palmetto

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  Saw palmettos are among the ground cover plants in the preserve.
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  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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  A typical small bunkhouse has a screened in backporch.
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  The bandshell is in the center of the boardwalk shopping area. Bamboo Willie's can be seen in the center of the photo at the far end of the walkway.
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  The shallow water on the soundside is ideal for young children and water sports.
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  The beachfront behind the bandshell is the main gathering place for swimmers on the soundsie of the Gulf.
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  Mary Sanford prepares a basket made from palmetto fronds.
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  Garden spiders are welcome inhabitants of the district and help to control a large mosquito population.
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  Saw palmettos form a dense groundcover in part of this forest community.
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  Saw palmettos form part of the undergrowth in the area near the river.
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  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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  The house sits on a large lot overlooking Escambia Bay.
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  The guest house was the original home on the property.
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  The home overlooks the sound, facing south.