High winds from the ocean nearby sweeping over the Juno Hills Scrub have sheered the vegetation down to just a few feet. This is a unique mix of scrub blending into coastal hammock to the left.
The top of the hill contains Saw Palmetto, Saffron Plum, Hog Plum, various scrub oaks, Scrub Palmetto, Scrub Redbay, Beach Cocoplum and wildflowers and grasses. As you head east to the left, coastal species are added.
These include Necklace Pod, Hercules Club, Wild Lime, Spanish Stopper, Snowberry, Wild coffee, Marlberry, Sea Grape, Blolly, Myrsine, Pineland Croton and others.
For purists like me, this verifies that mixing some of these plants makes sense. Some crossover occurs naturally, such as Saw Palmetto in both habitats, yet Seagrape should stay in the coastal grouping because it crowds out the smaller scrub plants.