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.

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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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Olustee Battlefield Historic Park-Common Flora and Fauna

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