Seminole Wayside Park
Hammock and preserve in Homestead, Miami
A rare preserve protecting over 21 acres of critically imperiled pine rockland and endangered flora.
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What to see
- Over 21 acres of globally imperiled South Florida pine rockland habitat.
- Mature South Florida slash pine canopy growing out of exposed limestone bedrock.
- Populations of rare and endangered pineland herbs, including Small's milkpea and pineland sandmat.
- A historic low coral rock wall constructed around the preserve in the late 1930s by the WPA.
- Nature trails cutting through saw palmetto stands, limestone solution holes, and native wildflowers.
Plants you can see here
- South Florida slash pine Pinus elliottii var. densa
- Small's milkpea Galactia smallii
- Pineland sandmat Chamaesyce deltoidea ssp. pinetorum
- Saw palmetto Serenoa repens
- Blodgett's swallow-wort Metastelma blodgettii
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Sources
- Seminole Wayside Park - Miami-Dade County
- Galactia smallii - NatureServe Explorer
- Blodgett's Swallow-wort (Metastelma blodgettii) - Center for Plant Conservation
Written from these sources and checked against them by a reviewer model.
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Fruit and Spice Park
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Castellow Hammock Preserve & Nature Center
A mature tropical hardwood hammock on ancient karst limestone with native pollinator plantings.
Pine Island Nursery
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Mangrove Preserve
A protected tidal wetland along south Biscayne Bay featuring dense native mangrove forests.
Black Creek Linear Park
A canal-side trail lined with palms and subtropical vegetation stretching toward Biscayne Bay.
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