DADE COUNTY NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES ROCKLANDS = AREAS 8 & 9 8. PINE ROCKLANDS These are open woodlands of South Florida slash pine with an understory of palms, tropical shrubs, grasses, and wildflowers growing on outcrops of limestone. Under natural conditions this community is maintained by periodic fire. Soils over the limestone bedrock are generally thin, and composed of marl and/or siliceous sand. The pH is neutral to slightly alkaline, organic content is low, fertility is low to moderate, and salinity is generally low. Available water capacity is low to moderate. Primary locations in Dade County are from the south entrance of Everglades National Park north to the entrance of the Miami River. TREE/SHRUB Not Applicable TREES Pinus elliottii var. densa South Florida Slash Pine PALMS - CYCADS Coccothrinax argentata Silver Palm Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto Sabal palmetto Sabal Palm Zamia integrifolia (pumila) Coontie (cycad) SHRUBS Byrsonima lucida Locustberry Psidium longipes Long-stalked Stopper Cassia chapmanii Bahama Cassia Randia aculeata White Indigo Berry Croton linearis Pineland Croton Rhus copallina var. leucantha Winged Sumac Forestiera segregata var. pintetorum Pineland Privet Tetrazygia bicolor Tetrazygia Guettarda scabra Roughleaf Velvetseed Trichostema suffrutescens Blue Curls Lantana involucrata Wild Sage GROUND COVERS - LOW GROWING PLANTS Anemia adiantifolia Pine Fern Jacquemontia curtissii Pineland Jacquemontia; Clustervine Chiococca parviflora Pineland Snowberry Licania michauxii Gopher Apple Crossopetalum ilicifolium Quailberry Pteris bahamensis Bahama Brake-fern Ernodia littoralis var. angusta Pineland Golden Creeper Verbena maritima Beach Verbena 211 DADE COUNTY NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES 8. PINE ROCKLANDS (Cont.) GRASSES - RUSHES - SEDGES Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus a Bushy Beardgrass Eustachys petraea West Indian Fingergrass Andropogon longiberbis Sand Broom Sedge Paspalum blodgettii Coral Paspalum Andropogon ternarius var. cabanisii Splitbeard Bluestem Paspalum caespitosum Blue Paspalum Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus Virginia Broom Sedge Paspalum setaceum var. cilatifolium Fringeleaf Paspalum Aristida purpurascens var. purpurascens Arrowfeather Schizachyrium gracile Slender Beardgrass Dichanthelium ensifolium var. uniciphyllum a Panicgrass Schizachyrium rhizomatum Florida Autumn Grass Dichanthelium ovale a Panicgrass Schizachyrium sanguineum var. sanguineum West Indian Bluestem Dichanthelium strigosum var. glabrescens a Panicgrass Setaria geniculata Knotroot Foxtail Dichromena floridensis Florida White-top Sedge Sorghastrum secundum Lop-sided Indiangrass Eragrostus elliottii Elliott's Love Grass Tripsacum floridanum Florida Gamagrass VINES Centrosema virginianum Butterfly Pea Morinda royoc Cheeseplant; Indian Mulberry Ipomoea microdactyla Man-In-the-Ground Passiflora suberosa Corky-stemmed Passion Flower WILDFLOWERS Angadenia berterii Pineland Allamanda Dyschoriste angusta Dwarf Blue Twinflower Asclepias tuberosa subsp. rolfsii Rolf's Butterfly Weed Liatris gracilis a Blazing Star Aster adnatus an Aster Liatris tenuifolia var. quadriflora a Blazing Star Chamaecrista deeringiana Deering's Partridge Pea Piriqueta caroliniana var. caroliniana Hairy Piriqueta Commelina erecta var. angustifolia Thin-leaf Dayflower Solidago odora var. chapmanii Chapman's Goldenrod Crotalaria pumila Low Rattlebox Stillingia sylvatica subsp. tenuis Queen's Delight Crotalaria rotundifolia Rabbit Bells Tephrosia florida Florida Hoary Pea var. rotundifolia Dichromena floridensis Florida White-top Sedge Vernonia blodgettii Blodgett's Ironweed 212 DADE COUNTY NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES 9. ROCKLAND HAMMOCK These broadleaf, mostly evergreen, closed forests are dominated by tropical tree species growing on outcrops of limestone. Under natural conditions this community is rarely subject to fire. Soils over the limestone bedrock are generally thin, composed of marl and/or siliceous sand and organic material. The pH is neutral to acid, organic content is high, primarily on the surface. Fertility is moderate to high, and salinity is generally low. The available water capacity is moderate to high. Primary locations in Dade County are at the south entrance of Everglades National Park north to the entrance of the Miami River. PALMS - CYCADS VINES WILDFLOWERS Not Applicable TREES Bursera simauruba Gumbo Limbo Mastichodendron foetidissimum Mastic Tree Celtis laevigata Sugarberry; Hackberry Prunus myrtifolia West Indian Cherry Ficus aurea Strangler Fig Quercus virginiana Live Oak Ficus citrifolia Shortleaf Fig Simaruba glauca Paradise Tree Lysiloma latisiliqua Wild Tamarind TREE/SHRUB Ardisia escallonioides Marlberry Hamelia patens Firebush Calyptranthes pallens Spicewood Ilex krugiana Krug's Holly Chrysophyllum oliviforme Satinleaf Krugiodendron ferrum Black Ironwood Citharexylum fruitcosum Fiddlewood Morus rubra Red Mulberry Coccoloba diversifolia Pigeon Plum Myrcianthes fragrans var. simpsonii Simpson Stopper Dipholis salicifolium Willow Bustic Myrica cerifera Wax Myrtle Drypetes lateriflora Guiana Plum Myrsine guianensis Myrsine Erythrina herbacea Coral Bean Nectandra coriacea Lancewood Eugenia axillaris White Stopper Psychotria nervosa Shiny-leaf Wild Coffee Exothea paniculata Inkwood Randia aculeata White Indigo-Berry Guapira longifolia Long-leaf Blolly Trema micranthum Florida Trema Guettarda elliptica Everglades Velvetseed Zanthoxylum fagara Wild Lime 213 DADE COUNTY NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES 9. ROCKLAND HAMMOCK (Cont.) SHRUBS Callicarpa americana American Beautyberry Phychotria sulzneri Soft-leaf Wild Coffee Cassia ligustrina Privet Cassia Rivina humilis Rouge Plant GROUND COVERS - LOW GROWING PLANTS Thelypteris kunthii a Wood Fern Thelypteris ovata a Wood Fern GRASSES - RUSHES - SEDGES Dichanthelium commutatum Variable Panicgrass Oplismenus setarius Woodsgrass Lasiacis divaricata Bamboo Grass Tripsacum dactyloides Fakahatchee Grass; Eastern Gamagrass 214 .