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Sinkhole

There are 47 taxa reported for the Sinkhole habitat
in the Florida Keys

Karst feature with steep limestone walls; mesic-hydric; subtropical or temperate; no fire; ferns, herbs, shrubs, and hardwoods.
Habitats:
Scientific Name: Common Name: Florida Keys Native Status:
Acrostichum aureum Golden leather fern Native
Acrostichum danaeifolium Giant leather fern Native
Anemia adiantifolia Pine fern, Maidenhair pineland fern Native
Annona glabra Pond-apple Native
Campyloneurum phyllitidis Long strap fern Native
Ceratophyllum australe Prickly hornwort Presumed Extirpated or Extinct
Chrysobalanus icaco Coco-plum Native
Cladium jamaicense Saw-grass, Jamaica swamp sawgrass Native
Conocarpus erectus Buttonwood Native
Dioscorea bulbifera Common air-potato Not Native, Naturalized
Echinodorus berteroi Upright burrhead Presumed Extirpated or Extinct
Eleocharis cellulosa Gulf Coast spikerush Native
Eugenia uniflora Surinam-cherry Not Native, Naturalized
Ficus aurea Strangler fig, Golden fig Native
Ficus microcarpa Laurel fig, Indian laurel Not Native, Naturalized
Funastrum clausum Whitevine, White twinevine Native
Leptochloa virgata Tropical spangletop Presumed Extirpated or Extinct
Ludwigia microcarpa Smallfruit primrosewillow Native
Ludwigia octovalvis Mexican primrosewillow Doubtfully Native
Mecardonia acuminata subsp. peninsularis Axilflower Native
Mikania scandens Climbing hempweed, Climbing hempvine Native
Myrsine cubana Myrsine, Colicwood Native
Panicum rigidulum Redtop panicum Native
Panicum virgatum Switchgrass Native
Parietaria floridana Florida pellitory Native
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia-creeper, Woodbine Native
Persea palustris Swamp bay Native
Phlebodium aureum Golden polypody Native
Phyla nodiflora Turkey tangle fogfruit, Capeweed, Frogfruit Native
Pilea microphylla Artillery plant, Rockweed Native
Pleopeltis polypodioides var. michauxiana Resurrection fern Native
Pluchea odorata Sweetscent Native
Psilotum nudum Whisk-fern Native
Pteris bahamensis Bahama ladder brake Native
Pteris vittata China brake Not Native, Naturalized
Rhynchospora colorata Starrush whitetop Native
Rhynchospora divergens Spreading beaksedge Native
Sabal palmetto Cabbage palm Native
Sagittaria lancifolia Bulltongue arrowhead, lance-leaved arrowhead Possibly Extirpated
Samolus valerandi subsp. parviflorus Pineland pimpernel, Seaside brookweed Native
Schefflera actinophylla Australian umbrellatree Not Native, Naturalized
Schinus terebinthifolius Brazilian-pepper Not Native, Naturalized
Sesuvium maritimum Annual sea-purslane, Slender seapurslane Native
Sphenomeris clavata Wedgelet fern Possibly Extirpated
Thelypteris kunthii Southern shield fern Native
Typha domingensis Southern cat-tail Native
Voyria parasitica Parasitic ghostplant Native