There are several species, one of which,Cornus mascula, called alsocornelian cherry, bears a red acid berry.C. floridais the flowering dogwood, a small American tree with very showy blossoms.Dogwood tree. (a) The dogwood orCornus. (b) A papilionaceous tree (Piscidia erythrina) growing in...
SUMMER BUTTERFLY WALK -- See some extremely rare species as you walk through various habitats with a naturalist guide. If you’re lucky you’ll see a Dina Yellow, a Dingy Purplewing, a Fiery Skipper or an Atala, as well as some of the other 40 rare species at the Deering Estate. Eve...
Ron standing bravely beneath the coconuts on a palm tree. Coconuts can fall on you, causing serious injury or death! A venomous Cottonmouth (aka Water Moccasin; Agkistrodon piscivorus) – one of the 6 venomous snake species in Florida. An exotic Greenhouse Frog (Eleutherodactylus planirostris)...
let’s say two species of the same genus (two oaks, or two tillandsias, or two bladderworts). Close relatives are likely to have similar needs and abilities, so maybe sharing a habitat comes from shared DNA. Now we have a dilemma: if related species are too similar and...
rhesus macaque, vervet monkey, Cuban tree frog, cane toad, Indian peafowl, monk parakeet, tui parakeet, and many more. Some of these nonnative species do not pose a threat to any native species, but some do threaten the native species of Florida by living in the state and eating them.[...
Ron standing bravely beneath the coconuts on a palm tree. Coconuts can fall on you, causing serious injury or death! A venomous Cottonmouth (aka Water Moccasin; Agkistrodon piscivorus) – one of the 6 venomous snake species in Florida. ...
Sixteen species of frogs have been documented on the Preserve. Most of these, including the Florida gopher frog, probably breed here. Several species of rare plants can also be found. In winter, manatees congregate at the spillway of the C-54 Canal and can be seen from the viewing ...
Among these, abundance and seasonal pattern information were obtained for an exotic species (greenhouse frog) and a species identified by the Florida Committee on Rare and Endangered Plants and Animals as threatened (Florida scrub lizard). We identified winter as the optimal time in this area to ...
Ron standing bravely beneath the coconuts on a palm tree. Coconuts can fall on you, causing serious injury or death! A venomous Cottonmouth (aka Water Moccasin; Agkistrodon piscivorus) – one of the 6 venomous snake species in Florida. ...
surprised if you see some wild baby dolphins frolicking in the waters here. You can take a sustainable andeco-friendly glass bottom Kayak tour to see them at sunset. There is also theGulf World Marine Parkwhere you can see the research happening there and with the endangered species atZoo ...