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Matheson Hammock Park

Hammock and preserve in Coral Gables, Miami

A coastal county preserve featuring dense tropical hardwood hammock, mangroves, and native flora.

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Seen here this month

Plants seen within 2 km in the last 30 days, from research-grade iNaturalist observations; each photo is credited to its observer.

Horseweed, photographed near here
Horseweed Erigeron canadensisPhoto (c) Ben Machado, CC BY, iNaturalist
Trailing Daisy, photographed near here
Trailing Daisy Sphagneticola trilobataPhoto (c) Luis Ángel Niño Barreat, CC BY, iNaturalist
Air potato, photographed near here
Air potato Dioscorea bulbiferaPhoto (c) Luis Ángel Niño Barreat, CC BY, iNaturalist
Shoebutton Ardisia, photographed near here
Shoebutton Ardisia Ardisia ellipticaPhoto (c) Luis Ángel Niño Barreat, CC BY, iNaturalist
Herb-of-Grace, photographed near here
Herb-of-Grace Bacopa monnieriPhoto (c) Luis Ángel Niño Barreat, CC BY, iNaturalist

What to see

  • The West Hammock Trail loops through a dense canopy of tropical hardwoods on exposed limestone.
  • Coastal mangrove forests lining tidal channels and the Biscayne Bay shoreline.
  • Native strangler figs, gumbo limbos, and live oaks growing along rugged rockland paths.
  • A tidal atoll pool on Biscayne Bay surrounded by sandy shoreline and coastal trees.

Plants you can see here

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Sources

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Nearby plant places

  1. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

    Botanical garden · Coral Gables0.6 mi

    An 83-acre tropical botanical garden with major collections of palms, cycads, orchids, and native habitats. Blooming now: Marlberry, Horseweed, Trailing Daisy

  2. R Hardy Matheson County Preserve

    Hammock and preserve · Coral Gables0.9 mi

    Over 800 acres of protected tropical hardwood hammock, pine rockland, and coastal mangrove forest. Blooming now: Horseweed, Trailing Daisy, Air potato

  3. Banyan Drive Park

    City park · Coral Gables1.4 mi

    Blooming now: Marlberry, Horseweed, Trailing Daisy

  4. Pinecrest Gardens

    Botanical garden · Pinecrest1.4 mi

    Historic tropical hammock and cypress slough filled with mature palms, banyans, and dry succulent beds. Blooming now: Marlberry, Horseweed, Trailing Daisy

  5. Montgomery Botanical Center

    Botanical garden · Coral Gables1.6 mi

    A 120-acre living scientific collection devoted to wild-origin palms, cycads, and champion trees.

  6. Tropical Audubon Society Doc Thomas House

    Audubon and birding · South Miami2.2 mi

    A 2.2-acre urban oasis showcasing restored pine rockland, tropical hammock, and bird pollinator gardens.

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