Tree Island Preserve
Hammock and preserve in Kendall West, Miami
Native hydric hammock tree islands and marl prairie characteristic of Florida's East Everglades.
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What to see
- Twenty acres of native tree islands featuring hydric hammock woodland with gumbo limbo and live oak.
- Fifty acres of open marl prairie filled with stands of native muhly grass.
- Perimeter plantings of drought-tolerant flora and wild tamarind designed to attract native butterflies.
- A connecting walkway running alongside the preserved wetland habitats.
Plants you can see here
- Gumbo limbo Bursera simaruba
- Live oak Quercus virginiana
- Wild tamarind Lysiloma latisiliquum
- Muhly grass Muhlenbergia capillaris
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Sources
- Tree Island Park and Preserve - Miami-Dade County
- New Tree Island Park and Preserve brings unique nature-centered outdoor recreation opportunities to west-central unincorporated Miami-Dade County
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Nearby plant places
Kendall Home Tract
A preserved tropical hardwood hammock with shaded nature trails beneath dense South Florida tree canopy.
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.
Boystown Pineland County Park
A rare South Florida pine rockland preserve with open slash pine canopy and limestone outcrops.
Francis S Taylor Wildlife Management Area
Vast Everglades wilderness of sawgrass marshes, sloughs, and restored tree islands west of Miami.
Nixon Smiley Pineland Preserve
A protected remnant of rare South Florida pine rockland with diverse wildflowers and native slash pines.
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