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Curtiss' nutrush Scleria ciliata var. curtissii SF1
Havana skullcap Scutellaria havanensis E
Eaton's spike-moss Selaginella armata var. eatonii E
Bahama senna, Chapman's wild sensitive
plant Senna mexicana var. chapmanii T
Havana greenbrier, Everglades greenbrier Smilax havanensis T
Black nightshade Solanum chenopodioides SF1
Mullein nightshade Solanum donianum T
Everglades Keys false buttonweed Spermacoce terminalis T
Spiranthes amesiana SFX
Southern lady's-tresses Spiranthes torta E S1 SF1
Hidden dropseed Sporobolus compositus var. clandestinus SF1
Everglades key pencilflower Stylosanthes calcicola E
Narrowleaf hoarypea Tephrosia angustissima var. angustissima E SH SFX
Coral hoarypea Tephrosia angustissima var. corallicola E S1 SF1
Scurf hoarypea Tephrosia chrysophylla SF1
Spiked hoarypea Tephrosia spicata SF1
West Indian-lilac, Florida clover ash Tetrazygia bicolor T
Reflexed wild-pine, Northern needleleaf Tillandsia balbisiana T
Stiff-leaved wild-pine, Cardinal airplant Tillandsia fasciculata var. densispica E
Banded wild-pine, Twisted airplant Tillandsia flexuosa T
Giant wild-pine, Giant airplant Tillandsia utriculata E
Florida Keys noseburn Tragia saxicola T
West Indian trema, Pain-in-the-back Trema lamarckianum E
Florida gamagrass Tripsacum floridanum T
Carter's pinelandcress Warea carteri E E SFH
Shyvine, Viperina Zornia bracteata SF1
Key: E = Endangered; T = Threatened; C = Commercially Exploited; S1 or SF1 = Critically Imperiled;
S2 = Imperiled; SH or SFH = Historical; SX or SFX = Extirpated
Source: The Institute for Regional Conservation
EEL Program, Management Plan, Part II – Pine Rockland (DRAFT) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Page 21
3.7.2 Animals
Because of Miami-Dade County’s location at the tip of the Florida peninsula, proximity to the
Caribbean, and unique habitat characteristics, the fauna of pine rocklands has distinct characters
not shared by other pine habitats to the north. While most of the pine rockland fauna is derived
from the temperate fauna of the southeastern United States, it also has tropical and endemic taxa
not found in other parts of the state (Snyder et al. 1990). Many of the rare species present in pine
rocklands have wide distributions, such as the bald eagle, and small pine rockland fragments in
the EEL system may not be critical to their survival because the habitat is only used
occasionally. However, a few taxa have extremely limited distributions and are found nowhere
else in the world outside of South Florida’s pine rocklands. Management of EEL sites may be
critical in preventing their extinction. Table 3 shows a list of impacted animal species that utilize
pine rocklands and do not have stable populations elsewhere in the state. This list is restricted to
species that are Federally-listed as Endangered or Threatened or are a candidate for listing by the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS); are State-listed as Endangered, Threatened or a
Species of Special Concern (SSC) by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
(FWCC); or have a Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) ranking of S3 (rare and/or localized
within the state) or worse. Detailed accounts are given for a select few that are more highly
dependent upon pine rocklands in Miami-Dade County and therefore, upon the EEL pine
rockland sites.
Table 3: Rare animal species that utilize pine rockland in Miami-Dade County
Scientific Name Common Name State Federal FNAI
Anaea troglodyta floridalis Florida leafwing butterfly Can
Dendroica kirtlandii Kirtland's warbler E E
Drymarchon corais couperi Eastern indigo snake T T G4T3/S3
Elanoides forficatus Swallow-tailed kite G5/S2
Eumops glaucinus floridanus Florida mastiff bat E G5T1/S1
Falco peregrinus Peregrine falcon E
Falco sparverius paulus Southeastern American kestrel T
Gopherus polyphemus Gopher tortoise SSC G3/S3
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald eagle T T G4/S3
Liguus fasciatus Florida tree snail SSC
Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus Florida pine snake SSC G4T3?/S3
Sciurus niger shermani Sherman's fox squirrel SSC G5T3/S3
Strymon acis bartrami Bartram's hairstreak butterfly Can
Tantilla oolitica Rimrock crowned snake T G1G2Q/S1S2
Key:
E = Endangered; T = Threatened; Can = Candidate; S = Sate; G = Global; T = Indicates subspecies;
1 = Critically Imperiled; 2 = Imperiled; 3 = Rare and/ or Localized; 4 = Apparently Secure;
5 = Demonstrably Stable
EEL Program, Management Plan, Part II – Pine Rockland (DRAFT) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Page 22
• Gopher tortoise – This state-listed Species of Special
Concern has been recorded in pine rocklands in MiamiDade County, including some EEL sites where it is
limited to the northern Biscayne pinelands which possess
the sandy soils required by this species. Gopher tortoise
burrows provide important habitat for numerous other
species so management for gopher tortoises benefits a
wide range of wildlife.
• Rimrock crowned snake – This small species of
fossorial snake is endemic to rockland habitats
extending along the Miami Rock Ridge in
Miami-Dade County down into the Middle
Florida Keys of Monroe County. Very little is
known about this elusive snake, but limited
findings and drastic reduction of its native
habitat have gained it a classification of
Threatened by the State of Florida.
• Florida leafwing butterfly – This subspecies is
endemic to South Florida and the Florida Keys,
occurring only in pine rocklands containing
pineland croton, its sole host plant. Once
widespread in Miami-Dade County, habitat
loss has depleted its numbers and restricted its
presence to Long Pine Key in ENP and Big
Pine Key in the lower Florida Keys. EEL
pinelands along the edge of ENP may be
crucial for this species’ recovery. This species
is a candidate for federal listing.

Curtiss' nutrush Scleria ciliata var. curtissii SF1

Havana skullcap Scutellaria havanensis E

Eaton's spike-moss Selaginella armata var. eatonii E

Bahama senna, Chapman's wild sensitive

plant Senna mexicana var. chapmanii T

Havana greenbrier, Everglades greenbrier Smilax havanensis T

Black nightshade Solanum chenopodioides SF1

Mullein nightshade Solanum donianum T

Everglades Keys false buttonweed Spermacoce terminalis T

Spiranthes amesiana SFX

Southern lady's-tresses Spiranthes torta E S1 SF1

Hidden dropseed Sporobolus compositus var. clandestinus SF1

Everglades key pencilflower Stylosanthes calcicola E

Narrowleaf hoarypea Tephrosia angustissima var. angustissima E SH SFX

Coral hoarypea Tephrosia angustissima var. corallicola E S1 SF1

Scurf hoarypea Tephrosia chrysophylla SF1

Spiked hoarypea Tephrosia spicata SF1

West Indian-lilac, Florida clover ash Tetrazygia bicolor T

Reflexed wild-pine, Northern needleleaf Tillandsia balbisiana T

Stiff-leaved wild-pine, Cardinal airplant Tillandsia fasciculata var. densispica E

Banded wild-pine, Twisted airplant Tillandsia flexuosa T

Giant wild-pine, Giant airplant Tillandsia utriculata E

Florida Keys noseburn Tragia saxicola T

West Indian trema, Pain-in-the-back Trema lamarckianum E

Florida gamagrass Tripsacum floridanum T

Carter's pinelandcress Warea carteri E E SFH

Shyvine, Viperina Zornia bracteata SF1

Key: E = Endangered; T = Threatened; C = Commercially Exploited; S1 or SF1 = Critically Imperiled;

S2 = Imperiled; SH or SFH = Historical; SX or SFX = Extirpated

Source: The Institute for Regional Conservation

EEL Program, Management Plan, Part II – Pine Rockland (DRAFT) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Page 21

3.7.2 Animals

Because of Miami-Dade County’s location at the tip of the Florida peninsula, proximity to the

Caribbean, and unique habitat characteristics, the fauna of pine rocklands has distinct characters

not shared by other pine habitats to the north. While most of the pine rockland fauna is derived

from the temperate fauna of the southeastern United States, it also has tropical and endemic taxa

not found in other parts of the state (Snyder et al. 1990). Many of the rare species present in pine

rocklands have wide distributions, such as the bald eagle, and small pine rockland fragments in

the EEL system may not be critical to their survival because the habitat is only used

occasionally. However, a few taxa have extremely limited distributions and are found nowhere

else in the world outside of South Florida’s pine rocklands. Management of EEL sites may be

critical in preventing their extinction. Table 3 shows a list of impacted animal species that utilize

pine rocklands and do not have stable populations elsewhere in the state. This list is restricted to

species that are Federally-listed as Endangered or Threatened or are a candidate for listing by the

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS); are State-listed as Endangered, Threatened or a

Species of Special Concern (SSC) by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

(FWCC); or have a Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) ranking of S3 (rare and/or localized

within the state) or worse. Detailed accounts are given for a select few that are more highly

dependent upon pine rocklands in Miami-Dade County and therefore, upon the EEL pine

rockland sites.

Table 3: Rare animal species that utilize pine rockland in Miami-Dade County

Scientific Name Common Name State Federal FNAI

Anaea troglodyta floridalis Florida leafwing butterfly Can

Dendroica kirtlandii Kirtland's warbler E E

Drymarchon corais couperi Eastern indigo snake T T G4T3/S3

Elanoides forficatus Swallow-tailed kite G5/S2

Eumops glaucinus floridanus Florida mastiff bat E G5T1/S1

Falco peregrinus Peregrine falcon E

Falco sparverius paulus Southeastern American kestrel T

Gopherus polyphemus Gopher tortoise SSC G3/S3

Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald eagle T T G4/S3

Liguus fasciatus Florida tree snail SSC

Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus Florida pine snake SSC G4T3?/S3

Sciurus niger shermani Sherman's fox squirrel SSC G5T3/S3

Strymon acis bartrami Bartram's hairstreak butterfly Can

Tantilla oolitica Rimrock crowned snake T G1G2Q/S1S2

Key:

E = Endangered; T = Threatened; Can = Candidate; S = Sate; G = Global; T = Indicates subspecies;

1 = Critically Imperiled; 2 = Imperiled; 3 = Rare and/ or Localized; 4 = Apparently Secure;

5 = Demonstrably Stable

EEL Program, Management Plan, Part II – Pine Rockland (DRAFT) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Page 22

• Gopher tortoise – This state-listed Species of Special

Concern has been recorded in pine rocklands in MiamiDade County, including some EEL sites where it is

limited to the northern Biscayne pinelands which possess

the sandy soils required by this species. Gopher tortoise

burrows provide important habitat for numerous other

species so management for gopher tortoises benefits a

wide range of wildlife.

• Rimrock crowned snake – This small species of

fossorial snake is endemic to rockland habitats

extending along the Miami Rock Ridge in

Miami-Dade County down into the Middle

Florida Keys of Monroe County. Very little is

known about this elusive snake, but limited

findings and drastic reduction of its native

habitat have gained it a classification of

Threatened by the State of Florida.

• Florida leafwing butterfly – This subspecies is

endemic to South Florida and the Florida Keys,

occurring only in pine rocklands containing

pineland croton, its sole host plant. Once

widespread in Miami-Dade County, habitat

loss has depleted its numbers and restricted its

presence to Long Pine Key in ENP and Big

Pine Key in the lower Florida Keys. EEL

pinelands along the edge of ENP may be

crucial for this species’ recovery. This species

is a candidate for federal listing.