Scrub communities occur on well-drained soils on higher elevations in two areas: between the Florida Turnpike and Hwy 441 and along major drainageways between Lakes Marian and Kissimmee. Overstory trees are sparse or absent in xeric oak scrub and palmetto scrub, whereas the sand pine scrub has a dense sand pine canopy. In 1995, a small population of the threatened Florida scrub-jay was discovered on Three Lakes.
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