[8]: 87  Unlike the Pineywoods – to which it is closely related – the Florida Cracker has not been inter-bred with breeds of North European origin.

By the middle of the century indiscriminate cross-breeding of these with the Cracker cattle had brought the Florida breed to the point of disappearance;[9]: 177 [3] after 1949 laws relating to free-roaming livestock also contributed to the rapid decline of the Florida Cracker.

[3] The Florida Cracker is included in the Ark of Taste of the international Slow Food Foundation.

[9]: 177 [3] Coat color and pattern is highly variable; the predominant coat types depend partly on the geographical area: solid blacks, duns and reds, with or without brindling, are more common in southern Florida, while color-sided, finched, roan and spotted patterns are more often seen in the northern part of the state.

[9]: 177  Horns are also variable in both shape and size, and naturally polled animals also occur.