Section 62-340.450, F.A.C. Vegetative Index

Question 1

Vine

Answer 1

refers to any plant species which has a twining or clasping extended growth form originating at the base of the plant and which is dependent on its own accumulated growth or the growth of other plants for support
Example(s): grape vines and green briars

Question 2

Aquatic Plants

Answer 2

will generally not be observed along the boundary of a wetland unless they have floated up with rising water; because of the general need for support from surface water, the presence of aquatic plants may be used as an indicator of hydrology

Question 3

Facultative Species

Answer 3

are NOT used in the evaluation of the dominant vegetative cover or in determining the appropriate strata; can be observed as dominant vegetation in uplands as often as in wetlands

Question 4

Vegetative Index

Answer 4

is NOT a complete list of all of the plants which occur in Florida wetlands