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Prunus umbellata, called flatwoods plum, hog plum and sloe plum, is a plum species native to the United States from Virginia, south to Florida, and west to Texas. [3] [4] Prunus umbellata can reach 6.1 meters (20 feet) in height with a 4.6 m (15 ft) spread. It has alternate serrate green leaves that turn yellow in autumn. Flowers are white ...
The east Gulf coastal plain near-coast pine flatwoods are forests and woodlands found in the eastern Gulf coastal plain, in the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi. They take the form of forests and woodlands on broad, sandy flatlands. Fires are naturally frequent, occurring every one to four years. [1]
Flatwoods are an ecosystem maintained by wildfire or prescribed fire and are dominated by longleaf pine (Pinus palustris), and slash pine (Pinus elliotii) in the tree canopy and saw palmetto (Serenoa repens), gallberry (Ilex glabra) and other flammable evergreen shrubs in the understory, along with a high diversity of herb species.
Trees in scrubby flatwoods may include South Florida slash pine, sand pine, and longleaf pine. The shrub layer includes scrub oaks, and saw palmetto. The scrub palmetto is also a common component of scrubby flatwoods in central Florida. Ground cover includes wiregrass and forbs, lichens, and spike moss. Scrubby flatwoods from which fire is ...
Within the forest is the Osceola Research Natural Area, designated a National Natural Landmark in December 1974. [2] [3]Osceola National Forest is home to many birds as well as mammalian and reptilian species, including the alligator, eastern indigo snake, two species of skunk, muskrat, black bear, coyote, raccoon, gopher tortoise, bobcat, two species of fox, opossum, cougar, fox squirrel, and ...
Maps show the areas impacted by storm surge, rainfall levels and more as Helene, once a major hurricane and now a tropical storm, moves inland from Florida's Gulf Coast over Georgia.
East Gulf coastal plain near-coast pine flatwoods are forests and woodlands on broad, sandy flatlands along the northern Gulf of Mexico. Trees are typically longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) or slash pine (Pinus elliottii). Fires are naturally frequent, occurring every one to four years.
South Florida pine flatwoods at Honeymoon Island State Park. The south Florida pine flatwoods are a flatwoods forest community found in central and southern Florida, [1] ending north of Orlando. [2] They are dominant from just north of Lake Okeechobee southward, [3] sharing affinity with similar communities in the Caribbean. [4]