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grass Gymnopogon brevifolius SF1
Sneezeweed, Purple sneezeweed Helenium flexuosum SF1
White-ironwood, Inkwood Hypelate trifoliata E S1 SF1
Krug's holly, Tawnyberry holly Ilex krugiana T
Man-in-the-ground, Bejuco colorado Ipomoea microdactyla E S1S2
Rockland morningglory Ipomoea tenuissima E S1S2
Pineland clustervine Jacquemontia curtisii T
Joewood Jacquinia keyensis T
Shrub eupatorium Koanophyllon villosum E
Hammock lantana, Hammock
shrubverbena Lantana canescens E S1 SF1
Pineland lantana, Rockland shrubverbena Lantana depressa E
Drysand pinweed Lechea divaricata E
Sand flax Linum arenicola E C S1S2
Carter's flax Linum carteri var. carteri E C S1 SF1
Small's flax Linum carteri var. smallii E
Pineland blackanthers Melanthera parvifolia T
Woolly pyramidflower, Teabush,
Broomwood Melochia tomentosa SFX
Wild basil, Wild sweet basil Ocimum campechianum E
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Common Names Scientific Name State Federal FNAI IRC
Wedgelet fern Odontosoria clavata E
Florida dancinglady orchid Oncidium ensatum E S1 SF1
Thicket bean Phaseolus polystachios var. sinuatus SFX
Southern fogfruit Phyla stoechadifolia E
Florida Keys blackbead Pithecellobium keyense T
Pineland poinsettia, Pineland spurge Poinsettia pinetorum E
Small's milkwort, Tiny polygala Polygala smallii E E S1
Tall jointweed Polygonella gracilis SF1
Britton's ponthieva, Britton's shadow witch Ponthieva brittoniae E S1 SF1
Longstalked-stopper Psidium longipes T
Bahama wild coffee Psychotria ligustrifolia E S1
Bahama ladder brake Pteris bahamensis T
Giant orchid Pteroglossaspis ecristata T
Small-leaf snoutbean Rhynchosia parvifolia T
Bahama sachsia Sachsia polycephala T
Blodgett's sage, Yucatan sage Salvia micrantha SX SFX
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
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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