South Florida pine flatwoods
The south Florida pine flatwoods are a flatwoods forest community found in central and southern Florida.[1]
These flatwoods have open canopies of slash pine (Serenoa repens) become more dense.[1]
In addition to saw palmetto, the shrubs Appalachian tea (Ilex glabra), coastal plain staggerbush (Lyonia fruticosa), dwarf live oak (Quercus minima), shiny blueberry (Vaccinium myrsinites), and rosy camphorweed (Pluchea rosea) can be found in the flatwoods. Wiregrass (Aristida beyrichiana) is the dominant grass.[1]
This system is similar to Florida dry prairie, but has taller and denser shrub cover.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "South Florida Pine Flatwoods". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 19 February 2013.