In Florida there are approximately 11,000,000 acres of grazing lands, comprised of 3,591,000 acres as non-federal rangeland, 4,204,900 acres as non-federal pastureland, 2,506,000 acres as non-federal grazing forest, and 1,000,000 acres as federal grazing lands. Acreage associated with each of the twelve range sites is not available. Range is a primary natural resource of many ranching operations. The native vegetation of range lands includes grasses, grasslikes, forbs, or shrubs suitable for grazing and browsing use by livestock and wildlife. Some range sites have an overstory of trees and others are comprised of only herbaceous vegetation.

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- Select a Range Ecosystem - Cabbage Palm Flatwoods Cutthoat Seeps Everglades Flatwoods Freshwater Marsh & Ponds Longleaf Pine-Turkey Oak Hills North Florida Flatwoods Salt Marsh Scrub Cypress Slough South Florida Flatwoods Upland Hardwood Hammock Wetland Hardwoods
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- A checklist for associated vegetation of Florida's Rangelands

- A Glossary of Terms Used in Range Management

Adapted from "Range Sites of Florida" by 
J. Jeffrey Mullahey, George W. Tanner, and Stephen Coates
IFAS Extension Circular 951