US DEERFIELD BEACH

UPLAND SYSTEMS JOURNAL SIX

BY LIS G. CONTOLI

10/2/2018

DEERFIELD BEACH

MILITARY TRAIL NATURAL AREA

WEATHER

Temperature: 83° F

Partly Cloudy.

Chance of rain: 20%

High 89° Low 80°

REFLECTION

Military Trail Natural Area is a very dry, xeric, scrub habitat.  These kind of habitats do not have much issues of invasive species due to not being able to survive the harsh environment in which they have to live in.  Invasive species do, though, invade the edges of these scrub habitats.

First thing Professor Arena pointed out:

SOUTHERN TWO-STRIPED WALKING STICK (ANISOMORPHA BUPRESTOIDES)

 

BALSALM APPLE (MOMORDICA CHARANTIA) INVASIVE

SLASH PINE (PINUS ELLIORI)

 

SPOTTED DRAGON FLY, TWELVE SPOTTED SKIMMER (LIBELLULA PULCHELLA)

 

GOLDEN SILK ORB-WEAVER (NEPHILIA) SPIDER

 

SILVER GARDER SPIDER (ARGIOPE ARGENTATA)

 

COCOPLUM

 

Vine growth on the slash pine.

 

MADAGASCAR PERI WINKLE

 

CABBAGE PALM (SABAL PALMETTO)

 

A GOPHER TORTOISE NEST

Fun Fact: The entrance is called apron, and that is where they lay their eggs.

 

HOGS PLUM (SPONDIAS MOMBIN)

 

FLORIDA PURSLEY