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Image: Cypress Trees
Cypress Trees
Cypress Trees
Cypress Trees

Cypress trees and other vegetation seen within the ponded waters of Fern
Forest.

Cypress trees and other vegetation seen within the ponded waters of Fern
Forest.

Image: Flowering Spanish Bayonet
Flowering Spanish Bayonet
Flowering Spanish Bayonet
Flowering Spanish Bayonet

A flowering spanish bayonet seen just before the boardwalk on the western side
of Blowing Rocks Preserve.

A flowering spanish bayonet seen just before the boardwalk on the western side
of Blowing Rocks Preserve.

Image: Close-Up of Gumbo Limbo Tree
Close-Up of Gumbo Limbo Tree
Close-Up of Gumbo Limbo Tree
Close-Up of Gumbo Limbo Tree

Close-up of a gumbo limbo tree at Blowing Rocks Preserve, showing red-brown,
peeling bark.

Close-up of a gumbo limbo tree at Blowing Rocks Preserve, showing red-brown,
peeling bark.

Image: Primrose Willow
Primrose Willow
Primrose Willow
Primrose Willow

Common primrose willow (Ludwigia peruviana) blooming along the boardwalk,
at Fern Forest.

Common primrose willow (Ludwigia peruviana) blooming along the boardwalk,
at Fern Forest.

Image: Wild Coffee
Wild Coffee
Wild Coffee
Wild Coffee

Shiny leaves of wild coffee seen in the understory at Blowing Rocks Preserve.

Shiny leaves of wild coffee seen in the understory at Blowing Rocks Preserve.

Image: Close-Up of White Mangrove Foliage
Close-Up of White Mangrove Foliage
Close-Up of White Mangrove Foliage
Close-Up of White Mangrove Foliage

A close-up of white mangrove foliage growing along the boardwalk of Blowing
Rocks Preserve.

Image: Tunnel of Sea Grapes
Tunnel of Sea Grapes
Tunnel of Sea Grapes
Tunnel of Sea Grapes

Sea grapes form a tunnel over this section of the dune path at Blowing Rocks
Preserve.

Sea grapes form a tunnel over this section of the dune path at Blowing Rocks
Preserve.

Image: Young Red Mangrove
Young Red Mangrove
Young Red Mangrove
Young Red Mangrove

A young red mangrove and its arching prop roots seen in the exposed tidal flats
along Indian River Lagoon, found on the western side of Blowing Rocks Preserve.

A young red mangrove and its arching prop roots seen in the exposed tidal flats
along Indian River Lagoon, found on the western side of Blowing Rocks Preserve.

Image: Marl Limestone Outcropping
Marl Limestone Outcropping
Marl Limestone Outcropping
Marl Limestone Outcropping

A marl limestone outcropping amid ferns on the Fern Forest floor.

Image: Giant Leather Fern
Giant Leather Fern
Giant Leather Fern
Giant Leather Fern

A giant leather fern along the boardwalk, at Fern Forest.

Image: Red Maple Sapling
Red Maple Sapling
Red Maple Sapling
Red Maple Sapling

A red maple sapling with its new, red-colored leaves, at Fern Forest.

Image: Cypress Trees
Cypress Trees
Cypress Trees
Cypress Trees

Buttressed bases and protruding "knees" of cypress trees seen within the
ponded waters of Fern Forest.

Buttressed bases and protruding "knees" of cypress trees seen within the
ponded waters of Fern Forest.

Image: Lilies, Ferns and Pickerelweed
Lilies, Ferns and Pickerelweed
Lilies, Ferns and Pickerelweed
Lilies, Ferns and Pickerelweed

Lilies, ferns and pickerelweed in the understory of Fern Forest.

Image: Tropical Hardwood Hammock
Tropical Hardwood Hammock
Tropical Hardwood Hammock
Tropical Hardwood Hammock

Looking down the boardwalk through a tropical hardwood hammock
community, at Fern Forest.

Image: Golden-silk Spider
Golden-silk Spider
Golden-silk Spider
Golden-silk Spider

A golden-silk spider on its web, at Fern Forest.

Image: Thistle (Cirsium horridulum)
Thistle (Cirsium horridulum)
Thistle (Cirsium horridulum)
Thistle (Cirsium horridulum)

A beetle atop a budding and blooming thistle (Cirsium horridulum) along the edge of the Concho Billy Trail, in Big Cypress National Preserve.

A beetle atop a budding and blooming thistle (Cirsium horridulum) along the edge of the Concho Billy Trail, in Big Cypress National Preserve.

Image: Prairie milkweed in bloom
Prairie milkweed in bloom
Prairie milkweed in bloom
Prairie milkweed in bloom

Prairie milkweed (Asclepias lanceolata) in bloom at Big Cypress National
Preserve.

Prairie milkweed (Asclepias lanceolata) in bloom at Big Cypress National
Preserve.

Image: Alligator on canal bank
Alligator on canal bank
Alligator on canal bank
Alligator on canal bank

An alligator basking on a canal bank near H. P. Williams Roadside Park, in Big
Cypress National Preserve.

An alligator basking on a canal bank near H. P. Williams Roadside Park, in Big
Cypress National Preserve.

Image: Pickerelweed flower spike
Pickerelweed flower spike
Pickerelweed flower spike
Pickerelweed flower spike

A violet-blue pickerelweed flower spike, in Big Cypress National Preserve.

A violet-blue pickerelweed flower spike, in Big Cypress National Preserve.

Image: White peacock butterfly (Anartia jatrophae)
White peacock butterfly (Anartia jatrophae)
White peacock butterfly (Anartia jatrophae)
White peacock butterfly (Anartia jatrophae)

A white peacock (Anartia jatrophae) butterfly in Big Cypress National Preserve.

Image: Mangrove Key Islets
Mangrove Key Islets
Mangrove Key Islets
Mangrove Key Islets

Beyond the mangrove key islets that make up the Ten Thousand Islands, lies
the Gulf of Mexico. The Ten Thousand Islands are comprised of hundreds of
mangrove islands that extend northward from the northwest corner of
Everglades National Park. These uninhabited islands stretch for 60-miles

Beyond the mangrove key islets that make up the Ten Thousand Islands, lies
the Gulf of Mexico. The Ten Thousand Islands are comprised of hundreds of
mangrove islands that extend northward from the northwest corner of
Everglades National Park. These uninhabited islands stretch for 60-miles

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