Pine Flatwoods
Open stands of south Florida slash pine with an understory of
saw palmetto, wiregrass, broomsedge, staggerbush, dwarf wax myrtle,
gallberry, slough grass, Florida beggar weed, partridge pea, milk
pea, queen’s delight, and runner oak. Of the three flatwoods
types found in Florida, slash pine flatwoods have the highest
species diversity. Like other flatwoods, they depend on fire to
reduce competition from hardwoods as well as to maintain species
diversity.
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