Partridge pea, Cassia spp.; Poison ivy, Toxicodendron radicanaM
 Ragweed, Ambrosia arteiaisifolia; Spanish moss, Tillandsia
 usneoides; Virginia creeper, Parthenocissus abrinqsfsla; Wild
 grape, Vitis app.; Yellow jessamine, Gsalaaminm seerviarea
 Dotted horsemint, Monarda Punctata; Blackberry, kRbus app.

 GRASSES AND GRASSLIKE PLANTS Low panicua, Panicam app.; Switchgrass,
 Panicumn irtatum

 Information about plants which occur in specific ecological comanities is
 in Appendix B.

 3. Animals

 The more common wildlife species include:

 MAMMALS -Raccoon, opossum, southern flying squirrel, gray squirrel, gray
 f i, bobcat, white-tailed deer, armadillo

 BIRDS Bluebird, bluejay, cardinal, cedar waxwing, chickadee, ckuck-
 wills widow, great crested flycatcher, eastern phoebe, eastern
 mockingbird, loggerhead shrike, mourning dove, palm warbler,
 summer tanager, robin, rufous-sided towhee, turkey, tufted
 titmouse, woodpeckers, wrens

 Information on animals known to occur in specific ecological communities
 is in Appendix C.

LAND USE INTERPRETATIONS

1. Environmental Value as a Natural System

 Upland hardwood hammocks occur on some of the soils that are well suited
 for a variety of uses and may undergo considerable stress and change.
 From a purely aesthetic standpoint the interior of this community, if not
 recently disturbed, usually is inspiring. Large hardwoods exhibit an
 interesting diversity in growth forms. In the moist drainageways, true
 mosses, several species of ferns and violets represent the fragile side of
 nature. Many aspects related to environmental awareness such as the
 function of microorganisms in decay and nutrient-cycling may be viewed in
 this community.

 Upland hardwood hammocks are valuable for watershed protection, and
 hardwood products and are prized areas for residential development.

2. Rangeland

 Upland hardwood hammocks have very poor potential for range and are
 therefore not used for this purpose.

3. Wildlifeland

 Hardwood mast (acorns, nuts, fruits, buds, and berries) makes upland
 hardwood hammocks good habitat for deer, turkey, squirrel, black bear, and
 many songbirds. Maturing hardwoods and snags provide good nesting sites