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KentPfeiffer said:

It appears to be mowed at least occassionaly, though, correct? It appears to be closer to what would be called "yard" than "habitat". Or, is vegetation naturally that short in Florida? Here is a picture that I hope will illustrate the point:

• Tennessee Coneflower (Echinacea tennesseensis)
• Uploaded by KentPfeiffer

This is a portion of my yard. It's composed of native (more or less) plants, some I planted, some that colonized the area from the prairie across the road, and almost all have spread around on their own over the years. It appears far more "natural" than the pictures you submitted in the Habitat Gallery.

But it is neither natural nor habitat, it's just a part of my yard (an unkempt part of my yard according to a few neighbors, but hey, some people like it).

I think it's quite beautiful Kent! Right up my alley. And it's environmentally friendly which makes it even better.

If you call mowing occasionally as having been mowed once a year then yes, it has been mowed once a year in September. It is necessary in order to harvest the pecans & now that we own it, any portion that is not directly under the "drop" of the pecans will not get mowed even that once. But this is Fl. Kent & grass takes a beating here. It is not what you are used to. The heat & sun beat it to death & there is often times drought or lack of rain. We are much like parts of Texas. When I have trouble ID'ing a plant, I go look at what grows in Texas & usually find what I'm looking for.
AND the grass you are looking at in the photo is not normal turfgrass. It's just old scrub grass that grows here --- as wild as the phlox --- no one planted it. It survives what Ma Nature dishes out whereas little else "grass" will. So no, it is not a yard by any means. It is a habitat.