Everglades Wildlife Management Area Conservation Area 3B
Refuge in Kendall West, Miami
Vast sawgrass marshes, sloughs, and tree islands showcasing the untamed flora of the central Everglades.
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What to see
- Dense sawgrass marshes dominated by expansive stands of native sawgrass sedge.
- Teardrop-shaped tree islands supporting wetland trees such as pond apple and Carolina willow.
- Hardwood hammock heads on higher tree islands featuring tropical trees like gumbo limbo.
- Open-water sloughs and wet prairies harboring floating and emergent aquatic flora.
Plants you can see here
- Sawgrass Cladium jamaicense
- Pond apple Annona glabra
- Carolina willow Salix caroliniana
- Gumbo limbo Bursera simaruba
- Southern cattail Typha domingensis
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Sources
- Everglades - Habitat and Management - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- myfwc.com
- bplant.org
Written from these sources and checked against them by a reviewer model.
Nearby plant places
Water Conservation Area 3B
Vast Everglades sawgrass marshes, open sloughs, and teardrop tree islands west of Miami.
Francis S Taylor Wildlife Management Area
Vast Everglades wilderness of sawgrass marshes, sloughs, and restored tree islands west of Miami.
Grossman Hammock State Park
A dense tropical hardwood hammock in the Everglades, though the site is closed indefinitely to the public.
Tree Island Preserve
Native hydric hammock tree islands and marl prairie characteristic of Florida's East Everglades.
Everglades Wildlife Management Area Conservation Area Number 3
Expansive Everglades sawgrass marshes, tree islands, and wet sloughs viewed along perimeter levee trails.
Big & Little George Hammocks County Park
A protected rockland hammock remnant preserved by Miami-Dade County for native plant conservation.
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