NATURAL VEGETATION 



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Pine and oak 



Hardwood forests 



Swamp forests, mostly hardwoods 

 Mangrove swamp and coastal 

 saltwater marshes 



Cypress 



Grasslands-prairie type 



Freshwater marshes 



Wet to dry prairie marshes 



Figure 8. Natural vegetation of Florida (Wood and Fernald 1974) 



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