Alternative Text Description for Fragrant Prickly-Apple (Endangered)

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MAP OVERVIEW

This map displays the known habitat range of the Fragrant Prickly-Apple, an endangered species, within the southeastern United States. The map focuses on Florida and portions of neighboring states including Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. The visualization represents the species' polygonal boundary as identified by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, showing a single concentrated habitat area along Florida's eastern coast.

GEOGRAPHIC CONTEXT

The map covers Florida and extends northward through Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina, with the Atlantic Ocean visible along the eastern coastline. Major cities labeled include Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, West Palm Beach, Miami, Charleston, Savannah, Columbia, Greenville, Wilmington, and Athens. The habitat range is located on Florida's east-central coast, in the vicinity of Port St. Lucie and Palm Bay. Surrounding Florida cities shown include Gainesville, Valdosta, Tallahassee, St. Petersburg, Lakeland, Cape Coral, Coral Springs, Freeport, and Abaco.

KEY INSIGHTS

The Fragrant Prickly-Apple has an extremely limited and geographically restricted habitat range. The species occupies a single, compact area along Florida's Atlantic coast in the Port St. Lucie region, roughly between Palm Bay to the north and West Palm Beach to the south. The habitat boundary is notably small compared to the overall map extent, emphasizing the species' endangered status and highly localized distribution. No other populations or habitat areas are visible elsewhere in Florida or the southeastern United States shown on this map.

VISUAL ELEMENTS

Fragrant Prickly-Apple Habitat Range

This layer represents the official habitat boundary for the endangered Fragrant Prickly-Apple species as defined by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

Fragrant Prickly-Apple (Endangered) - Pink crosshatch pattern

Appearance:

The habitat area is depicted with a pink or light magenta crosshatch pattern consisting of diagonal lines creating a mesh-like appearance.

Distribution:

The species range is located exclusively along Florida's east-central Atlantic coast, positioned inland from the immediate coastline in the area between Port St. Lucie and the Palm Bay vicinity.

Notable locations:

The habitat polygon is situated near Port St. Lucie, which is labeled on the map within or adjacent to the habitat boundary. The range is positioned south of the Orlando area and north of West Palm Beach.

Spatial patterns:

The habitat forms a single, roughly circular or ovoid polygon with no apparent corridors, fragmentation, or satellite populations. The compact nature of this single habitat area underscores the species' limited range and vulnerability. The habitat does not extend to the immediate coastline but is located slightly inland from the Atlantic Ocean.

Overlapping Patterns

No overlapping patterns or multiple feature interactions are present. The map displays a single thematic layer showing one species habitat boundary.

SYMBOL GUIDE

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This map presents a single endangered species habitat layer extracted from a larger dataset. The visualization is designed to show the extent of the species' known range rather than ecological detail or base map context. The extremely limited geographic extent of the Fragrant Prickly-Apple habitat emphasizes its conservation status and the importance of habitat protection in this specific coastal Florida region. The broader geographic context provided by the map extent helps users understand the species' restricted range within the southeastern United States.

DATA CONTEXT

Data Source:

The data is derived from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service's species boundary dataset for the State of Florida, containing polygonal boundaries for species as understood by the agency. The source layer is CR_USFWS_POLY_JUL25.

Definition Query:

This map displays only records where the common name equals 'FRAGRANT PRICKLY-APPLE', filtering the dataset to show this single endangered species from the broader USFWS species boundary collection.

Scale Information:

The map shows a regional scale covering multiple states, appropriate for understanding the species' overall geographic range and its position within the southeastern United States. The broad scale emphasizes the limited extent of the habitat relative to the surrounding geography.

Coordinate System:

NAD_1983_HARN_Florida_GDL_Albers (WKID 3087)

Time Period of Content:

The data source indicates a July 2025 reference (JUL25), suggesting the dataset represents species boundaries as of that time period.

Limitations:

This map represents the species boundary as understood by USFWS and may not reflect fine-scale habitat variations, seasonal movements, or recent changes in species distribution. The polygon represents the known or designated habitat range rather than individual plant locations or population density.

Map Coverage:

The map extends from northern Florida through Georgia and South Carolina to southern North Carolina in the north, westward to include portions of Georgia including Athens and Macon, and eastward to the Atlantic Ocean coastline. The southern extent includes southern Florida and offshore areas near Abaco. The map provides regional context far beyond the actual species habitat to situate the endangered species' limited range within the broader southeastern geography.

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