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Barrier beaches are one of the world's most restless landforms. As can be seen above the tress are growing on shifting sand which looks like snow.
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The sand pine forest is located on the sound side of the key on older dunes.
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Ridges of old dunes form hills and valleys through the forest.
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The overstory in some locations is composed of an older growth of short-leafed pine tree.
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A myrtle oak is surrounded by a lichen ground cover.
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Twisted shapes of dead scrub pines litter the forest floor.
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The forest supports a variety of plants and trees in a typical open coastal wood.
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A variety of lichen and moss are the most common ground cover.
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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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Pine branches forms litter the forest floor.
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Lichen grow in shaded areas of the sand scrub forest.