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Diana Donaghy
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Flatwoods
Longleaf pine or slash pine with saw palmetto, wax myrtle, and
gallberry understory. Generally found on relatively flat, moderate
to poor soils, sometimes with low surface water availability.
Flatwoods have also been degraded by lack of fire. In some places,
the wax myrtle/gallberry understory exceeds eight feet and is
so dense that quality wildlife forage has been eliminated.
