Gator Hook Trail, Jan. 27, 2008

Cypress

Cypress are the dominant tree in much of Big Cypress. Small differences in elevation (inches!) can make the difference between a cypress-studded prairie and a swamp that is wet much or all of the year.

Dwarf Cypress Wet Cypress Cypress Swamp
Dwarf Cypress Wet Cypress Cypress Swamp

Plants and Wildflowers

In south Florida, you can find plenty of wildflowers blooming in any month of the year, even January.

Star-rush Whitetop Toothpetal False Reinorchid Toothpetal False Reinorchid
Star-rush Whitetop Toothpetal False Reinorchid (Mignonette)
Pineland Twinflower Glades Lobelia Potbelly Airplant
Glades Lobelia Pineland Twinflower Potbelly Airplant

Butterflies

Georgia Satyr Least Skipper
Georgia Satyr Least Skipper