporting cattle grazing. [14]
Sites with very poor soil tend to support rosemary scrubs (sometimes called "rosemary balds"), which rarely burn. The death of older rosemary bushes leaves open spots where new rosemary seedlings or sand pine seedlings may start growing. On sites with more productive soil, scrubs persist only if fires occur frequently enough (every 15 to 100 ...
This system is similar to Florida dry prairie, but has taller and denser shrub cover. [1] Like other flatwoods, South Florida pine flatwoods are fire-dependent, [5] but burn more frequently than typical flatwoods. [3] They have been often used for rangeland. [5] South Florida pine flatwoods are a mainstay of the Florida panther. [1]
The Florida mangrove community is found as far north as Cedar Key on the Gulf coast of Florida, and as far north as the Ponce de Leon Inlet on the Atlantic coast of Florida. Black mangroves can regrow from roots after being killed back by a freeze, and are found by themselves a little further north, to Jacksonville on the east coast and along ...
This category contains the native flora of Florida as defined by the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included; taxa of higher ranks (e.g. genus) are only included if monotypic or endemic. Include taxa here that are endemic or have restricted distributions (e.g. only a few countries).
Drainage has exposed the fertile soils of the Everglades Agricultural Area, a region responsible for much of the nation’s sugar cane.