South Florida Aquatic Environments
Pinelands
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| THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES
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Eastern Indigo Snake
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Threatened and Endangered Species
- Numerous threatened and endangered species reside in Florida's rocky pinelands
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Numerous threatened and endangered species occur in the rocky pinelands of south Florida, including: - silver thatch palm (Coccothrinax argentata)
- big pine partridge pea (Cassia keyensis)
- pride-of-big-pine (Strumpfia maritima)
- night scent orchid (Epidendrum nocturnum)
- pineland clustervine (Jacquemontia curtissii)
- Small's milkpea (Polygala smallii)
Animals considered threatened or endangered include:
Florida Panther
courtesy South Florida Water Management District
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