Zoo Miami
Botanical garden in Cutler Bay, Miami
An accredited arboretum with diverse palms, prehistoric cycads, and endangered pine rockland.
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What to see
- Palm Promenade, featuring a canopy of diverse palm species from tropical regions around the globe.
- Pine Rockland Garden and surrounding preserves protecting native slash pines and rare understory herbs.
- Pre-Historic Garden highlighting ancient plant lineages such as cycads, tree ferns, and bromeliads.
- Butterfly Gardens planted with native host and nectar species to sustain South Florida pollinators.
- Succulent Garden displaying sculptural, drought-tolerant flora adapted to arid environments.
Plants you can see here
- South Florida slash pine Pinus elliottii var. densa
- Coontie Zamia integrifolia
- Saw palmetto Serenoa repens
- Pineland blackanthers Melanthera parvifolia
- Silver palm Coccothrinax argentata
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Sources
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Nearby plant places
Larry and Penny Thompson Memorial Park
Rare remnant pine rocklands and historic tropical fruit groves along the Miami Rock Ridge.
Black Creek Linear Park
A canal-side trail lined with palms and subtropical vegetation stretching toward Biscayne Bay.
Tamiami Pinelands Park
A rare remnant of sandy pine rockland and marl prairie harboring diverse native Florida flora.
Nixon Smiley Pineland Preserve
A protected remnant of rare South Florida pine rockland with diverse wildflowers and native slash pines.
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.
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