Freshwater swamp
Freshwater swamp in front of the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge Visitor
Center.... Location: FL, USA
Freshwater cypress swamp
Freshwater, cypress swamp at the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.... Location: FL, USA
Freshwater swamp
Freshwater swamp covered with the aquatic plants duckweed and water
spangles, at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.... Location: FL, USA
Cypress trees
Ephiphytes thrive among the tall cypress trees at Loxahatchee National Wildlife
Refuge.... Location: FL, USA
Ferns
Many different fern species prosper in the water and shade of a cypress swamp
at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.... Location: FL, USA
Lichen
Red patches of "baton-rouge" lichen stand out against the green understory of a
cypress swamp at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.... Location: FL, USA
Cypress swamp
A boardwalk trail through the cypress swamp at Loxahatchee National Wildlife
Refuge.... Location: FL, USA
Leather fern
The red-tinted fronds of a leather fern, at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.... Location: FL, USA
Shield fern
Dark green fronds of a shield fern stand out against a mostly royal fern
background, at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.... Location: FL, USA
Swamp and sky reflection
Swamp canopy and sky reflected in the swamp waters of Loxahatchee National
Wildlife Refuge.... Location: FL, USA
Impoundment at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
Looking southwest across the pickerelweed and waters of impoundment #7 at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.... Location: FL, USA
Culvert and canal
Metal culverts within this canal's banks transport water between the
impoundments and the canal at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.... Location: FL, USA
Cattails
A close-up of cattails found within the predominately cattail marsh of
impoundment #8 at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.... Location: FL, USA
Pickerelweed
Long heart-shaped leaves and a few violet-blue flowers of the pickerelweed
extend above the swamp waters at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.... Location: FL, USA
Small aquatic plants
Close-up of the small aquatic plants that cover some of the swamp waters at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.... Location: FL, USA
Cardinal wild pine bromeliad
A cypress tree supports the flowering cardinal wild pine bromeliad, at
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.... Location: FL, USA
Foliose lichens
Foliose lichens on a tree trunk at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.... Location: FL, USA
Brown anole
Brown anole on the boardwalk at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.... Location: FL, USA
Dragonfly
Green dragonfly on the boardwalk at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.... Location: FL, USA
Spanish moss
The gray leaves of spanish moss can be seen dangling from cypress trees all
along the Cypress Swamp Boardwalk at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.... Location: FL, USA