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SCIENTIFIC NAME - COMMON NAME

Abrus precatorius - Rosary pea

Acacia auriculiformis - Earleaf acacia

Acalypha gracilens - Three-seeded mercury

Acer rubrum - Red maple

Acrostichum aureum - Golden leather fern

Acrostichum danaeifolium - Giant leather fern

Aeschynomene americana - Sensitive joint-vetch

Agalinis linifolia - Foxglove

Agalinis purpurea - Foxglove

Agave americana -Sisal

Agave neglecta - Wild century plant

Agave sisalana - Sisal

Ageratina jucunda -

Albizia lebbeck - Woman's tongue

Aletris lutea - Yellow colic root

Allamanda cathartica - Allamanda

Aloe - spp. Aloe

Alternanthera maritima - Chaff-flower

Alternanthera philoxeroides - Alligator-weed

Alternanthera ramosissima - Chaff-flower

Amaranthus australis - Southern water hemp

Amaranthus cannabinus - Water hemp

Amaranthus hybridus - Common pigweed

Amaranthus spinosus - Spiny amaranth

Amaranthus viridus - Slender amaranth

Ambrosia artemisiifolia - Common ragweed

Ammannia coccinea - Scarlet ammannia

Ammannia latifolia - Toothcups

Amorpha fruticosa - Wild indigo

Ampelopsis arborea - Pepper vine

Amphicarpum muhlenbergianum - Blue maidencane

Amphitecna latifolia - Black calabash

Amyris elemifera - Torchwood

Andropogon brachystachyus - Shortspike bluestem

Andropogon glomeratus - Bushy bluestem

Andropogon gyrans -

Andropogon longiberbis -

Andropogon ternarius - Splitbeard bluestem

Andropogon virginicus - Chalky bluestem

Anemia adiantifolia - Pine fern

Annona glabra - Pond apple

Antigonon leptopus - Coral vine

Apios americana - Groundnut

Apteria aphylla - Nodding nixie

Ardisia escallonioides - Marlberry

Ardisia solanacea - Shoebutton ardisia

Argemone mexicana - Mexican poppy

Argusia - (Mallotonia) gnaphalodes Sea lavender

Aristida condensata - Big threeawn

Aristida gyrans - Corkscrew threeawn

Aristida lanosa - Longleaf threeawn

Aristida patula - Tall threeawn

Aristida purpurascens - Arrowfeather

Aristida rhizomophora - Florida threeawn

Aristida spiciformis - Bottlebrush threeawn

Aristida stricta - Wiregrass

Aristida tenuispica - Wiregrass

Arnoglossum ovatum - Indian plantain

Asclepias curassavica - Scarlet milkweed

Asclepias curtissii - Curtiss' milkweed

Asclepias incarnata - Swamp milkweed

Asclepias lanceolata - Lanceolate milkweed

Asclepias longifolia - Longleaf milkweed

Asclepias pedicellata -

Asclepias tuberosa - Butterfly-weed

Asclepias verticillata - Whorled-leaf milkweed

Asimina reticulata - Paw paw

Asimina tetramera - Four-petal pawpaw

Asparagus densiflorus - Sprenger's asparagus fern

Asparagus setaceus - Common asparagus fern

Aster adnatus - Aster

Aster carolinianus - Climbing aster

Aster concolor -

Aster dumosus - Brush aster

Aster subulatus - Annual marsh aster

Asystasia gangetica - Ganges primrose

Atriplex pentandra - Sand atriplex

Avicennia germinans - Black mangrove

Axonopus affinis - Common carpetgrass

Axonopus furcatus - Big carpetgrass

Azolla caroliniana - Mosquito fern

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SCIENTIFIC NAME - COMMON NAME

Baccharis angustifolia - False willow

Baccharis glomeruliflora - Groundsel

Baccharis halimifolia - Saltbush

Bacopa caroliniana - Blue hyssop

Bacopa monnieri - Bacopa

Balduina augustifolia - Yellow buttons

Bambusa vulgaris - Common bamboo

Bartonia verna -

Batis maritima - Saltwort

Berchemia scandens - Rattan vine

Befaria racemosa - Tarflower

Bidens alba - Spanish needles

Bidens mitis - Begger-ticks

Bigelowia nudata - Rayless goldenrod

Bischofia javanica - Bishopwood

Blechnum serrulatum - Swamp fern

Blechum brownei - Green shrimp plant

Bletia purpurea - Pine pink orchid

Blutaparon vermiculare - Samphire

Boehmeria cylindrica - False nettle

Boerhavia diffusa - Red spiderling

Bougainvillea spectabilis - Bougainvillea

Borrichia arborescens - Sea ox-eye

Borrichia frutescens - Sea Daisies

Bothrichloa pertusa -Two-hole grass

Brachiaria mutica - Paragrass

Brachiaria subquadripara - Small-flowered Alexandergrass

Brassaia actinophylla - Schefflera

Brassica campestris - Rape

Buchnera americana - Bluehearts

Bucida buceras -Black olive

Bulbostylis ciliatifolia - Hair sedge

Bulbostylis stenophylla - Hair sedge

Bulbostylis warei - Hair sedge

Bumelia celastrina - Saffron plum

Bumelia reclinata - Slender bumelia

Bumelia tenax - Tough bumelia

Burmannia biflora -

Burmannia capitata - Arrowroot

Bursera simaruba - Gumbo limbo

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SCIENTIFIC NAME - COMMON NAME

Cabomba caroliniana - Fanwort

Caesalpinia bonduc - Gray nicker

Cakile lanceolata - Sea rocket

Callicarpa americana - Beautyberry

Callisia fragrans - Inch plant

Callisia repens - Basket plant

Callisia sp. -Basket plant

Calophyllum brasiliense - Beautyleaf

Calopogon barbatus - Bearded grass-pink

Calopogon multiflorus - Many-flowered grass pink

Calopogon pallidus - Pale swamp-pink

Calopogon tuberosus - Grass pink

Calystegia sepium - Hedge bindweed

Campanula floridana - Florida bellflower

Campyloneurum phyllitidis - Strap fern

Canavalia rosea - Seaside bean

Canna flaccida - Golden canna

Capparis cynophallophora - Jamaica caper

Capparis flexuosa - Bay-leaved carper-tree

Capsicum annuum - Bird pepper

Carex albolutescens - Green-white sedge

Carica papaya - Papaya

Carphephorus carnosus - Star clusters

Carphephorus corymbosus - Florida paintbrush

Carphephorus odoratissimus - Vanilla plant

Carphephorus paniculata - Deer tongue

Carya aquatica - Water hickory

Carya floridana - Scrub hickory

Cassia chamaecrista - Partridge pea

Cassia coluteoides - Climbing cassia

Cassia nictitans - Wild sensitive plant

Cassia obtusifolia - Sicklepod

Cassia occidentalis - Coffee senna

Cassia pilosa -

Cassytha filiformis - Love vine

Casuarina litorea - Australian pine

Casuarina glauca - Australian pine

Catharanthus roseus - Madagascar periwinkle

Celtis laevigata - Sugarberry

Cenchrus echinatus - Southern sandspur

Cenchrus gracillimus - Slender sandspur

Cenchrus incertus - Coast sandspur

Cenchrus tribuloides - Dune sandspur

Centella asiatica - Coinwort

Centrosema virginianum - Butterfly pea

Cephalanthus occidentalis - Buttonbush

Ceratiola ericoides - Rosemary

Ceratophyllum demersum - Hornwort

Ceratopteris thalictroides - Water horn fern

Cereus pentagonus - Barbed-vine cactus

Cereus peruvianus - Bishop cactus

Cereus pteranthus - Snake cactus

Cereus undatus - Night-blooming cereus

Chamaesyce blodgettii - Blodgett's spurge

Chamaesyce bombensis - Sand dune spurge

Chamaesyce cumulicola - Sand dune spurge

Chamaesyce hirta - Hairy spurge

Chamaesyce hypericifolia - Broom spurge

Chamaesyce hyssopifolia - Eyebane

Chamaesyce maculata - Milk spurge

Chamaesyce mesembryanthemifolia -

Chamaesyce opthalmica -

Chamaesyce prostrata -

Chapmannia floridana - Alicia

Chaptalia tomentosa - Pineland daisy

Chenopodium album - Lamb's quarters

Chenopodium ambrosioides - Mexican tea

Chiococca alba - Snowberry

Chiococca pinetorum - Pineland snowberry

Chloris gayana - Rhodesgrass

Chromolaena odorata - Bitter eupatorium

Chrysalidocarpus lutescens - Areca palm

Chrysobalanus icaco - Coco-plum

Chrysophyllum oliviforme - Satinleaf

Cicuta mexicana - Water hemlock

Cirsium horridulum - Thistle

Cissus sicyoides - Possum grape

Citharexylum fruticosum - Fiddlewood

Citrullus lanatus - Watermelon

Citrus aurantifolia - Key lime

Citrus aurantium - Sour orange

Citrus paradisi - Grapefruit

Citrus reticulata - Tangerine

Citrus sinensis - Sweet orange

Cladina subtenuis - Reindeer moss

Cladium jamaicense - Sawgrass

Cladonia leparina - British soldiers

Cladonia subtenuis - Reindeer moss

Clematis baldwinii - Pine hyacinth

Cleome gynandra -

Clerodendrum speciosissimum - GloryBelower

Clitoria mariana - Butterfly pea

Clusia rosea -Pitch apple

Cnidoscolus stimulosus - Tread Softly

Coccoloba diversifolia - Pigeon plum

Coccoloba uvifera - Seagrape

Coccothrinax argentata - Silver palm

Coelorachis rugosa - Wrinkled jointtail

Colocasia esculentum - Wild taro

Commelina diffusa - Creeping day-flower

Commelina erecta - Day-flower

Commelina gigas - Climbing day-flower

Conocarpus erecta - Buttonwood

Conoclinium coelestinum - Blue mistflower

Conradina grandiflora - Large-flowered rosemary

Conyza canadensis - Dwarf horseweed

Cordyline terminalis - Ti plant

Coreopsis floridana - Tickseed

Coreopsis gladiata - Tickseed

Coreopsis leavenworthii - Tickseed

Cornus foemina - Swamp dogwood

Costus spp. - Spiral flag

Crinum americanum - String lily

Crinum spp. - Milk-and-wine lily

Crotalaria lanceolata - Rattlebox

Crotalaria mucronata -

Crotalaria pumila - Dwarf rattlebox

Crotalaria retusa - Rattlebox

Crotalaria rotundifolia - Rabbitbells

Crotalaria spectabilis - Showy rattlebox

Croton glandulosus -

Croton linearis - Pineland croton

Croton punctatus - Beach tea

Ctenitis submarginalis - Brown-hair comb fern

Ctenium aromaticum - Toothache grass

Cucurbita okeechobeensis - Okeechobee gourd

Cupaniopsis anacardioides - Carrotwood

Cuphea carthagenensis -

Cuphea hyssopifolia -Mexican heather

Cuscuta spp. -Dodder

Cuthbertia ornata - Roseling

Cycas circinalis - Queen sago

Cynanchum scoparium - Hairnet vine

Cynodon dactylon - Bermuda grass

Cyperus brevifolius -

Cyperus compressus - Nutsedge

Cyperus distinctus -

Cyperus esculentus - Yellow nutsedge

Cyperus flavescens -

Cyperus globulosus - Globe sedge

Cyperus haspan - American sedge

Cyperus lecontei -

Cyperus ligularis - Saw sedge

Cyperus odoratus - Flat sedge

Cyperus planifolius -

Cyperus polystachyos -

Cyperus retrorsus - Ground nutsedge

Cyperus rotundus - Purple nutsedge

Cyperus strigosus -

Cyperus surinamensis -

Cyperus tenuifolius -

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SCIENTIFIC NAME - COMMON NAME

Dactyloctenium aegyptium - Crowfoot grass

Dalbergia ecastophyllum - Coin vine

Dalbergia sissoo - Indian rosewood

Dalea carnea -

Dalea carthagenensis -

Dalea feayi - Scrub clover

Dalea pinnata - Summer's farewell

Delonix regia - Royal poinciana

Dennstaedtia bipinnata - Hayscented fern

Desmodium incanum - Beggar's ticks

Desmodium tortuosum - Florida beggar weed

Desmodium triflorum - Three-flower beggar weed

Dichanthelium aciculare -

Dichanthelium commutatum -

Dichanthelium dichotomum -

Dichanthelium erectifolium -

Dichanthelium laxiflorum -

Dichanthelium sabulorum - Panic grass

Dichanthelium strigosum -

Dichondra caroliniensis - Pony-foot

Dichromena colorata - White-topped sedge

Dichromena latifolia - Star rush

Dicliptera assurgens -

Dicranopteris flexuosa - Net fern

Digitaria bicornis - Tropical crabgrass

Digitaria ciliaris - Southern crabgrass

Digitaria decumbens - Pangolagrass

Digitaria longiflora - India crabgrass

Diodia teres - Poor Joe

Diodia virginiana - Buttonweed

Dioscorea bulbifera - Air potato

Diospyros virginiana - Persimmon

Dipholis salicifolia - Bustic

Distichlis spicata - Saltgrass

Dodonaea viscosa - Varnish leaf

Dracaena fragrans -Corn plant

Dracaena spp. -

Drosera capillaris - Pink sundew

Drymaria cordata - West Indian chickweed

Drypetes lateriflora - Guiana plum

Dyschoriste angusta - Twinflower

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SCIENTIFIC NAME - COMMON NAME

Echinochloa walteri - Coast cockspur

Echinochloa crusgalli - Barnyard grass

Echites umbellata - Devil's potato

Eclipta alba -

Eichhornia crassipes - Water hyacinth

Eleocharis baldwinii - Roadgrass

Eleocharis cellulosa - Spikerush

Eleocharis elongata - Spikerush

Eleocharis geniculata - Spikerush

Eleocharis interstincta - Spikerush

Elephantopus elatus - Florida elephant's-foot

Eleusine indica - Goosegrass

Elyonurus tripsacoides - Pan-American balsamscale

Emilia fosbergii - Tassleflower

Emilia sonchifolia -

Encyclia tampensis - Butterfly orchid

Epidendrum difforme - Umbelled epidendrum

Epidendrum nocturnum - Night-scent orchid

Epipremnum aureum - Hunter's robe

Eragrostis atrovirens - Thalia lovegrass

Eragrostis cilianensis - Stinkgrass

Eragrostis ciliaris - Gophertail lovegrass

Eragrostis elliottii - Elliott lovegrass

Eragrostis gangetica - Slimflower lovegrass

Eragrostis refracta - Coastal lovegrass

Eragrostis spectabilis - Purple lovegrass

Erechtites hieracifolia - Fireweed

Erianthus giganteus - Sugarcane plumegrass

Erigeron quercifolius - Southern fleabane

Erigeron vernus - Fleabane

Eriobotrya japonica - Loquat

Eriocaulon compressum - Hatpins

Eriocaulon decangulare - Hatpins

Eriocaulon ravenelii - Pipewort

Ernodea littoralis - Beach creeper

Eryngium aromaticum - Fragrant eryngium

Eryngium baldwinii -

Eryngium yuccifolium - Button snakeroot

Erythrina herbacea - Coralbean

Eucalyptus spp. -Eucalyptus

Eugenia axillaris - White stopper

Eugenia foetida - Spanish stopper

Eugenia uniflora - Surinam cherry

Eulophia alta - Wild coco

Eupatorium capillifolium - Dog fennel

Eupatorium compositifolium - Dog fennel

Eupatorium hyssopifolia - Thoroughwort

Eupatorium leptophyllum -

Eupatorium mikanioides - Semaphore eupatorium

Eupatorium mohrii - Thoroughwort

Eupatorium serotinum - Late thoroughwort

Euphorbia polyphylla - Whorl-leaf spurge

Eustachys glauca - Finger grass

Eustachys petraea - Finger grass

Eustoma exaltatum - Seaside gentian

Euthamia minor - Flat-topped goldenrod

Evolvulus sericeus - Creeping morning-glories

Exothea paniculata - Inkwood

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SCIENTIFIC NAME - COMMON NAME

Ficus altissima - Lofty fig

Ficus aurea - Strangler fig

Ficus benjamina - Weeping fig

Ficus microcarpa - Laurel fig

Fimbristylis autumnalis - Slender fimbrystylis

Fimbristylis castanea -

Fimbristylis miliacea - Fringe rush

Fimbristylis spathacea - Hurricane sedge

Flaveria floridana -

Flaveria linearis - Yellow top

Forestiera segregata - Florida privet

Fraxinus caroliniana - Pop ash

Froelichia floridana - Cottonweed

Fuirena breviseta - Umbrella sedge

Fuirena pumila - Umbrella sedge

Fuirena scirpoidea - Umbrella sedge

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SCIENTIFIC NAME - COMMON NAME

Galactia elliotii - Milk pea

Galactia regularis - Milk pea

Galactia volubilis - Milk pea

Galium hispidulum - Bedstraw

Galium tinctorium - Bedstraw

Gaura angustifolia - Southern gaura

Geranium carolinianum - Cranesbill

Glandularia maritima - Beach verbena

Gloriosa sp. -Gloriosa lily

Gnaphalium obtusifolium - Rabbit's tobacco

Gnaphalium purpureum - Purple cudweed

Gratiola hispida -

Gratiola pilosa - Hedge hyssop

Gratiola ramosa - Hedge hyssop

Guapira discolor - Blolly

Guettarda scabra - Rough velvetseed

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SCIENTIFIC NAME - COMMON NAME

Habenaria odontopetala - Rein orchid

Habenaria quinqueseta - Michaux's orchid

Habenaria repens - Water spider orchid

Hamelia patens - Firebush

Harrisella filiformis - Threadroot orchid

Hedyotis corymbosa -

Hedyotis procumbens - Innocence

Hedyotis uniflora - Oldenlandia

Helenium amarum - Bitterweed

Helenium pinnatifidum - Everglades daisy

Helianthemum corymbosum - Frostweed

Helianthemum nashii - Scrub frostweed

Helianthus debilis - Beach sunflower

Helianthus floridanus -

Heliotropium angiospermum - Scorpion-tail

Heliotropium polyphyllum - Pineland heliotrope

Hemicarpha micrantha -

Herpothallon sanguineum - Baton Rouge lichen

Heteropogon contortus - Tanglehead

Heterotheca scabrella - Scrub golden aster

Heterotheca subaxillaris - Camphorweed

Hibiscus acetosella - Roselle

Hibiscus furcellatus -

Hibiscus grandiflorus - Swamp hibiscus

Hibiscus tiliaceus - Mahoe

Hieracium gronovii - Hawkweed

Hieracium megacephalon - Hawkweed

Hydrilla verticillata -Water thyme

Hydrochloa caroliniensis - Watergrass

Hydrocotyle umbellata - Pennywort

Hydrocotyle verticillata - Whorled pennywort

Hydrolea corymbosa - Sky flower

Hymenocallis latifolia - Spider lily

Hymenocallis palmeri - Alligator lily

Hypericum brachyphyllum -

Hypericum cistifolium - St. John's wort

Hypericum fasciculatum - St. John's wort

Hypericum gentianoides - Pineweed

Hypericum hypericoides - St. Andrew's cross

Hypericum mutilum - Dwarf St. John's-wort

Hypericum myrtifolium - St. John's wort

Hypericum tetrapetalum - Four petal St. John's wort

Hypoxis juncea - Yellow-star grass

Hypoxis leptocarpa - Yellow-star grass

Hyptis alata - Musky mint

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SCIENTIFIC NAME - COMMON NAME

Ilex cassine - Dahoon holly

Ilex glabra - Gallberry

Indigofera caroliniana -

Indigofera hirsuta - Hairy indigo

Indigofera spicata - Creeping indigo

Indigofera suffruticosa -

Ionopsis utricularioides - Delicate ionopsis

Ipomoea alba - Moonflower

Ipomoea cairica -

Ipomoea hederifolia - Scarlet morning-glory

Ipomoea indica - Purple morning-glory

Ipomoea macrantha - Beach morning-glory

Ipomoea pes-caprae - Railroad vine

Ipomoea sagittata - Everglades morning-glory

Ipomoea stolonifera - Beach morning-glory

Iresine diffusa - Bloodleaf

Iris hexagona - Prairie iris

Itea virginica - Virginia willow

Iva frutescens - Marsh elder

Iva imbricata - Beach elder

Iva microcephala -

Ixora coccinea - Flame-of-the-woods

Ixora sp. -Ixora

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SCIENTIFIC NAME - COMMON NAME

Jacquemontia reclinata - Beach clustervine

Jacquemontia tamnifolia -

Jasminum fluminense - Brazilian jasmine

Jasminum nitidum - Shining jasmine

Jatropha curcas -Physic nut

Juncus effusus - Soft rush

Juncus marginatus -

Juncus megacephalus - Big-headed rush

Juncus polycephalus - Many-headed rush

Juncus roemerianus - Needle rush

Juncus scirpoides -

Justica angusta - Water willow

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SCIENTIFIC NAME - COMMON NAME

Kalanchoe daigremontiana - Devil's backbone

Kalanchoe pinnata - Life plant

Kalanchoe tubiflora - Chandelier plant

Kosteletzkya virginica - Saltmarsh mallow

Krugiodendron ferreum - Black ironwood

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SCIENTIFIC NAME - COMMON NAME

Lachnanthes caroliniana - Bloodroot

Lachnocaulon anceps - Bog-buttons

Lachnocaulon beyrichianum - Bog-buttons

Lachnocaulon minus - Bog-buttons

Lactuca graminifolia - Wild lettuce

Laguncularia racemosa - White mangrove

Lantana camara - Shrub verbena

Lantana depressa var. floridana - Pineland lantana

Lantana involucrata - Wild sage

Lantana ovatifolia -

Lasiacis divaricata - Small cane

Lechea cernua - Nodding pinweed

Lechea deckertii - Wireweed

Lechea divaricata - Pine pinweed

Lechea sessiliflora -

Lechea torreyi - Pinweed

Leersia hexandra - Clubhead cutgrass

Lemna obscura -Little duckweed

Lemna valdiviana - Poorman's pepper

Lepidium virginicum - Peppergrass

Leptochloa fascicularis - Bearded spangletop

Leucaena leucocephala - Leadtree

Liatris chapmanii - Blazing star

Liatris garberi - Blazing star

Liatris gracilis - Blazing star

Liatris spicata - Blazing star

Liatris tenuifolia - Blazing star

Licania michauxii - Gopher apple

Lilium catesbaei - Catesby lily

Limnobium spongia - Frog's bit

Limonium carolinianum - Sea lavender

Linaria canadensis - Blue toadflax

Linaria floridana - Scrub toadflax

Lindernia crustacea -

Lindernia grandiflora - False pimpernel

Linum floridanum - Florida flax

Linum medium - Yellow flax

Lippia nodiflora - Carpetweed

Lobelia feayana - Bay lobelia

Lobelia glandulosa - Glades lobelia

Lobelia paludosa - White lobelia

Ludwigia alata -

Ludwigia arcuata -

Ludwigia curtissii -Water primrose willow

Ludwigia hirtella -

Ludwigia linifolia -

Ludwigia maritima - Seedbox

Ludwigia microcarpa - Small-fruit primrose willow

Ludwigia octovalvis -

Ludwigia peruviana - Primrose willow

Ludwigia pilosa -Harry primrose willow

Ludwigia repens - Water-primrose

Ludwigia sphaerocarpa -Globefruit primrose willow

Ludwigia suffruticosa -

Ludwigia virgata - Ludwigia

Lupinus diffusus - Sky-blue lupine

Lycopodium appressum - Southern clubmoss

Lycopodium carolinianum - Slender clubmoss

Lycopodium cernuum - Nodding clubmoss

Lygodesmia aphylla - Roserush

Lygodium microphyllum - Climbing fern

Lyonia fruticosa - Staggerbush

Lyonia lucida - Fetterbush

Lythrum alatum - Loosestrife

Lythrum lineare -

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SCIENTIFIC NAME - COMMON NAME

Macroptilium lathyroides - Wild bean

Magnolia virginiana - Sweet bay

Malvastrum corchorifolium - False mallow

Malvaviscus arboreus - Turk's cap

Mangifera indica - Mango

Marshallia tenuifolia - Barbara's buttons

Mastichodendron foetidissimum - Mastic

Mecardonia acuminata - Purple mecardonia

Melaleuca quinquenervia - Melaleuca

Melanthera nivea - Salt & pepper

Melia azedarach - Chinaberry

Melothria pendula - Creeping cucumber

Mentzelia floridana - Poor man's patch

Merremia dissecta - Cutleaf morning-glory

Metopium toxiferum - Poisonwood

Mikania cordifolia - Climbing hempvine

Mikania scandens - Climbing hempvine

Mimosa pigra - Catclaw mimosa

Mitracarpus hirtus -

Mitreola petiolata - Miterwort

Mitreola sessilifolia - Miterwort

Mollugo verticillata - Indian chickweed

Momordica charantia - Wild balsam apple

Monarda punctata - Horsemint

Monotropa brittonii -Scrub Indian pipes

Monotropa uniflora - Scrub Indian pipes

Morinda royoc - Cheeseweed

Morus rubra - Red mulberry

Muhlenbergia capillaris - Muhly grass

Myrcianthes fragrans - Twinberry

Myrica cerifera - Wax myrtle

Myriophyllum aquaticum - Parrot's feather

Myrsine floridana -Myrsine

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SCIENTIFIC NAME - COMMON NAME

Nemastylis floridana - Celestial lily

Nephrolepis biserrata - Giant sword fern

Nephrolepis cordifolia - Tuberous Boston fern

Nephrolepis exaltata - Boston fern

Nephrolepis falcata - Fishtail Boston fern

Nephrolepis multiflora - Asian sword fern

Neptunia pubescens -

Nuphar luteum - Spatter-dock

Nymphaea odorata - White waterlily

Nymphoides aquatica - Floating hearts

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SCIENTIFIC NAME - COMMON NAME

Ocotea coriacea

Oenothera humifusa - Seaside evening primrose

Oenothera lacinata - Cut-leaved evening primrose

Okenia hypogaea - Burrowing four o'clock

Oncidium bahamensis - Dancing-lady orchid

Ophioglossum nudicaule - Hand adder's tongue fern

Ophioglossum palmatum - Hand fern

Ophioglossum petiolatum - Adder's tongue fern

Oplismenus setarius - Basketgrass

Opuntia cochenillifera - Cochineal cactus

Opuntia compressa -Twistspine prickly pear cactus

Opuntia humifusa - Twistspine prickly pear cactus

Opuntia stricta - Shell mound prickly pear cactus

Osmunda cinnamomea - Cinnamon fern

Osmunda regalis - Royal fern

Oxalis corniculata - Lady's sorrel

Oxalis corymbosa - Violet wood sorrel

Oxalis florida - Yellow wood sorrel

Oxypolis filiformis - Water-dropwort

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SCIENTIFIC NAME - COMMON NAME

Palafoxia feayi - Palafoxia

Palafoxia integrifolia - Palafoxia

Panicum abscissum - Cutthroat grass

Panicum amarum - Beachgrass

Panicum anceps - Beaked panicum

Panicum dichotomiflorum - Fall panicum

Panicum hemitomon - Maidencane

Panicum hians - Gaping panicum

Panicum maximum - Guinea grass

Panicum repens - Torpedo grass

Panicum rigidulum - Redtop panicum

Panicum tenerum - Bluejoint panicum

Panicum virgatum - Switchgrass

Parietaria floridana - Pellitory

Paronychia americana - Scrub nailwort

Parthenocissus quinquefolia - Virginia creeper

Paspalidium geminatum - Egyptian paspalidium

Paspalum boscianum - Bull paspalum

Paspalum caespitosum - Blue paspalum

Paspalum conjugatum - Sour paspalum

Paspalum distichum - Seashore paspalum

Paspalum laeve - Field paspalum

Paspalum monostachyum - Gulfdune paspalum

Paspalum notatum - Bahia grass

Paspalum setaceum - Thin paspalum

Paspalum urvillei - Vasey grass

Paspalum vaginatum -Salt jointgrass

Passiflora edulis - Passion fruit

Passiflora foetida - Foetid passion-flower

Passiflora incarnata - Maypop

Passiflora suberosa - Corky-stemmed passion-flower

Pectis prostrata -

Peltandra virginica - Green arum

Pennisetum purpureum - Napier grass

Penstemon multifloru - Penstemon

Persea borbonia - Redbay

Persea humilis - Scrub bay

Persea palustris - Swampbay

Petiveria alliacea - Guinea-hen weed

Phaseolus sp. -Cultivated bean

Philodendron sp. -Heartleaf

Philodendron selloum - Self-heading philodendron

Phlebodium aureum - Golden polypody

Phoenix reclinata - Senegal date palm

Phragmites australis - Common reed

Phyllanthus abnormis - Rock breaker

Phyllanthus amarus -

Phyllanthus tenellus - Long-stalked phyllanthus

Phyllanthus urinaria - Chamberbitter

Physalis angulata - Ground cherry

Physalis pubescens - Hairy ground cherry

Physalis viscosa - Ground cherry

Phytolacca americana - Pokeberry

Pilea microphylla - Artillery plant

Piloblephis rigida - Pennyroyal

Pinguicula caerulea - Blue flowered butterwort

Pinguicula lutea - Yellow flowered butterwort

Pinguicula pumila - Small butterwort

Pinus clausa - Sand pine

Pinus elliottii var.densa -South Florida slash pine

Piriqueta caroliniana - Piriqueta

Pisonia aculeata - Devil's Claws

Pistia stratiotes - Water lettuce

Pithecellobium keyense - Blackbead

Pityopsis graminifolia - Silkgrass

Platanthera nivea - Snowy orchid

Pluchea foetida -

Pluchea odorata - Saltmarsh fleabane

Pluchea rosea - Marsh fleabane

Plumbago scandens - Wild plumbago

Plumeria rubra - Frangipani

Podocarpus macrophyllus - Podocarpus

Podranea ricasoliana -Pink trumpet-vine

Pogonia ophioglossoides - Rose pogonia

Poinsettia cyathophora - Painted-leaf

Poinsettia heterophylla - Fiddler's spurge

Polanisia tenuifolia - Scrub caper

Polygala balduinii - White bachelor's button

Polygala cruciata - Drumheads

Polygala cymosa - Tall milkwort

Polygala grandiflora - Large-flowered polygala

Polygala incarnata - - Procession flower

Polygala lutea - Orange milkwort

Polygala nana - Wild batchelor's button

Polygala polygama -

Polygala ramosa - Pinebarren milkwort

Polygala rugelii - Yellow batchelor's button

Polygala setacea -

Polygala smallii - Tiny milkwort

Polygonella ciliata - Wireweed

Polygonella fimbriata - Sandhill wireweed

Polygonella gracilis - Wireweed

Polygonella polygama - Jointweed

Polygonum hydropiperoides - Mild water-pepper

Polygonum punctatum - Dotted smartweed

Polypodium polypodioides - Resurrection fern

Polypodium ptilodon -

Polypremum procumbens - Rustweed

Polystachya concreta -

Pongamia pinnata -Pongam

Pontederia cordata - Pickerelweed

Portulaca amilis - Broadleaf purslane

Portulaca oleracea - Common purslane

Portulaca pilosa - Pink purslane

Potamogeton illinoensis - Pondweed

Proserpinaca palustris - Mermaid weed

Proserpinaca pectinata - Mermaid weed

Psidium guajava - Common guava

Psidium littorale - Cattley guava

Psilocarya nitens - Short-beaked baldrush

Psilotum nudum - Whisk fern

Psychotria nervosa - Wild coffee

Psychotria sulzneri - Soft-leaved wild coffee

Pteridium aquilinum - Bracken fern

Pteris tripartita - Giant bracken fern

Pteris vittata - ladder brake fern

Pterocaulon pycnostachyum -Blackrott

Pterocaulon virgatum - Blackroot

Ptilimnium capillaceum - Mock bishop weed

Ptychospermun elegans - Solitare palm

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SCIENTIFIC NAME - COMMON NAME

Quercus chapmanii - Chapman's oak

Quercus geminata - Sand live oak

Quercus laevis - Turkey oak

Quercus laurifolia - Laurel oak

Quercus minima - Runner oak

Quercus myrtifolia - Myrtle oak

Quercus pumila - Dwarf live oak

Quercus virginiana - Live oak


SCIENTIFIC NAME - COMMON NAME

Randia aculeata - White indigo berry

Rapanea punctata - Myrsine

Remirea maritima - Beach star

Rhabdadenia biflora - Rubber vine

Rhexia cubensis - Meadow beauty

Rhexia mariana - Pale meadow beauty

Rhexia nashii - Meadow beauty

Rhexia nuttallii - Meadow beauty

Rhizophora mangle - Red mangrove

Rhodomyrtus tomentosa - Downy rosemyrtle

Rhoeo spathacea - Oyster plant

Rhus copallina - Winged sumac

Rhynchelytrum repens - Natal grass

Rhynchosia cinerea - Brown-haired snoutbean

Rhynchosia minima - Snoutbean

Rhynchospora baldwinii -Balwin's beakrush

Rhynchospora cephalantha - Beak-rush

Rhynchospora ciliaris - Beak-rush

Rhynchospora corniculata - Horned beak-rush

Rhynchospora divergens - Spreading beak-rush

Rhynchospora fascicularis - Beak-rush

Rhynchospora filifolia - Beak-rush

Rhynchospora globularis - Globe beak-rush

Rhynchospora intermedia - Beakrush

Rhynchospora inundata - Inundated beak-rush

Rhynchospora megalocarpa - Scrub beak-rush

Rhynchospora microcarpa - Small-fruited beak-rush

Rhynchospora miliacea - Millet beak-rush

Rhynchospora odorata - Beak-rush

Rhynchospora plumosa - Beak-rush

Rhynchospora pusilla - Beak-rush

Rhynchospora rariflora - Beak-rush

Rhynchospora tracyi - Tracy's beak-rush

Richardia brasiliensis - Brazil pusley

Richardia grandiflora - Large-flower pusley

Richardia scabra - Florida pusley

Ricinus communis - Castor bean

Rivina humilis - Rouge plant

Rorippa teres - Marsh cress

Rotala ramosior - Toothcup

Roystonia regia - Royal palm

Rubus betulifolius - Blackberry

Rubus cuneifolus - Sand blackberry

Rubus trivialis - Southern dewberry

Rudbeckia hirta - Blackeyed Susan

Ruellia caroliniensis - Wild petunia

Rumex verticillatus - Swamp dock

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SCIENTIFIC NAME - COMMON NAME

Sabal etonia - Scrub palmetto

Sabal palmetto - Cabbage palm

Sabatia bartramii - Bartram's marsh-pink

Sabatia brevifolia - White marsh-pink

Sabatia calycina - Slender marsh-pink

Sabatia grandiflora - Marsh-pink

Sabatia stellaris - Marsh pink

Sacciolepis striata - American cupscale

Sagittaria graminea - Grass-leaf arrowhead

Sagittaria lancifolia - Arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia - Duck potato

Salicornia bigelowii - Annual glasswort

Salicornia virginica - Perennial glasswort

Salix caroliniana - Coastal Plain willow

Salsola kali - Saltwort

Salvia coccinea - Tropical sage

Salvia occidentalis - West Indian sage

Salvinia minima - Water spangles

Sambucus canadensis - Southern elderberry

Samolus ebracteatus - Water pimpernel

Samolus valerandi - Pineland pimpernel

Sansevieria hyacinthoides - African Belowstring hemp

Sarcostemma clausa - White vine

Saururus cernuus - Lizard's tail

Scaevola plumieri - Inkberry

Scaevola sericea - Beach naupaka

Schinus terebinthifolius - Brazilian pepper

Schizachyrium hirtiflorum -

Schizachyrium rhizomatum -South Florida bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium - Little bluestem

Schizaea germanii - Tropical curly-grass fern

Schoenolirion albiflorum - Sunnybells

Schoenus nigricans - Black sedge

Schoepfia chrysophylloides - Gulf greytwig

Schrankia microphylla - Sensitive briar

Scirpus americanus - Bulrush

Scirpus pungens - Swordgrass

Scirpus validus - Soft-stem bulrush

Scleria baldwinii - Nutrush

Scleria ciliata - Tall nutrush

Scleria hirtella - Nutrush

Scleria geogiana - Nutrush

Scleria pauciflora - Nutrush

Scleria reticularis - Nutrush

Scleria triglomerata - Tall nutrush

Scleria verticillata - Nutrush

Scoparia dulcis - Sweet broom

Selaginella arenicola - Sand spikemoss

Senecio glabellus - Golden ragwort

Senna pendula -

Serenoa repens - Saw palmetto

Sesbania emerus - Bequilla

Sesbania sericea - Silky sesban

Sesuvium maritimum - Sea purslane

Sesuvium portulacastrum - Sea purslane

Setaria corrugata - Coastal foxtail

Setaria geniculata - Knotroot foxtail

Setaria magna - Giant bristlegrass

Setcreasea pallida -Purple queen

Seymeria pectinata - Scrub foxglove

Sida acuta - Southern broomweed

Sida cordifolia - Indian mallow

Sida rhombifolia - Indian hemp

Simarouba glauca - Paradise tree

Sisyrinchium atlanticum - Blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium solstitiale - Scrub blue-eyed grass

Smilax auriculata - Catbrier

Smilax bona-nox - Greenbrier

Smilax havanensis - Catbrier

Smilax laurifolia - Catbrier

Solanum americanum - Common nightshade

Solanum bahamense - Cankerberry

Solanum capsicoides - Soda apple

Solanum diphyllum - Twinleaf nightshade

Solanum erianthum - Potato tree

Solanum viarum - Tropical soda apple

Solidago chapmanii - Chapman's goldenrod

Solidago fistulosa - Goldenrod

Solidago gigantea -

Solidago sempervirens - Seaside goldenrod

Solidago stricta - Slender goldenrod

Sonchus asper - Spiny-leaved sow thistle

Sonchus oleraceus - Common sow thistle

Sophora tomentosa - Necklace pod

Sorghastrum secundum - Lopsided Indiangrass

Sorghum halepense - Johnson grass

Spartina alterniflora - Saltmarsh cordgrass

Spartina bakeri - Sand cordgrass

Spartina patens - Marshhay cordgrass

Spermacoce assurgens - Bushy buttonweed

Spermacoce verticillata - Whitehead broom

Sphagnum spp. - Sphagnum moss

Spiranthes cernua var. odorata - Fragrant ladies' tresses

Spiranthes cranichoides - Ladies' tresses

Spiranthes lanceolata - var. paludicola Red-flowered ladies' tresses

Spiranthes lacinata - Lace-lip ladies' tresses

Spiranthes longilabris - Long-lip ladies' tresses

Spiranthes praecox - Giant ladies tresses

Spiranthes vernalis - Spring ladies' tresses

Sporobolus domingensis - Coral dropseed

Sporobolus indicus - Smut grass

Sporobolus junceus - Pineywoods dropseed

Sporobolus virginicus - Seashore dropseed

Stachytarpeta jamaicensis - Blue porterweed

Stenandrium dulce var. floridanum - Pinklet

Stenotaphrum secundatum - St. Augustine grass

Stillingia aquatica - Corkwood

Stillingia sylvatica - Queens delight

Stipulicida setacea - Wire plant

Stylisma villosa -

Stylosanthes hamata - Pencilflower

Suaeda linearis - Sea blite

Suriana maritima - Bay cedar

Swietenia mahogani - West Indian mahogany

Syagrus romanzoffianum - Queen palm

Syngonanthus flavidulus - Bantam buttons

Syngonium podophyllum - Nephthytis

Syzygium cumini - Jambolan plum

Syzygium jambos - Rose apple

Syzygium paniculatum - Australian brush cherry

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SCIENTIFIC NAME - COMMON NAME

Taxodium ascendens - Pond cypress

Taxodium distichum - Bald cypress

Tecomaria capensis - Cape honeysuckle

Tephrosia angustissima - Narrow-leaved hoary pea

Tephrosia hispidula -

Tephrosia rugellii - Hoary pea

Terminalia catappa - Tropical almond

Terminalia muelleri -

Teucrium canadense - Wood sage

Thalia geniculata - Fire flag

Thelypteris augescens - Abrupt-tip maiden fern

Thelypteris dentata - Downy shield fern

Thelypteris interrupta - Interrupted fern

Thelypteris kunthii - Southern shield fern

Thelypteris palustris - Marsh fern

Thelypteris quadrangularis - Aspidium fern

Thelypteris serrata - Fern

Thelypteris torresiana - Fern

Thespesia populnea - Seaside mahoe

Thunbergia alata -Clock vine

Tillandsia balbisiana - Reflexed wild pine

Tillandsia fasciculata - Common wild pine

Tillandsia flexuosa - Twisted air plant

Tillandsia paucifolia - Few-leaved wild pine

Tillandsia polystachia - Wild pine

Tillandsia recurvata - Ball moss

Tillandsia setacea - Thin-leaved wild pine

Tillandsia usneoides - Spanish moss

Tillandsia utriculata - Giant wild pine

Tillandsia valenzuelana - Soft-leaved wild pine

Toxicodendron radicans - Poison ivy

Tradescantia fluminensis - Wandering Jew

Tradescantia pallida -Purple queen

Trema micrantha - Nettle tree

Triadenum virginicum - Pink St. John's wort

Tribulus cistoides - Burnut

Trichostema dichotomum - Blue-curls

Tridax procumbens - Coat buttons

Triphora gentianoides -

Triplasis americana - Perennial sandgrass

Triplasis purpurea - Purple sandgrass

Tripsacum dactyloides - Eastern gamagrass

Trismeria trifoliata -

Triumfetta semitriloba - Burweed

Typha domingensis - Southern cattail

Typha latifolia - Common cattail

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SCIENTIFIC NAME - COMMON NAME

Uniola paniculata - Sea oats

Urechites lutea - Wild allamanda

Urena lobata - Caesar weed

Utricularia cornuta - Horned bladderwort

Utricularia fibrosa - Bladderwort

Utricularia foliosa - Bladderwort

Utricularia inflata - Floating bladderwort

Utricularia juncea - Bladderwort

Utricularia purpurea - Purple bladderwort

Utricularia resupinata - Small purple bladderwort

Utricularia simulans - Bladderwort

Utricularia subulata - Zig-zag bladderwort

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SCIENTIFIC NAME - COMMON NAME

Vaccinium myrsinites - Shiny blueberry

Vaccinium stamineum - Deerberry

Verbena scabra - Harsh verbena

Verbesina virginica - Frostweed

Vernonia cinerea - Asian ironweed

Vicia acutifolia - Vetch

Vigna luteola - Cowpea

Viola affinis - Blue violet

Viola lanceolata - Long-leaf violet

Viola septemloba - Purple violet

Vitex trifolia -

Vitis aestivalis - Summer grape

Vitis munsoniana - Southern fox grape

Vitis rotundifolia -Muscadine grape

Vitis shuttleworthii - Calusa grape

Vittaria lineata - Shoestring fern

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SCIENTIFIC NAME - COMMON NAME

Waltheria indica -

Wedelia trilobata - Creeping oxeye

Woodwardia virginica - Virginia chain fern


SCIENTIFIC NAME - COMMON NAME

Ximenia americana - Hog plum

Xyris ambigua - Yellow-eyed grass

Xyris brevifolia - Yellow-eyed grass

Xyris caroliniana - Yellow-eyed grass

Xyris difformis - var. floridana Yellow-eyed grass

Xyris elliottii - Yellow-eyed grass

Xyris flabelliformis - Yellow-eyed grass

Xyris jupicai - Yellow-eyed grass

Xyris smalliana - Yellow-eyed grass

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SCIENTIFIC NAME - COMMON NAME

Youngia japonica - Rocketweed

Youngia japonica - Youngia

Yucca aloifolia - Spanish Dagger

Yucca elephantipes - Spineless yucca

Yucca filamentosa - Beargrass


SCIENTIFIC NAME - COMMON NAME

Zamia pumila - Coontie

Zanthoxylum clava-herculis - Hercules-club

Zanthoxylum fagara - Wild lime

Zebrina pendula - Wandering Jew

Zephyranthes simpsonii - Simpson's zephyr lily

Zeuxine strateumatica - Lawn orchid

Zizaniopsis miliacea - Southern wild rice

Zoysia tenuifolia - Zoysia grass

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Aquascaping Freshwater Environs

Littoral Plant Species

Common and Scientific Name Planting Depth Height

SAND CORDGRASS (Spartina bakeri) +1.0' to 0.0' 3' - 4'

SHORT SPIKE RUSH (Eleocharis geniculata) +1.0' to 0.0' 4" - 10"

MUHLY GRASS (Muhlenbergia capillaris) +1.0' to 0.0' 14"

ST. JOHN'S WORT (Hypericum fasiculata) +1.0 to -0.5' 18"

LIZARD'S TAIL (Saururus cernuus) +1.0' to -0.5' 2'

SOFT RUSH (Juncus effusus) +1.0' to -1.0' 12" - 18"

BACOPA (Bacopa spp.) +0.5' to -0.5' 6"

BLUE FLAG IRIS (Iris virginicus) +0.5' to -0.5' 2'

GOLDEN CANNA (Canna laccida) +0.5' to -0.5' 4'

COASTAL ARROWHEAD (Sagittaria graminea) 0.0' to -0.5' 18"

COMMON ARROWHEAD (Sagittaria latifolia) 0.0' to -1.0' 3'

FLOATING HEARTS (Nymphoides aquatica) 0.0' to -1.0' water surface

DUCK POTATO (Sagittaria lancifolia) 0.0' to -1.0' 3'

FIRE FLAG (Thalia geniculata) 0.0' to -1.0' 6'

SWAMP LILY (Crinum americanum) 0.0' to -1.0' 18"

ARROW-ARUM (Peltandra virginica, likes shade) 0.0' to -1.0' 2'

BUTTON BUSH (Cephalanthus occidentalis) 0.0' to -1.0' 3' - 4'

PICKERELWEED (Pontedaria cordata) 0.0' to -2.0' 2' - 3'

SOFT STEM BULRUSH (Scirpus validus) 0.0' to -2.0' 4' - 6'

BULRUSH (Scirpus spp.) -1.0' to -2.0' 5' - 7'

SPIKE RUSH (Eleocharis interstincta) -1.0' to -2.0' 12" - 18"

SPIKE RUSH (Eleocharis cellulosa) -1.0' to -2.0' 12" - 18"

TAPEGRASS (Vallisneria americana) -1.5' to -2.0' submersed

FRAGRANT WATER LILY (Nymphaea odoata) -2.0' to -3.0' 6" above water

SPATTERDOCK (Nuphar luteum) -2.0' to -3.0' 6" above water

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Transitional Trees and Shrubs (Planting depth +1.0 to 0.0)

Common and Scientific Name Average Height

BUTTONBUSH (Cephalanthus occidentalis) 3'- 4'

CYPRESS (Taxodium spp.) 40' by 15'

COCOPLUM (Chrysobalanus icaco) 6' shrub,15'x20' tree

DAHOON HOLLY (Ilex cassine) 25' by 12'

FIREBUSH (Hamela patens) 3' - 6'

LAUREL OAK (Quercus laurifolia) 35' by 35'

LEATHER FERN (Acrostichum danaeifolium) 3' - 6'

POND-APPLE (Annona glabra) 35' by 20'

REDBAY (Persea borbonia) 40' by 20'

RED MAPLE (Acer rubrum) 30' by 20'

SWAMP FERN (Blechum serrulatum) 18"- 24"

SWEET BAY MAGNOLIA (Magnolia virginana) 30' by 15'

WAX-MYRTLE (Myrica cerifera) 15' by 15'

WILD COFFEE (Psychotria nervosa) 3' - 6'

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Exotic-invasive and Undesirable-invasive Plant Species

Common and Scientific Name

ALLIGATOR WEED (Alternanthera philoxeroides)

CATTAILS (Typha spp.)*

COMMON REED (Phragmites australis)**

ELEPHANT GRASS (Pennisetum purpurea)**

ELEPHANT, WILD TARO (Colocasia esculenta)**

HYDRILLA (Hydrilla verticillata)**

MAIDENCANE (Panicum hemitomon)*

PRIMROSE WILLOW (Ludwigia peruviana)**

TORPEDOGRASS (Panicum repens)***

WATER HYACINTH (Eichhornia spp.)**

WATER LETTUCE (Pistia stratiotes)***

WILLOW (Salix spp.)*

* Native-Invasive

** Exotic-Invasive

*** Unknown-Invasive

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