Alternative Text Description for Florida Torreya (Endangered) Distribution Map

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MAP OVERVIEW

This map displays the geographic distribution of the Florida Torreya, an endangered species, within the State of Florida as designated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The map shows a single continuous habitat area represented by a pink crosshatch pattern covering portions of northwest Florida and the Florida Panhandle region. This distribution map illustrates where this endangered species' habitat exists according to federal wildlife protection boundaries.

GEOGRAPHIC CONTEXT

The mapped area covers northwest Florida and portions of the Florida Panhandle. The habitat zone extends across multiple counties in this region. Visible city labels include Donalsonville and Boykin to the north, Bainbridge and Climax to the east, Chattahoochee near the center, Sneads to the west, Greensboro and Quincy in Gadsden County to the southeast, Havana and Midway to the east, Fort Braden to the south, Hosford to the southwest, and Blountstown to the west. The habitat area appears to follow geographic features including what appears to be river systems and associated bottomlands in this region of northwest Florida.

KEY INSIGHTS

The Florida Torreya habitat forms a large, relatively contiguous area concentrated in northwest Florida's Panhandle region. The distribution shows a dominant east-west orientation with the widest extent running roughly from the Donalsonville area southward and eastward toward the Chattahoochee and Bainbridge areas. The habitat area extends in a broad band across the landscape with some irregular boundaries that suggest the species' range follows natural geographic features such as river corridors and floodplains. Notable concentrations appear in the northern and central portions of the mapped habitat zone, with extensions reaching south toward Fort Braden and west toward Blountstown. The pattern suggests the species occupies specific ecological zones within this geographic region rather than being uniformly distributed across northwest Florida.

VISUAL ELEMENTS

Florida Torreya Endangered Species Habitat

This layer represents the polygonal boundaries of habitat areas for the endangered Florida Torreya species as designated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

Florida Torreya (Endangered) Habitat Area

Appearance:

Pink crosshatch pattern fill with diagonal lines creating a mesh-like texture over the habitat boundary polygons

Distribution:

The habitat covers a large contiguous area in northwest Florida and the Panhandle region, extending from the Donalsonville area in the north through Chattahoochee in the center, reaching south toward Fort Braden and west toward Blountstown and Sneads

Notable locations:

Major concentrations appear around Chattahoochee, extending northward toward Bainbridge and Donalsonville, eastward toward Climax, westward toward Sneads, and southward in scattered extensions. The habitat includes areas near the Gadsden County region around Quincy, Greensboro, and Gretna.

Spatial patterns:

The habitat forms an irregular but largely continuous polygon with a general east-west orientation in the northern section and north-south extensions. The boundary follows natural features creating an organic shape rather than straight administrative lines. River corridors and associated bottomlands appear to define much of the habitat extent, with the pattern suggesting the species occupies riparian or floodplain environments within this geographic region.

Overlapping Patterns

No overlapping patterns are present as this map displays a single thematic layer showing endangered species habitat boundaries.

SYMBOL GUIDE

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This map represents official endangered species habitat boundaries maintained by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for conservation and regulatory purposes. The map focuses solely on the thematic layer showing Florida Torreya distribution and does not emphasize base map features except for place names that provide geographic orientation. The habitat boundaries represent the species' understood range for federal protection purposes. This single-species distribution map is part of a larger dataset containing polygonal boundaries for multiple species in Florida.

DATA CONTEXT

Data Source:

United States Fish and Wildlife Service endangered species boundary dataset for the State of Florida. The data represents official federal designation of species habitat areas for conservation and regulatory purposes.

Definition Query:

The map displays a filtered subset of the larger USFWS species boundary dataset, showing only features where the common name equals "Florida Torreya" (CR_USFWS_POLY_JUN26COMNAME = 'FLORIDA TORREYA').

Scale Information:

The map scale shows regional coverage appropriate for viewing county-level and multi-county habitat distributions. The level of detail is suitable for understanding the overall geographic range and general habitat extent rather than site-specific boundary details.

Coordinate System:

NAD 1983 HARN Florida GDL Albers (WKID 3087)

Limitations:

The map represents habitat boundaries as understood and designated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and may not reflect the complete ecological range or all occupied habitat areas. Actual species presence may vary within designated boundaries. The dataset represents a specific snapshot of federal designations and may not include all areas where the species occurs or has occurred historically.

Map Coverage:

The map extent covers northwest Florida and portions of the Florida Panhandle, with context areas shown in neighboring regions including southern Georgia. Areas outside the pink habitat zone are shown for geographic context but do not indicate presence or absence of the species.

The alternative text description of this map was AI-generated and may contain inaccuracies.