Other tropical species may include mahogany mastic and royal palm.
Tropical hardwood hammock plants.
Tropical hardwood hammocks are closed canopy forests dominated by a diverse assemblage of evergreen and semi deciduous tree and shrub species mostly of west indian origin.
These tree branches help keep the hammocks shady and cool.
To walk into a hardwood hammock is to walk through a shady tropical forest.
Temperate species such as live oak red maple virginia creeper and hackberry may also be found within this habitat.
Tropical hardwood hammocks are habitat for a few endemic plants and are critical habi.
Hardwoods are broad leaved trees that grow well in the everglades.
Tropical hardwood hammocks provide critical habitat for a number of plants whose northernmost portions of ranges extend into south florida.
Their branches and leaves crisscross so much they create a canopy or cover above your head.
Common tropical plant species found within the hammocks of ten thousand islands national wildlife refuge include gumbo limbo strangler fig and ironwoods.