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Southwest Florida Water Management District Linda Cooper Wildflowers Southwest Florida Water Management District Mammals Birds Frogs & Toads Trees & Shrubs Butterflies Wildflowers Reptiles Insects Natural Communities The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) manages the water resources for west-central Florida as directed by state law. The goal of the District is to meet the needs of current and future water users while protecting and preserving the water resources within its boundaries. Through its efforts to protect water resources, the District buys and manages land. As a result, plants and animals that live on these lands are also protected and the public can enjoy recreational and educational activities in the great outdoors. Every year approximately 2.5 million people visit the more than 325,000 acres of public conservation lands acquired by the District and its partners to protect the region’s water resources. The District provides opportunities for these recreational activities to highlight the uniqueness of conservation lands while protecting the natural resources that make them such great places to visit. The lands are open to the public for activities such as hiking, bicycling, hunting, horseback riding, fishing, camping, nature study and picnicking. Many District lands also have facilities that are universally accessible for the mobility-impaired. Each of the areas owned by the District offers something special. Learning as much as possible about what is special before you visit a park/management area allows you to gain an appreciation for what you are likely to experience. These species guides highlight common habitats, plants and animals found on District conservation lands. For additional information on District lands, order or download our Recreation Guide to Southwest Florida Water Management District Lands at WaterMatters.org/recreation/. The property descriptions included in the recreation guide convey basic information about each property, such as location, access and parking, hours of operation, restroom and water availability, recreational opportunities, and contact numbers. You can also contact the District’s Land Use and Protection Section at (352) 796-7211, ext. 4470, or via email at Recreation@WaterMatters.org. CONSERVATION LANDS iStock Bob Bierman Dennis Girard Southwest Florida Water Management District Goldenrod Eupatorium capillifolium Solidago sp. Betty Wargo Patricia Howell Dog Fennel Pterocaulon pycnostachyum Betty Wargo Blackroot Wiregrass Lopsided Indiangrass Typha latifolia Aristida stricta Sorghastrum secundum Allen Boatman main photo: Dennis Girard inset photo: Dennis Girard main photo: Dennis Girard inset photo: Shirley Denton Cattail St. Andrew’s Cross St. John’s Wort Yellow-Eyed Grass Hypericum hypericoides Hypericum cistifolium Xyris caroliniana Wildflowers 1 main photo: Paul L. Redfearn, Jr. inset photo: Shirley Denton main photo: Bob Bierman inset photo: Shirley Denton main photo: Betty Wargo inset photo: Shirley Denton Southwest Florida Water Management District Whitehead Bogbutton Hatpins Eriocaulon decangulare Lachnocaulon anceps Eriocaulon compressum Shirley Denton Shirley Denton main photo: Shirley Denton inset photo: iStock Pipewort Partridge Pea Rubus betulifolius Chamaecrista fasciculata Betty Wargo Linda Cooper Blackberry Spiranthes vernalis Glenn Fleming Spring Lady’s Tresses Yellow Bachelor’s Button Virginia Creeper Pine Lily Polygala rugelii Parthenocissus quinquefolia Lilium catesbaei Wildflowers 2 Linda Cooper Caitlin Elam Shirley Denton Southwest Florida Water Management District Blazing Star Rhexia mariana Liatris tenuifolia Virginia Ducey Michael Drummond Pale Meadow Beauty Rhexia alifanus Shirley Denton Tall Meadow Beauty Carolina Jasmine Elephantopus elatus Gelsemium sempervirens Glenn Fleming Shirley Denton Elephant’s Foot Carphephorus paniculatus main photo: Guy Anglin inset photo: Glenn Fleming Deer Tongue Green Fly Orchid Blue Flag Wild Pine Epidendrum conopseum Iris hexagona Tillandsia setacea Wildflowers 3 Linda Cooper Shirley Denton Roger Hammer Southwest Florida Water Management District Pickerelweed Yellow Colic Root Commelina erecta Pontederia cordata Aletris lutea Paul L. Redfearn, Jr. Shirley Denton main photo: Betty Wargo inset photo: Roger Hammer Day Flower Red Root Leavenworth’s Tickseed Andropogon virginicus Lachnanthes caroliniana Coreopsis leavenworthii Linda Cooper Glenn Fleming Shirley Denton Chalky Bluestem Pink Sundew Candy Root Swamp Milkweed Drosera capillaris Polygala nana Asclepias perennis Wildflowers 4 Linda Cooper Linda Cooper Linda Cooper Southwest Florida Water Management District Tuberous Grasspink Climbing Aster Asclepias tuberosa Calopogon tuberosus Aster carolinianus Linda Cooper Linda Cooper main photo: Linda Cooper inset photo: Caitlin Elam Butterfly Weed Purple Thistle Carphephorus paniculatus Cirsium horridulum Caitlin Elam Linda Cooper Hairy Chaffhead Bejaria racemosa Linda Cooper Tar Flower Pine Hyacinth Yellow Hatpins Button Rattlesnake Master Clematis baldwinii Syngonanthus flavidulus Eryngium yuccifolium Wildflowers 5 Linda Cooper Linda Cooper Linda Cooper Southwest Florida Water Management District Waterspider False Rein Orchid Southeastern Sneezeweed Eupatorium mikanioides Habenaria repens Helenium pinnatifidum Linda Cooper Linda Cooper Linda Cooper Semaphore Thoroughwort Skyflower Virginia Saltmarsh Mallow Hibiscus coccineus Hydrolea corymbosa Kosteletzkya pentacarpos Linda Cooper Linda Cooper Linda Cooper Scarlet Rosemallow Gopher Apple Grassleaf Barbara’s Buttons American White Waterlily Licania michauxii Marshallia tenuifolia Nymphaea odorata Wildflowers 6 Caitlin Elam Linda Cooper Linda Cooper Southwest Florida Water Management District Hooded Pitcherplant Shiny Blueberry Passiflora incarnata Sarracenia minor Vaccinium myrsinites Caitlin Elam Linda Cooper Linda Cooper Purple Passionflower Sabatia Zigadenus densus Sabatia grandiflora Caitlin Elam Caitlin Elam Crow Poison Stenandrium dulce Betty Wargo Sweet Shaggytuft Eastern Milkpea Pineland Wild Indigo Grassleaf Roseling Galactia regularis Baptisia lecontei Callisia graminea Wildflowers 7 Caitlin Elam Caitlin Elam Caitlin Elam Southwest Florida Water Management District Giant Sedge Spadeleaf Campsis radicans Carex gigantea Centella asiatica Caitlin Elam Caitlin Elam Caitlin Elam Trumpet Creeper Florida Tickseed Cnidoscolus stimulosus Coreopsis floridana Caitlin Elam Caitlin Elam Tread Softly Chasmanthium latifolium Caitlin Elam Indian Woodoats Rushfoil Early Whitetop Fleabane Mohr’s Thoroughwort Croton michauxii Erigeron vernus Eupatorium mohrii Wildflowers 8 Cottonweed Caitlin Elam Caitlin Elam Caitlin Elam Southwest Florida Water Management District Fungus Rough Hedgehyssop Gratiola hispida Caitlin Elam Caitlin Elam Caitlin Elam Froelichia floridana Four Petal St. John’s Wort Hypericum tenuifolium Hypericum tetrapetalum Caitlin Elam Caitlin Elam Atlantic St. John’s Wort Helianthus spp. Caitlin Elam Sunflower Saltmarsh Morning Glory Shore Rush Needlepod Rush Ipomoea sagittata Juncus marginatus Juncus scirpoides Wildflowers 9 Caitlin Elam Caitlin Elam Caitlin Elam Southwest Florida Water Management District Flax Seaside Primrose-Willow Justicia angusta Linum spp. Ludwigia maritima Caitlin Elam Caitlin Elam Caitlin Elam Pineland Water-Willow Britton’s Beargrass Lythrum spp. Nolina brittoniana Caitlin Elam Caitlin Elam Loosestrife Ludwigia suffruticosa Caitlin Elam Shrubby Primrose-Willow Manyflower Beardtongue Artillery Plant Rosy Camphorweed Penstemon multiflorus Pilea microphylla Pluchea baccharis Wildflowers 10 Caitlin Elam Caitlin Elam Caitlin Elam Southwest Florida Water Management District Rustweed Whisk Fern Polygala cymosa Polypremum procumbens Psilotum nudum Caitlin Elam Caitlin Elam Caitlin Elam Tall Pinebarren Milkwort Bunched Beaksedge Rhexia nuttallii Rhynchospora cephalantha Caitlin Elam Caitlin Elam Nuttall’s Meadow Beauty Psychotria nervosa Caitlin Elam Wild Coffee Starrush Whitetop Narrowfruit Horned Beaksedge Sweetbroom Rhynchospora colorata Rhynchospora inundata Scoparia dulcis Wildflowers 11 Caitlin Elam Caitlin Elam Caitlin Elam Southwest Florida Water Management District Coastal Plain Dawn Flower Common Blue Violet Scutellaria Stylisma patens Viola sororia Caitlin Elam Caitlin Elam Caitlin Elam Skullcap Wood Sage Bartram’s Air Plant Tephrosia chrysophylla Teucrium canadense Tillandsia bartramii Caitlin Elam Brenda Herring Brenda Herring Scurf Hoarypea Florida Air Plant Matelea Plumed Rockcap Fern Tillandsia simulata Matelea sp. Pecluma plumula Wildflowers 12 Caitlin Elam Caitlin Elam Caitlin Elam Southwest Florida Water Management District False Foxglove Elliott’s Bluestem Sisyrinchium sp. Agalinis sp. Andropogon gyrans Caitlin Elam Caitlin Elam Caitlin Elam Blue-Eyed Grass American Bluehearts Sedge Berlandiera subacaulis Buchnera americana Carex sp. Caitlin Elam Brenda Herring Brenda Herring Florida Greeneyes Pine Barren Frostweed Roundleaf Bluet Lobelia Helianthemum corymbosum Houstonia procumbens Lobelia sp. Wildflowers 13 Caitlin Elam Caitlin Elam Caitlin Elam Southwest Florida Water Management District Partridgeberry Yellow Butterwort Lupinus diffusus Mitchella repens Pinguicula lutea Caitlin Elam Caitlin Elam Sky-Blue Lupine Small Butterwort Combleaf Mermaidweed Pinguicula pumila Proserpinaca pectinata Wildflowers 14
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