Coral Reef Park
City park in Palmetto Bay, Miami
A leafy park with a natural pineland preserve, mature oak hammocks, and paths along a quiet canal.
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What to see
- A preserved remnant of South Florida pine rockland, featuring native slash pines and understory plants.
- Sprawling hardwood hammocks with mature live oaks, gumbo limbo, and strangler figs.
- The Ken Robinson Meditation Garden and gazebo, providing a quiet landscaped retreat.
- A meandering canal flanked by paved walking paths, open greens, and footbridges.
Plants you can see here
- Live oak Quercus virginiana
- Gumbo limbo Bursera simaruba
- Strangler fig Ficus aurea
- South Florida slash pine Pinus elliottii var. densa
- Royal poinciana Delonix regia
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Sources
- Coral Reef Park (official site)
- Conservation Horticulture Fellow Project - Montgomery Botanical Center
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Nearby plant places
Deering Estate
Coastal pine rocklands and rare tropical hardwood hammocks perched along Biscayne Bay's limestone ridge.
Rockdale Pineland
A rare pine rockland and hammock sanctuary preserving endangered native flora on the Miami Rock Ridge.
Old Cutler Hammock Park
Tropical hardwood hammock and pine rockland atop ancient karst limestone and deep solution holes.
Chapman Field
A historic USDA germplasm station conserving tropical fruit trees, sugarcane, palms, and rare crops.
Chapman Field Park
Over 400 acres of protected red mangrove wetlands, tidal creeks, and shoreline along Biscayne Bay.
Whispering Pines Hammock Park
A protected five-acre slice of native rockland hammock preserved atop the Miami Rock Ridge.
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