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| Pine Rockland herbaceous understory |
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| Pine Rockland herbaceous understory |
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| Pine Rockland herbaceous understory |
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| Pine Rockland herbaceous understory |
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oolitic limestone and solution hole
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Acacia pinetorum
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| Alvaradoa amorphoides |
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| Andropogon ternarius |
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| Andropogon virginicus |
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| Angadenia berteroi |
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| Ardisia escallonioides |
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| Argythamnia blodgettii |
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| Asclepias curassavica |
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| Buchnera americana |
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| dead Burmese Python |
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| Byrsonima lucida |
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| Byrsonima lucida |
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| Byrsonima lucida |
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| Callicarpa americana |
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Centrosema virginianum
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Chamaecrista deeringiana
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Chamaesyce adenoptera
ssp. pergamena |
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Chamaesyce deltoidea subsp. pinetorum
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| Chamaesyce deltoidea subsp. pinetorum |
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Chaptalia albicans
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Chiococca alba |
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Chiococca parvifolia |
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Chordeiles minor
Nighthawk in flight |
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Chordeiles minor
Nighthawk eggs |
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150 year old Coccothrinax argentata
Silver Palm |
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Cnidoscolus stimulosus
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Croton lobatus
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Dodonaea viscosa var. linearis
fma. angustifolia
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| Echites umbellata |
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| Eumaeus atala |
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| Imperata brasiliensis |
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| Ipomoea microdactyla |
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| Jacquemontia curtissii |
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Lantana depressa
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Liatris tenuifolia
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Liatris tenuifolia |
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Linum carteri var. smallii
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Linum carteri var. smallii
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Megascops asio
Screech Owl fledgling |
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Megascops asio
Screech Owl fledgling |
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Megascops asio
Screech Owl fledgling |
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Megascops asio
Screech Owl fledgling |
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Megascops asio
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Melanthera nivea
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Pectis glaucescens
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Physalis walteri |
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Pine Rockland pine tubling
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pine seedling - natural germination
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pine seedling -
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Pityopsis graminifolia
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| Rhus capallinum |
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Ruellia succulenta
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Senna mexicana
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Sideroxylon reclinatum var. austrofloridense |
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Solidago odora
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Sorghastrum secundum
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Sorghastrum secundum
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Sorghastrum secundum
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Sorghastrum secundum |
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| Stillingia sylvatica ssp. tenuis |
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| Symphyotrichum adnatum |
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| Tetrazygia bicolor |
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| Tragia saxicola |
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| Tripsacum floridanum |
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| Vernonia blodgettii |
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Zamia integrifolia
"Coontie" |
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bat house artificial tree
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bat houses
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artificial bird pole tree
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Megascops asio
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Progne subis subis
Purple Martin baby |
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sunset on Pine Ridge Sanctuary
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Purple Martin house repairs
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sunset on Pine Ridge Sanctuary
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USDA-NRCS tour |
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USDA-NRCS tour |
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Pine Rockland sunset |
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Pine Rockland sunset |
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Pine Rockland sunset |
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This page of the Pine Ridge Sanctuary section is devoted to photographs of some of the 380 some odd plants growing in the Pine Ridge Sanctuary Pine Rockland ecosystem - 18 of which are endemic. Many of these are State and Federally listed as Endangered and/or Threatened.
The photographs at the bottom of the page show some of the projects we have entered into on our own or with the help of grants to help restore the Pineland after Hurricane Andrew, to enhance the ecosystem to promote biodiversity, and to monitor the ecosystem for improvement.
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