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Here we transition from a Hammock environment to a Slash Pine stand environment. Big Cypress Preserve has three types of plant environments; Cypress domes, Slash Pine fields and Hammocks. Cypress domes are the main feature of the area, hence the name, Big Cypress. Second most prevalent are Slash Pine stands with Palmetto Palms and the third most prevalent are Hammocks, which are islands elevated about three feet higher then the Cypress dome floor upon which grows a very thick and varied collection of Florida Oak, Royal Palm, Gumbo Limbo Tree, White  Mangrove, Mahogany and more.