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![Allentown:-Mathews-River-Camp_01.jpg Allentown:-Mathews-River-Camp_01.jpg: creek, coldwater creek, farm, sand bar, forest, pine trees](/photos/Allentown:-Mathews-River-Camp/thumbs/Allentown:-Mathews-River-Camp_01.jpg.width.440.c.jpg)
A branch of the Coldwater Creek flows through the Matthews property.
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![Bagdad:-Cemetery_01.jpg Bagdad:-Cemetery_01.jpg: road sign, oak tree, spanish moss, country road, two-lane road, canopy of trees, dense forest](/photos/Bagdad:-Cemetery/thumbs/Bagdad:-Cemetery_01.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
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![Bagdad:-Cemetery_03.jpg Bagdad:-Cemetery_03.jpg: oak tree, spanish moss, country road, two-lane road, canopy of trees, dense forest, ,](/photos/Bagdad:-Cemetery/thumbs/Bagdad:-Cemetery_03.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The oak-shaded road leads to the cemetery.
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![Bagdad:-Cemetery_04.jpg Bagdad:-Cemetery_04.jpg: oak tree, spanish moss, country road, two-lane road, canopy of trees, dense forest, graveyard, cemetery, headstone,](/photos/Bagdad:-Cemetery/thumbs/Bagdad:-Cemetery_04.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
On a hill just west of the Village of Bagdad, Florida in Northwest Florida, in the middle of mighty live oaks, rest the people who created, with their own bare hands, notably the largest economic concerns in the State of Florida at the turn of the 20th Century.
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![Blackwater-River-State-Park:-Munson-Highway_01.jpg Blackwater-River-State-Park:-Munson-Highway_01.jpg: winding road, curve ahead, forest, park, tunnel of trees, blackwater forest, ,](/photos/Blackwater-River-State-Park:-Munson-Highway/thumbs/Blackwater-River-State-Park:-Munson-Highway_01.jpg.width.440.c.jpg)
County roads wind through the Blackwater River State Forest and Park.
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![Blackwater-River-State-Park:-Munson-Highway-Bridge_01.jpg Blackwater-River-State-Park:-Munson-Highway-Bridge_01.jpg: driftwood, logs, forest, sand bar, switchback, stump, bathers, swimming hole,](/photos/Blackwater-River-State-Park:-Munson-Highway-Bridge/thumbs/Blackwater-River-State-Park:-Munson-Highway-Bridge_01.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
Florida's surface water systems offer some of the states most attractive recreational enticements. Here dozens of bathers enjoy a swim in the Blackwater River.
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![Blackwater-River-State-Park:-Pine-Forest_10.jpg Blackwater-River-State-Park:-Pine-Forest_10.jpg: forest, long-leaf pine tree, hearwood pine, two-lane road, country road, bracken fern](/photos/Blackwater-River-State-Park:-Pine-Forest/thumbs/Blackwater-River-State-Park:-Pine-Forest_10.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
There is a three mile length of winding road through this section of the forest.
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![Blackwater-River-State-Park:-Pine-Forest_12.jpg Blackwater-River-State-Park:-Pine-Forest_12.jpg: forest, county road, long-leaf pine trees, heart pine, bracken fern, wire grass](/photos/Blackwater-River-State-Park:-Pine-Forest/thumbs/Blackwater-River-State-Park:-Pine-Forest_12.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
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![Blackwater-River-State-Park:-Pine-Forest_13.jpg Blackwater-River-State-Park:-Pine-Forest_13.jpg: pine forest, long leaf pines, forest, winding road, country road, bracken fern](/photos/Blackwater-River-State-Park:-Pine-Forest/thumbs/Blackwater-River-State-Park:-Pine-Forest_13.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
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![Blackwater-River-State-Park:-Blackwater-River_03.jpg Blackwater-River-State-Park:-Blackwater-River_03.jpg: gulf coast, cypress tree, swamp, forest, park](/photos/Blackwater-River-State-Park:-Blackwater-River/thumbs/Blackwater-River-State-Park:-Blackwater-River_03.jpg.width.440.c.jpg)
Blackwater streams are found in sandy lowlands, mostly in the Panhandle.
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![Chipley:-Falling-Waters-State-Park_01.jpg Chipley:-Falling-Waters-State-Park_01.jpg: forest, broomsage, wire grass, longleaf pine trees, state park](/photos/Chipley:-Falling-Waters-State-Park/thumbs/Chipley:-Falling-Waters-State-Park_01.jpg.width.440.c.jpg)
This is an example of an upland longleaf pine forest with wire grass ground cover.
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![Chipley:-Falling-Waters-State-Park_02.jpg Chipley:-Falling-Waters-State-Park_02.jpg: waterfalls, fern, sink hole, limestone rocks, upland pine forest](/photos/Chipley:-Falling-Waters-State-Park/thumbs/Chipley:-Falling-Waters-State-Park_02.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The outline of the waterfall is etched in the limestone. However, during a dry spell there is no water flowing over the falls. Bracken fern and mosses grow along the limestone walls of the sink hole.
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![Chipley:-Falling-Waters-State-Park_07.jpg Chipley:-Falling-Waters-State-Park_07.jpg: roots, long-leaf pine tree, forest, pine straw](/photos/Chipley:-Falling-Waters-State-Park/thumbs/Chipley:-Falling-Waters-State-Park_07.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
An roots of a long-leaf pine tree resemble an octopus.
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![Chipley:-Falling-Waters-State-Park_09.jpg Chipley:-Falling-Waters-State-Park_09.jpg: boardwalk, deck, promenade, upland forest, watershed](/photos/Chipley:-Falling-Waters-State-Park/thumbs/Chipley:-Falling-Waters-State-Park_09.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
Walkways and fences surround the sinkhole area.
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![Chipley:-Falling-Waters-State-Park_10.jpg Chipley:-Falling-Waters-State-Park_10.jpg: walkway, boardwalk, upland forest, long-leaf pine trees](/photos/Chipley:-Falling-Waters-State-Park/thumbs/Chipley:-Falling-Waters-State-Park_10.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The boardwalk leads the hiker through the uplands pine forest.
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![Gulf-Breeze:-92-High-Point-Drive_Dr_16.jpg Gulf-Breeze:-92-High-Point-Drive_Dr_16.jpg: deck, wooden staircase, tropical forest, tree house, bay tree, wooden steps](/photos/Gulf-Breeze:-92-High-Point-Drive/thumbs/Gulf-Breeze:-92-High-Point-Drive_Dr_16.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
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![Gulf-Breeze:-9753-Quail-Hollow-Blvd_01.jpg Gulf-Breeze:-9753-Quail-Hollow-Blvd_01.jpg: deck, steps, awning, 1970's modern home, woods, forest](/photos/Gulf-Breeze:-9753-Quail-Hollow-Blvd/thumbs/Gulf-Breeze:-9753-Quail-Hollow-Blvd_01.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
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![Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Butcherpin-Cove_park-3.jpg Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Butcherpin-Cove_park-3.jpg: oak tree, shore, saw palmetto, forest, gulf coast](/photos/Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Butcherpin-Cove/thumbs/Gulf-Islands-National-Seashore:-Butcherpin-Cove_park-3.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
Saw palmettos and oak trees line old Pensacola-St. Augustine road which parallels US 98 for 2.2 miles and is the longest foot trail in this part of the park. It is also one of the last remaining remnants of Florida's first highway. Today it passes through an interesting collection of coastal habitats that include sand pine scrub, and harwood hammocks, characterized chiefly by live oak, southern magnolia nd pignut hickory.
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![Milton:-Adventures-Unlimited_08.jpg Milton:-Adventures-Unlimited_08.jpg: dirt road, wooden fence, forest, park, camp, swamp](/photos/Milton:-Adventures-Unlimited/thumbs/Milton:-Adventures-Unlimited_08.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
Miles of narrow roads connect the cabins with the main camp buildings.
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![Milton:-Adventures-Unlimited_11.jpg Milton:-Adventures-Unlimited_11.jpg: screen porch, palmetto palm, forest, cabin, bunkhouse](/photos/Milton:-Adventures-Unlimited/thumbs/Milton:-Adventures-Unlimited_11.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
A typical small bunkhouse has a screened in backporch.
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![Milton:-Adventures-Unlimited_13.jpg Milton:-Adventures-Unlimited_13.jpg: wolfe creek, camping, forest, swamp](/photos/Milton:-Adventures-Unlimited/thumbs/Milton:-Adventures-Unlimited_13.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
Wolfe Creek is adjacent to several cabins built on the waters edge.
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![Milton:-Adventures-Unlimited_21.jpg Milton:-Adventures-Unlimited_21.jpg: inn, hotel, house, cabin, accomodations, park, forest, porch](/photos/Milton:-Adventures-Unlimited/thumbs/Milton:-Adventures-Unlimited_21.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The Old Schoolhouse Inn offers luxury accomodations.
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![Milton:-Adventures-Unlimited_23.jpg Milton:-Adventures-Unlimited_23.jpg: porch, rockers, inn, creek, forest, campground](/photos/Milton:-Adventures-Unlimited/thumbs/Milton:-Adventures-Unlimited_23.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The rooms at the School House have high ceilings and hardwood floors. Each room has a full bath, microwave, coffeepot and mini refrigerator.
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![Milton:-Floyd-Farm_00.jpg Milton:-Floyd-Farm_00.jpg: farm, pine trees, forest](/photos/Milton:-Floyd-Farm/thumbs/Milton:-Floyd-Farm_00.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
There is a old growth forest of long-leaf pines surrounding the cleared acreage.
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![Milton:-Womack-Road_02.jpg Milton:-Womack-Road_02.jpg: country road, restaurant, winding road, farmland, forest](/photos/Milton:-Womack-Road/thumbs/Milton:-Womack-Road_02.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
There is a small restaurant about one mile from Munson Highway
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![Milton:-Womack-Road_03.jpg Milton:-Womack-Road_03.jpg: oak tree, winding road, country road, forest](/photos/Milton:-Womack-Road/thumbs/Milton:-Womack-Road_03.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The first 1/2 mile of the road winds through a forested area.
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![Milton:-Womack-Road_05.jpg Milton:-Womack-Road_05.jpg: oak trees, narrow road, country road, forest, oak tree,](/photos/Milton:-Womack-Road/thumbs/Milton:-Womack-Road_05.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The term hammock is applied to an area characterized by a diverse collection of bother deciduous and evergreen hardwood trees.
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![Milton:-Womack-Road_06.jpg Milton:-Womack-Road_06.jpg: forest, oak trees, spanish moss, country road, two-lane road](/photos/Milton:-Womack-Road/thumbs/Milton:-Womack-Road_06.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
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![Mobile:-Bellingrath-Gardens_01.jpg Mobile:-Bellingrath-Gardens_01.jpg: forest, oak trees, spanish moss, country road, two-lane road](/photos/Mobile:-Bellingrath-Gardens/thumbs/Mobile:-Bellingrath-Gardens_01.jpg.width.440.c.jpg)
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![Mobile:-Bellingrath-Gardens_02.jpg Mobile:-Bellingrath-Gardens_02.jpg: forest, oak trees, spanish moss, country road, two-lane road](/photos/Mobile:-Bellingrath-Gardens/thumbs/Mobile:-Bellingrath-Gardens_02.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
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![Mobile:-Bellingrath-Gardens_04.jpg Mobile:-Bellingrath-Gardens_04.jpg: forest, oak trees, spanish moss, country road, two-lane road](/photos/Mobile:-Bellingrath-Gardens/thumbs/Mobile:-Bellingrath-Gardens_04.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
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![Mobile:-Bellingrath-Gardens_05.jpg Mobile:-Bellingrath-Gardens_05.jpg: forest, oak trees, spanish moss, country road, two-lane road](/photos/Mobile:-Bellingrath-Gardens/thumbs/Mobile:-Bellingrath-Gardens_05.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
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![Mobile:-Bellingrath-Gardens_06.jpg Mobile:-Bellingrath-Gardens_06.jpg: forest, oak trees, spanish moss, country road, two-lane road](/photos/Mobile:-Bellingrath-Gardens/thumbs/Mobile:-Bellingrath-Gardens_06.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
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![Mobile:-Bellingrath-Gardens_07.jpg Mobile:-Bellingrath-Gardens_07.jpg: forest, oak trees, spanish moss, country road, two-lane road](/photos/Mobile:-Bellingrath-Gardens/thumbs/Mobile:-Bellingrath-Gardens_07.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
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![Mobile:-Bellingrath-Gardens_08.jpg Mobile:-Bellingrath-Gardens_08.jpg: forest, oak trees, spanish moss, country road, two-lane road](/photos/Mobile:-Bellingrath-Gardens/thumbs/Mobile:-Bellingrath-Gardens_08.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
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![Mobile:-Bellingrath-Gardens_09.jpg Mobile:-Bellingrath-Gardens_09.jpg: forest, oak trees, spanish moss, country road, two-lane road](/photos/Mobile:-Bellingrath-Gardens/thumbs/Mobile:-Bellingrath-Gardens_09.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
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![Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_00.jpg Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_00.jpg: pine tree, key, pine barrens, pine scrub forest, canopy of trees](/photos/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens/thumbs/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_00.jpg.width.440.c.jpg)
The sand scrub pine trees have odd and twisted shapes.
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![Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_00b.jpg Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_00b.jpg: sand scrub pine forest, gulf coast, sand dunes, key, peninsula, florida rosemary, short-leaf pine tree](/photos/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens/thumbs/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_00b.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The sand pine forest is located on the sound side of the key on older dunes.
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![Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_00c.jpg Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_00c.jpg: sand scrub pine forest, sand dunes, key, peninsula, short-leaf pine trees, xeric sandy forest](/photos/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens/thumbs/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_00c.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
Ridges of old dunes form hills and valleys through the forest.
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![Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_00d.jpg Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_00d.jpg: sand pine scrub forest, peninsula, sand dune, florida rosemary, gulf coast, perdido key, escambia county](/photos/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens/thumbs/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_00d.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
In contrast to the species of pine shown below, the sand pine is much shorter. Its form can be twisted with lower branches growing close to the ground.
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![Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_01.jpg Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_01.jpg: short leaf pine tree, scrub pine forest, sand dune, florida rosemary, gulf coast, key, peninsula](/photos/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens/thumbs/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_01.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The overstory in some locations is composed of an older growth of short-leafed pine tree.
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![Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_02.jpg Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_02.jpg: scrub pine forest, lichen, myrtle oak](/photos/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens/thumbs/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_02.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
A myrtle oak is surrounded by a lichen ground cover.
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![Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_04.jpg Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_04.jpg: scrub pine, sand scrub forest, open coastal wood](/photos/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens/thumbs/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_04.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
Twisted shapes of dead scrub pines litter the forest floor.
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![Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_05.jpg Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_05.jpg: pine tree, scrub pine, sand pine forest](/photos/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens/thumbs/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_05.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The forest supports a variety of plants and trees in a typical open coastal wood.
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![Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_06.jpg Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_06.jpg: groundcover, florida rosemary, sand dune, coastal forest](/photos/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens/thumbs/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_06.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
Florida rosemary is a sand-loving evergreen shrub.
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![Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_08.jpg Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_08.jpg: saw palmetto, oak tree, sand scrub forest, gulf coast, peninsula, key](/photos/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens/thumbs/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_08.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
Saw palmettos form a dense groundcover in part of this forest community.
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![Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_09.jpg Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_09.jpg: gulf coast, lichens, moss, pine stump, scrub pine forest, sand dune](/photos/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens/thumbs/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_09.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
A variety of lichen and moss are the most common ground cover.
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![Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_20.jpg Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_20.jpg: gulf coast, pine stump, florida rosemary, sand pine scrub forest, sand dunes](/photos/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens/thumbs/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_20.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
Pieces of pine scrub trees decay slowly because of the high content of sap.
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![Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_22.jpg Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_22.jpg: sand scrub pine forest, gulf coast, pine stump, florida rosemary, sand pine scrub forest, open canopy forest](/photos/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens/thumbs/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_22.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The shapes of the dead pine trees form a natural barrier in the undergrowth of Florida rosemary.
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![Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_23.jpg Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_23.jpg: scrub pine tree, sand pine scrub forest, perdido key, open canopy forest](/photos/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens/thumbs/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_23.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The trunks of the sand pine trees twist and turn into bizarre shapes.
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![Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_24.jpg Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_24.jpg: sand scrub pine tree, sand pine scrub forest, open canopy forest, perdido key, gulf coast, sand dune](/photos/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens/thumbs/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_24.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The colors of Florida rosemary compliments the green lichens and mosses.
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![Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_25.jpg Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_25.jpg: lichen, gulf coast, florida rosemary, sand pine scrub forest, open canopy forest, perdido key, barrier island](/photos/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens/thumbs/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_25.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
Lichens and mosses grown on the scrub pine trucks.
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![Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_26.jpg Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_26.jpg: fungi, lichen, pine branch, open canopy forest, sand pine scrub forest, perdido key](/photos/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens/thumbs/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_26.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
The lichens are like puff balls was they absorb water. Under dry conditions, the same lichens flatten and become dry and brittle.
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![Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_27.jpg Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_27.jpg: lichens, pine branches, stumps, wood, scrub pine forest, sand pine scrub](/photos/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens/thumbs/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_27.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
Pine branches forms litter the forest floor.
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![Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_28.jpg Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_28.jpg: pine tree, sand pine scrub forest, gulf coast](/photos/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens/thumbs/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_28.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
Some of the sand pines have pinwheel shapes.
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![Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_29.jpg Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_29.jpg: lichens, myrtle oak, scrub pine trees, sand scrub forest](/photos/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens/thumbs/Perdido-Key:-Pine-Barrens_29.jpg.width.200.c.jpg)
Lichen grow in shaded areas of the sand scrub forest.
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![Perdido-Key:-Riverwalk_02.jpg Perdido-Key:-Riverwalk_02.jpg: saw palmetto, pine trees, forest, scrub oaks, interpretive trail, boardwalks, perdido river](/photos/Perdido-Key:-Riverwalk/thumbs/Perdido-Key:-Riverwalk_02.jpg.width.440.c.jpg)
The number of trees and shrubs inhabit these typical communities of slash pine lowlands and hardwood swamps along the Perdido River.
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![Perdido River Swamp Perdido+River+Swamp_03.jpg Perdido+River+Swamp_03.jpg: cypress trees, cypress knees, spanish moss, river, marsh wetlands, forested wetlands, maritime forest ,](/photos/1235601553/thumbs/Perdido+River+Swamp_03.jpg.width.440.c.jpg)
The ecosystem function of this river corridor system directly affects the water quality in the Perdido River and Perdido Bay and the estuaries of the system.
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![Perdido River Swamp Perdido+River+Swamp_02jpg.jpg Perdido+River+Swamp_02jpg.jpg: bog, marsh wetlands, maritime forest, root, swamp, mud, alligator, cypress knee, taxodioideae, muddy, bay swamp, salt marsh
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In the biology of trees, a cypress knee is a distinctive structure in a root of a cypress tree of any of various species of the subfamil Taxodioideae. A likely function is that of structural support and stabilization and assist in anchoring the tree in the soft, muddy soil.