• Click on a habitat to learn more! You can also find out which native plants are recommended for that habitat in your zip code area. (If the habitat is recommended for your zip code and data are available.)
• Then, after learning about habitats and plants in your zip code, you may want to try your hand at restoring a specific habitat in your native plant garden! |
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In South Florida, habitats are composed of a fusion of temperate, subtropical, and tropical species. Here, the natural landscape is dominated by wetlands, ranging from the vast Everglades , to deep cypress swamps, to coastal mangrove forests, and more. Upland communities such as rockland hammocks, prairies, and pinelands are also found in South Florida . Furthermore, landscapes such as beach dunes and coastal berms are just some of the special habitats found in South Florida's vast coastal areas.
The native plant species that inhabit these ecosystems are exceedingly diverse - from giant oaks to colorful bromeliads, golden prairie grasses to endemic wildflowers, lacy ferns to coastal sunflowers, to name just a few. Many of these native species are found nowhere else in the world; or in all of the continental United States , occur only here. |
