Everglades Wildguide: Handbook 143George, Jean Craighead
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Everglades Wildguide: Handbook 143
George, Jean Craighead
Everglades National Park (Fla.); Natural history -- Florida -- Everglades
Two-toed amphiuma _Amphiuma means_
Greater siren _Siren lacertina_
Everglades dwarf siren _Pseudobranchus striatus belli_
Peninsula newt _Notophthalmus viridescens_
Eastern spadefoot toad _Scaphiophus holbrooki_
Greenhouse frog _Eleuthrodactylus planirostris_*
Southern toad _Bufo terrestris_
Oak toad _Bufo quercicus_
Florida cricket frog _Acris gryllus_
Green treefrog _Hyla cinerea_
Squirrel treefrog _Hyla squirella_
Cuban treefrog _Osteopilus septentrionalis_*
Little grass frog _Limneaodus ocularis_
Florida chorus frog _Pseudacris nigrita_
Eastern narrow-mouth toad _Gastrophyne carolinesis_
Pig frog _Rana grylio_
Southern leopard frog _Rana spenocephala_
Checklist of Trees and Tree-like Plants
A tree is defined here as a woody plant at least 12 feet high with a
single trunk 2 inches or more in diameter at breast height. A tree-like
plant is one with the general shape and size of a tree, but one which is
not woody or otherwise fails to meet the definition. The arrangement of
families is generally the same as that of Small’s _Manual of
Southeastern Flora_ (1933) and Long and Lakela’s _A Flora of Tropical
Florida_ (1971). Genera and species are listed alphabetically in each
family. Nomenclature follows Avery and Loope, _Plants of Everglades
National Park: A Preliminary Checklist of Vascular Plants_ (1983). In
the checklist, the introduced species are followed by a symbol, key
below, that describes the plants’ success in the Everglades. Native
plants list only their name.
We Well established. An exotic plant that has become widely
naturalized, with a large population.
Sl Slightly naturalized. An exotic plant that has a small foothold,
often found near a mature tree that acts as a seed source.
Pr Persistent. An exotic plant that goes on living for a long time
after it is planted, and that may appear to be native or
naturalized.
Sm Small, rarely tree-sized. A plant that may sometimes become a
tree, but that often does not meet the definition.
Cu Cultivated only. Known only as a cultivated species, but which is
retained on this list because either Small or Long and Lakela
treat it as native or naturalized.
PINE FAMILY: _PINACEAE_
South Florida Slash Pine _Pinus elliottii_ var. _densa_
BALD CYPRESS FAMILY: _TAXODIACEAE_
Pond cypress _Taxodium ascendens_
Bald cypress _Taxodium distichum_
PALM FAMILY: _ARECACEAE_
Paurotis palm _Acoelorraphe wrightii_
Silver palm _Coccothrinax argentata_
Coconut _Cocos nucifera_ Sl
Royal palm _Roystonea elata_
Cabbage palm _Sabal palmetto_
Saw palmetto _Serenoa repens_
Thatch palm _Thrinax radiata_
CENTURY PLANT FAMILY: _AGAVACEAE_
False sisal _Agave decipiens_
Sisal _Agave sisalana_ We
Spanish dagger _Yucca aloifolia_
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