Plants to Know in Coastal Marshes
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Scientific Name |
Common Name |
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Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb. |
alligatorweed |
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Arundinaria gigantea (Walt.)Muhl. |
giant reed; giant cane |
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Azolla caroliniana Wild. |
Carolina mosquitofern |
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Baccharis halimifolia L. |
eastern baccharis; saltbush |
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Borrichia frutescens (L.) DC. |
sea ox-eye; bushy seaside tansy |
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Ceratophyllum spp. |
coontail; hornwort |
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Cladium jamaicense Crantz |
Jamaica swamp sawgrass |
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Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene |
inland saltgrass |
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Eclipta prostrata (L.)L. |
eclipta; false daisy |
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Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms |
common water hyacinth |
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Eleocharis spp. |
spikerush |
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Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. |
Indian goosegrass |
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Fibmbristylis spp. |
fimbry |
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Hibiscus spp. |
rosemallow; hibiscus |
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Hydrocotyle spp. |
dollarweed; hydrocotyle |
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Ipomoea sagittata Poir. |
saltmarsh morning-glory |
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Iva annua L. |
annual marshelder |
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Iva frutescens L. |
shrubby marshelder; Jesuit’s bar |
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Juncus roemerianus Scheele |
needlegrass rush; black rush; needle rush |
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Kosteletzkya virginica (L.) K. Presl ex Gray |
Virginia saltmarsh mallow |
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Lemna minor |
duckweed |
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Ludwigia spp. |
water primrose; primrose-willow |
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Panicum repens L. |
torpedo grass |
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Panicum virgatum L. |
switchgrass |
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Paspalum vaginatum Sw. |
seashore paspalum |
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Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. |
common reed |
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Phyla spp. |
frogfruit |
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Polygonum spp. |
smartweed |
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Pontederia cordata |
pickerelweed |
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Sagittaria spp. |
arrowhead |
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Sagittaria lancifolia L. |
bulltongue arrowhead |
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Sagittaria platyphylla (Engelm.)J.G. Sm. |
delta arrowhead |
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Salvinia minimaBaker |
water spangles |
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Scirpus californicus (C.A. Mey.)Steud. Schoenoplectus californicus (C.A. mey.) Palla |
California bulrush |
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Scirpus robustus (S. maritimas) Schoenoplectus robustus (Pursh) M.T. Strong |
sturdy bulrush |
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Spartina alterniflora Loisel. |
smooth cordgrass |
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Spartina cynosuroides (L.) Roth |
big cordgrass |
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Spartina patens (Ait.) Muhl. |
saltmeadow cordgrass |
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Spartina spartinae (Trin.) Merr. Ex A.S. Hitchc. |
gulf cordgrass |
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Spirodela polyrhiza (L.) Schleiden. |
giant duckweed |
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Typha latifolia L. |
broadleaf cattail |
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Utricularia spp. |
bladderwort |
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Wolffiella spp. |
bogmat: mudmidget |
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Zizaniopsis miliacea (Michx.) Doell & Aschers. |
giant cutgrass |