Serpentine is a group of rock forming minerals, magnesium silicates. Where they form a significant part of the land surface, the soils are unusual, high in clay, and the flora is generally very distinctive. Strips of serpentine soil will show as strips of herb and brushland within otherwise forested areas.

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See also

• Serpentine Belt
• The Serpentine, a lake in Hyde Park, London