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Koanophyllon villosum, the Florida Keys thoroughwort, [2] or abre camino, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It grows in southern Florida , Cuba , the Bahamas , Hispaniola , Jamaica , and the Islas de la Bahía (part of Honduras).
Several types of palms are native to the Florida Keys, including the Florida thatch palm (Thrinax radiata), which grows to its greatest size in Florida on the islands of the Keys. The Keys are also home to unique animal species, including the American crocodile , Key deer (protected by the National Key Deer Refuge ), and the Key Largo woodrat .
The Florida East Coast Railway began shipping pineapples from Cuba at such low prices that the growers in the Keys could not compete. Prohibition brought new industry to Plantation Key, however, as the close proximity of the Florida Keys to the Bahamas made the keys, including Plantation Key, convenient landing places for bootleggers. [3]
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Pithecellobium keyense, commonly called Florida Keys blackbead', [2] or Florida Key apes-earring, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the legume family . Distribution and habitat [ edit ]
Stock Island is located at (24.570075, -81.737376 [4]U.S. 1 (or the Overseas Highway) crosses the key near mile markers 4–6, immediately east of Key West.. The northern side of stock island is home to the Key West Golf Course, Monroe County Detention Center, and the main campus of Florida Keys Community College.
Melody Key is a privately owned island in the Florida Keys in Monroe County, Florida, United States. [1] [2] It is 5.5 acres-wide. [1] As of 2012, it was the world's fifth most expensive island. [1] As of January 2017, the island was listed for sale, at an asking price of $7 million. [3]
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