Researchers in northwest Florida assessed the amount of biomass in the forest understory to see if it could be used to meet the state's energy needs. They used a random sampling method to measure the biomass of non-commercial forest understory species in six counties. The study found that the total biomass of these species was estimated to be around 12 million metric tons, mainly consisting of Cliftonia monophylla (titi) and Cyrilla racemiflora (white titi). This biomass could potentially generate about 28.8 million gigajoules of electricity or 15.8925 billion liters of ethanol. Further research is needed to determine the sustainability of using forest understory biomass for bioenergy at the state level.