Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve

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The Preserve has many rare and endangered species of native plants, including seven species of orchids, four of the five genera of carnivorous plants, and ten species of ferns. Except for a few introduced plants indigenous to the original habitat, no cultivated species have been added to the preserve. Many wildflowers and grasses grow on the sunny, park-like longleaf pine uplands and savannah wetlands, while shade-loving species prefer the mesic slope forest. Desert plants are found on sandy knolls on the uplands while aquatics grow in the pools at the slope base. A baygall community occurs at the base of the mesic slope forest on the south end. Wildlife, both birds and mammals, abound and management practices are careful to preserve the brood plants for butterflies. There are no restroom facilities at the preserve.
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