Acer rubrum
The tree island hammocks in the Everglades appear as teardrop-shaped islands shaped by the flow of water in the middle of the slough. Many tropical species such as mahogany ("Swietenia mahagoni"), gumbo limbo ("Bursera simaruba"), and cocoplum ("Chrysobalanus icaco") grow alongside the more familiar temperate species of southern live oak, red maple ("Acer rubrum"), and hackberry ("Celtis laevigata").