The surrounding photos are representative of the 47 common coastal, wetland and upland species contained in this guide. In addition many related and/or obvious species not represented by photos are described in the text. Included species occur in the southern tip of Florida south of Lake Okeechobee. Common and scientific name as well as a number which refers to the species-related text are listed under each picture.

Both inside pages contain blocks corresponding to each species pictured. These provide family, common name, scientific name, measurement statistics and other identification aids-including tips on how to distinguish among look-alikes and related species. Both photos and text concentrate upon leaves and sometimes bark as tools of identification.