Deering Estate
Hammock and preserve in Palmetto Bay, Miami
Coastal pine rocklands and rare tropical hardwood hammocks perched along Biscayne Bay's limestone ridge.
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What to see
- Mature tropical hardwood hammock canopy of gumbo limbo, strangler fig, and pigeon plum shading limestone trails.
- Globally imperiled pine rocklands featuring South Florida slash pine, saw palmetto, and cabbage palm.
- Ancient karst limestone formations along the Miami Rock Ridge, including natural solution holes and caves.
- Cutler Creek and South Hammock Trail winding through shaded native forest and archaeological sites.
- Coastal mangrove habitats bordering Biscayne Bay, supporting buttonwood and rich marine fringe flora.
Plants you can see here
- Gumbo limbo Bursera simaruba
- South Florida slash pine Pinus elliottii var. densa
- Strangler fig Ficus aurea
- Saw palmetto Serenoa repens
- Pigeon plum Coccoloba diversifolia
- Buttonwood Conocarpus erectus
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Nearby plant places
Coral Reef Park
A leafy park with a natural pineland preserve, mature oak hammocks, and paths along a quiet canal.
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.
Rockdale Pineland
A rare pine rockland and hammock sanctuary preserving endangered native flora on the Miami Rock Ridge.
Ned Glenn Nature Reserve
A rare remnant of pine rockland forest harboring endangered native flora on rugged limestone bedrock.
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