Native Habitat Inventory Final Report 2004 - St. Lucie County

Table 2. Community Types present on site and their rankings.
FNAI Natural Community Acreage FNAI Rank Global FNAI Rank State
MF / Mesic Flatwoods 58.2 G? S4
MF / Prairie Hammock 36.5 G4 S3
WF / Wet Prairie 3.9 G3 S2
Site History/Habitat Disturbance – Fire suppression has led to many portions
being overly dense. The northwest corner is particularly poor, with a developed road,
dumped trash, and numerous exotics forming dense thickets. The entire west finger is
pretty thick with numerous exotics; as a thin strip with housing developments to the north
and south, the abundance of exotics, and degradation of natural remnants (logged and/or
cleared in spots), all probably signify that the western-most portion is not worth
preserving. The main body, however, despite scattered exotics (thick along the edges,
especially the southwest edge) is intact.
Table 3. Listed Species observed.
Common Name Scientific Name Federal
Status
State
Status
FNAI Rank
Global/State
Gopher Tortoise Gopherus none SSC G3/S3
polyphemus
Endemic
to Florida
Table 4. Invasive Exotic Species observed.
Common Name Scientific Name FLEPPC
Status
State
Status
Federal
Status
Rosary Pea Abrus precatorius Cat I none none
Woman's Tongue Albizia lebbeck Cat I none none
Australian Pine Casuarina equisetifolia Cat I prohibited none
Wild Taro Colocasia esculenta Cat I none none
Air Potato Dioscorea bulbifera Cat I noxious none
Old World Climbing
Fern Lygodium microphyllum Cat I noxious none
Melaleuca Melaleuca quinquenervia Cat I prohibited noxious
Sword Fern Nephrolepis cordifolia Cat I none none
Guinea Grass Panicum maximum Cat II none none
Golden Bamboo Phyllostachys aurea Cat II none none
Bowstring Hemp Sansevieria hyacinthoides Cat II none none
Schefflera Schefflera actinophylla Cat I none none
Brazilian Pepper Schinus terebinthifolius Cat I prohibited none
Caesarweed Urena lobata Cat II none none
Wedelia Wedelia trilobata Cat II none none
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