Ephiphytes thrive among the tall cypress trees at Loxahatchee National Wildlife
Refuge.
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Cypress trees
Ephiphytes thrive among the tall cypress trees at Loxahatchee National Wildlife
Refuge.
Dikes separating impoundments
Looking northwest from the observation tower of Marsh Trail at Loxahatchee
National Wildlife Refuge, dikes separate impoundments.
Looking northwest from the observation tower of Marsh Trail at Loxahatchee
National Wildlife Refuge, dikes separate impoundments.
Dragonfly
Green dragonfly on the boardwalk at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Green dragonfly on the boardwalk at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Ferns
Many different fern species prosper in the water and shade of a cypress swamp
at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Many different fern species prosper in the water and shade of a cypress swamp
at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Foliose lichens
Foliose lichens on a tree trunk at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Foliose lichens on a tree trunk at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Freshwater cypress swamp
Freshwater, cypress swamp at the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Freshwater, cypress swamp at the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Freshwater swamp
Freshwater swamp in front of the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge Visitor
Center.
Freshwater swamp in front of the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge Visitor
Center.
Freshwater swamp
Freshwater swamp covered with the aquatic plants duckweed and water
spangles, at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Freshwater swamp covered with the aquatic plants duckweed and water
spangles, at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Great egret and cattails
A great egret flying above the predominately cattail marsh of impoundment #8
at the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
A great egret flying above the predominately cattail marsh of impoundment #8
at the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Gulf fritillary butterfly
Gulf fritillary butterfly at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Gulf fritillary butterfly at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Hot-pink pentas
Hot-pink pentas star-shaped flowers bud and grow in the butterfly garden at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Hot-pink pentas star-shaped flowers bud and grow in the butterfly garden at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Impoundment at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
Looking southwest across the pickerelweed and waters of impoundment #7 at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Looking southwest across the pickerelweed and waters of impoundment #7 at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Impoundment at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
Looking west across the mixed vegetation and waters of impoundment #7 at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Looking west across the mixed vegetation and waters of impoundment #7 at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
John Wild River, near Anaktuvuk
Looking upstream from mid channel of the John Wild River. Near Anaktuvuk, Alaska.
Looking upstream from mid channel of the John Wild River. Near Anaktuvuk, Alaska.
Leather fern
The red-tinted fronds of a leather fern, at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
The red-tinted fronds of a leather fern, at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Lichen
Red patches of "baton-rouge" lichen stand out against the green understory of a
cypress swamp at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Red patches of "baton-rouge" lichen stand out against the green understory of a
cypress swamp at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Lubber grasshopper
Young lubber grasshopper with black and yellow markings, atop a post at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Young lubber grasshopper with black and yellow markings, atop a post at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Nettleleaf velvetberry
Tiny blue flowers of nettleleaf velvetberry grow in the butterfly garden at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Tiny blue flowers of nettleleaf velvetberry grow in the butterfly garden at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Periphyton
Turtles swimming among the periphyton in the canal between impoundment #7
and #2b at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Turtles swimming among the periphyton in the canal between impoundment #7
and #2b at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Pickerelweed
Looking south, pickerelweed almost completely fills impoundment #7 at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Looking south, pickerelweed almost completely fills impoundment #7 at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Pickerelweed
Long heart-shaped leaves and a few violet-blue flowers of the pickerelweed
extend above the swamp waters at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Long heart-shaped leaves and a few violet-blue flowers of the pickerelweed
extend above the swamp waters at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.