Rodriguez Key

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'''Rodriguez Key''' is an uninhabited island in Monroe County, Florida, in the upper Florida Keys.<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|289919}}</ref> It is located east of Key Largo.

The island is covered by mangrove forests, including the species ''Rhizophora mangle'', ''Avicennia nitida'', and ''Laguncularia racemosa''.<ref>Lidz, B.H., Shinn, E.A., Hansen, M.E., Halley, R.B., Harris, M.W., Locker, S.D., and Hine, A.C., 1997. ''[https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Prodesc/proddesc_13032.htm Maps showing sedimentary and biological environments, depth to Pleistocene bedrock, and Holocene sediment and reef thickness from Molasses Reef to Elbow Reef, Key Largo, South Florida]''. U.S. Geological Survey. Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Map I-2505.</ref>

thumb|left|240px|Color infrared image of Rodriguez Key in 1987 {{Clear}} ==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:Hills of Florida Category:Islands of Monroe County, Florida Category:Islands of the Florida Keys Category:Islands of Florida