Alternative Text Description for Garrett's Mint (Endangered)

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MAP OVERVIEW

This map displays the habitat range of Garrett's Mint, an endangered plant species, within the southeastern United States. The map shows a single polygonal area representing the species' known distribution boundary as recognized by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The focus is on showing where this endangered species occurs geographically, with particular emphasis on its limited range in Florida.

GEOGRAPHIC CONTEXT

The map covers portions of the southeastern United States, including Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Florida. Major cities labeled on the map include Atlanta, Athens, Macon, Warner Robins, Greenville, Columbia, Augusta, Charleston, Savannah, Jacksonville, Wilmington, Valdosta, Gainesville, Orlando, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Cape Coral, West Palm Beach, Fort St. Lucie, Port St. Lucie, Palm Bay, Palm Coast, Lakeland, Coral Springs, and Freeport. The Atlantic Ocean appears along the eastern edge, and the Gulf of America is visible along Florida's western and southern coasts. The map extends from northern Georgia and the Carolinas southward through the entire Florida peninsula.

KEY INSIGHTS

Garrett's Mint has an extremely limited geographic range, occurring in only a small area of south-central Florida. The species' habitat is confined to a single polygonal area located inland between the Tampa Bay area and the Atlantic coast, positioned roughly between Orlando to the north and West Palm Beach to the south. This highly restricted distribution emphasizes the endangered status of the species, as it occupies only a fraction of Florida's total area and no presence is indicated elsewhere in the mapped region. The isolation of this single habitat area from any other populations highlights the species' vulnerability.

VISUAL ELEMENTS

Garrett's Mint Habitat Range

This layer represents the endangered species' known distribution boundary as determined by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for Florida.

Garrett's Mint (Endangered) habitat area (pink crosshatch pattern)

Appearance:

The habitat is shown as a polygonal area filled with a pink or light red diagonal crosshatch pattern, making it visually distinct from the neutral gray base map.

Distribution:

The species occurs in a single, compact area in south-central Florida, positioned inland from both coasts.

Notable locations:

The habitat area is located southeast of Lakeland and southwest of Palm Bay, in the interior portion of the Florida peninsula. It sits roughly equidistant from Tampa-St. Petersburg on the Gulf of America coast and Port St. Lucie on the Atlantic coast.

Spatial patterns:

The distribution consists of a single, isolated polygon with no other occurrences visible anywhere else on the map. The habitat does not extend to coastal areas and is entirely inland. No clustering or corridor patterns exist, as this represents the species' complete known range shown as one discrete area.

Overlapping Patterns

No overlapping patterns are present. This map displays a single thematic layer showing only the Garrett's Mint habitat boundary.

SYMBOL GUIDE

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This map represents a single species distribution layer extracted from a larger dataset of endangered and threatened species maintained by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The polygon shown represents the extent of the species' known range rather than individual plant locations. Garrett's Mint's appearance on this map as a single, small habitat area reflects its critically limited distribution and underscores its endangered conservation status. Users should understand that this represents the species' range boundary and does not indicate uniform presence throughout the entire shaded area.

DATA CONTEXT

Data Source:

The data comes from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service's species boundary dataset for the State of Florida. This dataset contains polygonal boundaries for species as understood by the USFWS. Source layer: CR_USFWS_POLY_JUL25.

Definition Query:

The map displays only records where the common name equals 'GARRETT'S MINT', filtering the larger USFWS species dataset to show this single endangered species.

Scale Information:

The map scale shows a regional view covering multiple states in the southeastern United States, appropriate for understanding the broad geographic context of the species' limited range.

Coordinate System:

NAD_1983_HARN_Florida_GDL_Albers (WKID 3087)

Time Period of Content:

The data source layer name indicates content from July 2025 (JUL25).

Limitations:

The polygon represents the species' range boundary as understood by the USFWS and may not reflect the most current survey data or all suitable habitat areas. The boundary shows where the species is known to occur but does not indicate population density, habitat quality, or presence at every location within the polygon.

Map Coverage:

The map extends from northern Georgia and the Carolinas southward through Florida, encompassing the Atlantic coast from Wilmington, North Carolina to the Florida Keys area, and the Gulf of America coast from the Tampa Bay region northward into the Florida Panhandle. This broad coverage provides regional context for understanding the highly localized nature of Garrett's Mint's distribution.

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