1. Cabbage Palm
a. State tree of Florida
b. Contains boots which are used as homes for critters and other small species
c. Contain palm frawns which look like the palm of a hand
i. Used to make roofs for houses
d. Produces Heart of Palm which is edible
2. Coontie
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| Mangroves |
b. Seminoles used it for bread but it was toxic
3. Wild Coffee
a. Green glossy leaves
b. Red berries
c. Toxic to humans
4. Spanish Moss
a. Member of the Pineapple family
b. Epiphytes-air plants
5. Slash Pine
a. Adapted to fire
b. Pine cones explode when on fire
c. Puzzle-piece bark
d. Deep roots
6. Black Mangrove
a. Checkerboard Bark
b. Hold barrier islands together
c. Pencil-like breathing tubes
7. Royal Palm
a. Smooth, concrete-like trunk
b. Brought to Fort Myers by Mina Edison
8. White-tailed Deer
a. Much smaller in Florida
b. Prey for panthers and bears
9. Melaleuca
a. Bark looks like paper
b. Allelopathy-tree poisons the soil
10. Water Lettuce
a. Dense mats that block waterways
11. Bald Cypress
a. Found in swamp areas
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| Sea Grape |
b. Triangular base
12. Strangler Fig
a. Symbiotic relationship with the Bald Cypress
b. A vine in the Ficus family
13. Lubber Grasshopper
a. BIG, brightly colored
b. Make sound by moving their hind legs
c. Don’t jump/hop
14. American Alligator
a. Dangerous tail
b. Can be up to 14 feet long
c. Have store captured prey
15. Lichen
a. Signifies good air quality
b. Combination of algae and fungi
c. Colors: white, green, and red
16. Old Man’s Beard
a. Type of lichen
b. Green and fuzzy
17. Wood Stork
a. Endangered bird
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| Alligator Tail |
c. Have a 6-foot wingspan
18. Alligator Tail
a. Native Swamp Plant
a. Native Swamp Plant
b. Sign of deep water
c. Arrow-shaped leaves
d. A warning flag for early Florida settlers
19. Strap Fern
a. Grows in swamps
b. Brown circular spores on the underside of the leaves
20. Sea Grape
a. Holds barrier islands together
b. Interconnecting root system
c. Can be used for sea grape jelly
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