Grossman Hammock State Park
Hammock and preserve in Redland, Miami
A dense tropical hardwood hammock in the Everglades, though the site is closed indefinitely to the public.
Blooming here this week
Plants seen within 2 km in the last 30 days, from research-grade iNaturalist observations; each photo is credited to its observer.
No research-grade plant sightings here in the last 30 days yet. Scan what you find on your visit.
What to see
- Chekika Day Use Area (Grossman Hammock), trails, and facilities are closed indefinitely to the public per the NPS.
- Dense tropical hardwood hammock canopy rising slightly above the surrounding sawgrass wetlands and marl prairies.
- Native trees such as gumbo limbo, live oak, and cocoplum growing on an elevated limestone tree island.
- Epiphytic airplants and native ferns sheltered within the humid, shaded canopy of the hammock.
- Surrounding rocky glades and marsh habitats visible from the perimeter roads.
Plants you can see here
- Gumbo limbo Bursera simaruba
- Strangler fig Ficus aurea
- Cocoplum Chrysobalanus icaco
- Live oak Quercus virginiana
Each opens its page in SimplePlant's plant library, or its plant problems when it has no page yet.
Sources
- Chekika Day Use Area Closed Indefinitely - National Park Service
- Ecosystems: Hardwood Hammock - National Park Service
Written from these sources and checked against them by a reviewer model.
Nearby plant places
Fruit and Spice Park
A 37-acre tropical botanical garden with over 500 varieties of edible fruits, nuts, and spices.
Pine Island Nursery
A long-running Redland nursery dedicated to tropical fruit trees, rare exotics, and culinary spices.
Castellow Hammock Preserve & Nature Center
A mature tropical hardwood hammock on ancient karst limestone with native pollinator plantings.
Big & Little George Hammocks County Park
A protected rockland hammock remnant preserved by Miami-Dade County for native plant conservation.
Boystown Pineland County Park
A rare South Florida pine rockland preserve with open slash pine canopy and limestone outcrops.
Black Creek Linear Park
A canal-side trail lined with palms and subtropical vegetation stretching toward Biscayne Bay.
Not sure what you're looking at?
Scan any plant on your walk: SimplePlant names it and tells you how it's doing.