Dune grasses and sea grapes stabilize the dunes at Blowing Rocks Preserve.
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Dune grasses and sea grapes stabilize the dunes at Blowing Rocks Preserve.
Rivinia humilis with red berries, at Fern Forest.
Rivinia humilis with red berries, at Fern Forest.
Close-up of sea grapes at Blowing Rocks Preserve.
Close-up of sea grapes at Blowing Rocks Preserve.
Tropical scarlet milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) blooming along the boardwalk,
at Fern Forest.
Tropical scarlet milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) blooming along the boardwalk,
at Fern Forest.
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.
Common primrose willow (Ludwigia peruviana) blooming along the boardwalk,
at Fern Forest.
Common primrose willow (Ludwigia peruviana) blooming along the boardwalk,
at Fern Forest.
An outcropping of the Anastasia limestone formation seen along the shoreline
of Blowing Rocks Preserve at low tide.
An outcropping of the Anastasia limestone formation seen along the shoreline
of Blowing Rocks Preserve at low tide.
A close-up of the outcropping of the Anastasia limestone formation seen along
the shoreline of Blowing Rocks Preserve at low tide.
A close-up of the outcropping of the Anastasia limestone formation seen along
the shoreline of Blowing Rocks Preserve at low tide.
A great southern white butterfly visiting spanish needles, a wildflower that
grows in the Blowing Rocks Preserve butterfly garden.
A great southern white butterfly visiting spanish needles, a wildflower that
grows in the Blowing Rocks Preserve butterfly garden.
Close-up of strangler fig tree that has enveloped its host tree, at Fern Forest.
Close-up of strangler fig tree that has enveloped its host tree, at Fern Forest.
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.
A close-up of white mangrove foliage growing along the boardwalk of Blowing
Rocks Preserve.
A close-up of white mangrove foliage growing along the boardwalk 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.
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.
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.
Lilies, ferns and pickerelweed in the understory of Fern Forest.
Lilies, ferns and pickerelweed in the understory of Fern Forest.
A golden-silk spider on its web, at Fern Forest.
A golden-silk spider on its web, at Fern Forest.
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.
Prairie milkweed (Asclepias lanceolata) in bloom at Big Cypress National
Preserve.
Prairie milkweed (Asclepias lanceolata) in bloom at Big Cypress National
Preserve.
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.
A violet-blue pickerelweed flower spike, in Big Cypress National Preserve.
A violet-blue pickerelweed flower spike, in Big Cypress National Preserve.
A white peacock (Anartia jatrophae) butterfly in Big Cypress National Preserve.
A white peacock (Anartia jatrophae) butterfly in Big Cypress National Preserve.