Kendall Home Tract
Hammock and preserve in Kendall, Miami
A preserved tropical hardwood hammock with shaded nature trails beneath dense South Florida tree canopy.
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What to see
- Snapper Creek Glade, a preserved tropical hardwood hammock stand within suburban Miami-Dade County.
- A shaded 0.7-mile nature trail that winds through the dense, canopied forest interior.
- Mature canopy trees such as mastic and willow bustic towering over head-high wild coffee shrubs.
- A live oak picnic grove and nature play area landscaped with native sabal palms and gumbo limbo.
Plants you can see here
- False mastic Sideroxylon foetidissimum
- Willow bustic Sideroxylon salicifolium
- Wild coffee Psychotria nervosa
- Live oak Quercus virginiana
- Gumbo limbo Bursera simaruba
- Cabbage palm Sabal palmetto
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Sources
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Nearby plant places
Kendall Indian Hammocks County Park
A rare remnant of tropical hardwood hammock forest preserved within suburban Miami.
Miami Dade College Kendall Campus Environmental Center
A nine-acre campus sanctuary protecting endangered pine rockland, hardwood hammock, and native gardens.
Trinity Pineland County Park
A protected pine rockland sanctuary preserving South Florida slash pines and native limestone flora.
Nixon Smiley Pineland Preserve
A protected remnant of rare South Florida pine rockland with diverse wildflowers and native slash pines.
Tamiami Pinelands Park
A rare remnant of sandy pine rockland and marl prairie harboring diverse native Florida flora.
Boystown Pineland County Park
A rare South Florida pine rockland preserve with open slash pine canopy and limestone outcrops.
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