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Kevin Main
Rosemary Scrub
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Oak Scrub
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Scrub
Scrub occurs on deep, well-drained white and yellow sands.
Two types of scrub are found on Lake Wales Ridge Wildlife and
Environmental Area: oak scrub and rosemary scrub. Both are fire
dependent, although the interval between fires may range from
10 to more than 100 years.
Oak scrub has moderate to dense growth of sand pine with lack
of fire. The understory is a thick combination of scrub oaks,
rusty lyonia, and silkbay. Rosemary scrub is dominated by scrub
rosemary and scrub oaks.
Rosemary scrub is usually found as small islands within larger
areas of scrubby flatwoods. Many scrub endemic plants such as
Highlands scrub, St. Johns wort, scrub blazing star, and Ashe's
savory are found in rosemary scrub.
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