If Florida habitats could be named all over again, maybe scrub could be the Florida Dwarf Forest, or the Florida Elfin Woods, or the Florida Pygmy Oak Woodlands. Alas, it is too late now to choose a pretty name. Florida scrub is the original name, the tough name, the name that makes no promises. Maybe it's an appropriate and meaningful name after all. In spite of its unattractive name, Florida scrub is famous, recognized nationally as an unusual place with strange plants and animals.
Biologists come from all over the country to study scrub.
Florida scrub is frequently considered to be Florida's most distinctive ecosystem. With so many interesting ecosystems that exist in Florida, such as mangrove swamps, hardwood hammocks, dry prairies, and freshwater marshes, the title is an honorable one. Florida scrub has some very striking differences. Age Florida scrub is a very old ecosystem found on coastal and ancient inland dunes throughout the state. Rain drains through scrub soil very quickly.