Olustee Battlefield Historic Park-Common Flora and Fauna

Rich in Civil War history, Olustee Battlefield also boasts many interesting plants and animals. This guide includes some of the organisms you are likely to see on your walk through history.

Saw Palmetto 1
Serenoa repens
Longleaf Pine 2
Pinus palustris
Southern Live Oak 3
Quercus virginiana
Great Blue Heron 4
Ardea herodias
Great Egret 4
Ardea alba
White Ibis 5
Eudocimus albus
Wood Stork
Mycteria americana
American Robin 6
Turdus migratorius
Red-cockaded Woodpecker 7
Picoides borealis
Cardinals and Allies 8
Cardinalidae
Spanish Moss 9
Tillandsia usneoides
Southern Magnolia 10
Magnolia grandiflora
Anoles 11
Anolis
Southern Toad 12
Anaxyrus terrestris
Eastern Fence Lizard 13
Sceloporus undulatus
Fox Squirrel 14
Sciurus niger
Eastern Gray Squirrel 15
Sciurus carolinensis
Gopher Tortoise
Gopherus polyphemus
Gopher Frog
Lithobates capito
Southern Chorus Frog 16
Pseudacris nigrita

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