sand pine

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  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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  The forest supports a variety of plants and trees in a typical open coastal wood.
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  Pieces of pine scrub trees decay slowly because of the high content of sap.
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  The shapes of the dead pine trees form a natural barrier in the undergrowth of Florida rosemary.
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  The trunks of the sand pine trees twist and turn into bizarre shapes.
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  The colors of Florida rosemary compliments the green lichens and mosses.
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  Lichens and mosses grown on the scrub pine trucks.
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  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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  Pine branches forms litter the forest floor.
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  Some of the sand pines have pinwheel shapes.
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  The sand pine scrub is a xeric, or exceedingly, dry, sandy community with a sparse understory of shrubby, evergreen oaks and an overstory of the sand pine.