Central Florida Sand Scrub
Written By Joey Santore
Dickinson State Park (named after a dead honky who wrecked his ship here four hundred years ago) North of Ft. Lauderdale is a gem of vestigial habitat left amidst what is generally a huge autoslum. It hosts a number of incredible plant species as well as the endangered Florida Scrub Jay.
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Palafoxia feayi (Asteraceae)
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Palafoxia feayi
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Scrublands dominated by thin soils
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Lupinus diffusus (Fabaceae)
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Lupinus diffusus (Fabaceae)
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Lyonia fruticosa (Ericaceae)
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The fungus Exobasidium ferrugineae on Lyonia
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Oolitic limestone composes the substrate
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Sisyrinchium xerophyllum
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Lillium Byrd inspects the flora
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Asimina reticulata (Annonaceae)
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Asiminia reticulata flower
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Geobalanus oblongifolia (Chrysobalanaceae)
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Serenoa repens (Saw Palmetto)
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Pityopsis graminifolia (Asteraceae)
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Dalea feayi (Fabaceae)
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Selaginella arenicola
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Pityopsis graminifolia (Asteraceae)
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Dalea feayi (Fabaceae)
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Selaginella arenicola
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Pityopsis graminifolia (Asteraceae)