Doral Glades Wherigo Cache

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Young explorers! Your mission for this cache will be to learn and discover all about our native flora, by observing in detail the native plants within the “nature trail”. We advise you to research this page as it will be a great guide for the task ahead! The botanical knowledge gained within it will help you on your quest.

Park hours are from dawn to dusk, please obey and respect all park rules and regulation, do not disturb the wildlife! Enjoy your journey and good luck!

Geiger tree
Cordia sebestena is a shrubby tree in the borage family, Boraginaceae, native to the American tropics. It ranges from southern Florida in the United States and the Bahamas, southwards throughout Central America and the Greater Antilles. Scientific name: Cordia sebestena Conservation status: Least Concern Higher classification: Bocote Order: Boraginales Rank: Species Family: Boraginaceae Common name: Geiger tree

American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana is an open-habit, native shrub of the Southern United States which is often grown as an ornamental in gardens and yards. American beautyberries produce large clusters of purple berries, which birds and deer eat, thus distributing the seeds. Scientific name: Callicarpa americana Family: Lamiaceae Higher classification: Beautyberry Order: Lamiaceae Rank: Species Family: Lamiaceae Common name: American beautyberry

Bald cypress
Taxodium distichum is a deciduous conifer in the family Cupressaceae. It is native to the southeastern United States. Hardy and tough, this tree adapts to a wide range of soil types, whether wet, dry, or swampy. It is noted for the russet-red fall color of its lacy needles. Scientific name: Taxodium distichum Family: Cupressaceae Higher classification: Bald cypress Rank: Species Common name: Bald cypress

Pond Apple
Annona glabra is a tropical fruit tree in the family Annonaceae, in the same genus as the Soursop and Cherimoya. Common names include pond apple, alligator apple, swamp apple, corkwood, bobwood, and monkey apple. fall color of its lacy needles. Scientific name: Annona glabra Family: Custard apples Higher classification: Annona Rank: Species Common name: Pond Apple

Cabbage palmetto
Sabal palmetto, also known as cabbage-palm, palmetto, cabbage palmetto, blue palmetto, Carolina palmetto, common palmetto, swamp cabbage and sabal palm, is one of 15 species of palmetto palm. It is native to the southern United States, as well as Cuba, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and the Bahamas. Scientific name: Sabal palmetto Family: Arecaceae Higher classification: Sabal Rank: Species Order: Arecales Common name: Cabbage palmetto

Green buttonwood
Conocarpus erectus, commonly called buttonwood or button mangrove, is a mangrove shrub in the family Combretaceae. This species grows on shorelines in tropical and subtropical regions around the world. Scientific name: Conocarpus erectus Family: Combretaceae Higher classification: Conocarpus Rank: Species Order: Myrtales Common name: Green buttonwood

Spatterdock
Nuphar advena is a species of Nuphar native throughout the eastern United States and at some parts of Canada, such as Nova Scotia. It is similar to the Eurasian species N. lutea, and is treated as a subspecies of it by some botanists, though differing significantly in genetics. Scientific name: Nuphar advena Family: Nymphaeaceae Rank: Species Order: Nymphaeales Common name: Spatterdock

Red maple
Acer rubrum, the red maple, also known as swamp, water or soft maple, is one of the most common and widespread deciduous trees of eastern and central North America. The U.S. Forest service recognizes it as the most abundant native tree in eastern North America. Scientific name: Acer rubrum Family: Sapindaceae Higher classification: Maple Rank: Species Order: Sapindales Common name: Red maple

Spike-rush
Eleocharis palustris, the common spike-rush, creeping spike-rush or marsh spike-rush, is a species of mat-forming perennial flowering plants in the sedge family Cyperaceae. It grows in wetlands in Europe, North Africa, northern and central Asia and North America. Scientific name: Eleocharis palustris Family: Sedge Higher classification: Eleocharis Rank: Species Order: Poales Common name: Spike-rush