MatBio: COASTAL and ESTUARINE PLANTS - Matanzas Biodiversity

Welcome to our series of field guides - part of the MatBio Initiative at the Whitney Laboratory of Marine Bioscience! Our guides document the plant and animal species living in the Matanzas Basin, a coastal ecosystem stretching from St. Augustine to Palm Coast in NE Florida. They are works in ...more ↓

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Dwarf glasswort ¹
Salicornia bigelovii

Marsh Elder/ Bigleaf Sumpweed ²
Iva frutescens

Perennial Glasswort ³
Sarcocornia perennis

Bushy Seaside Oxeye ⁴
Borrichia frutescens

Saltwort ⁵
Batis maritima

Simpson's Stopper/ Nakedwood ⁶
Myrcianthes fragrans

Yellow Necklacepod ⁷
Sophora tomentosa

Saltmarsh Morning-Glory ⁸
Ipomoea sagittata

Buttonwood ⁹
Conocarpus erectus

Saltmarsh False Foxglove ¹⁰
Agalinis maritima

Black Mangrove ¹¹
Avicennia germinans

White Mangrove ¹²
Laguncularia racemosa

Red Mangrove ¹³
Rhizophora mangle

Saltwater False Willow/ Saltbush ¹⁴
Baccharis angustifolia

Groundsel Tree/ Saltbush ¹⁵
Baccharis halimifolia

Wild Petunia ¹⁶
Ruellia carolinensis

Gallberry/Inkberryy ¹⁷
Ilex glabra

Red Maple ¹⁸
Acer rubrum

Australian-Pine ¹⁹
Casuarina equisetifolia

Sea Blite ²⁰
Suaeda linearis

Wand loosestrife ²¹
Lythrum lineare

Perennial Saltmarsh Aster ²²
Symphyotrichum tenuifolium

Baldwin's Nailwort
Paronychia baldwinii

American Nailwort
Paronychia americana

Polygonum punctatum punctatum ²³

Sweetscent ²⁴
Pluchea odorata

Lateflowering Thoroughwort ²⁵
Eupatorium serotinum

Herb-of-Grace ²⁶
Bacopa monnieri

Pink Redstem ²⁷
Ammannia latifolia

Southern Amaranth ¹⁴
Amaranthus australis

Marlberry ¹⁴
Ardisia escallonioides

Snowberry ⁴
Chiococca alba

Beggarticks ²⁸
Bidens alba var. radiata

Hairypod Cowpea ¹⁴
Vigna luteola

Rabbitbells ²⁹
Crotalaria rotundifolia

Tropical Puff ³⁰
Neptunia pubescens

Partridge Pea ⁴
Chamaecrista fasciculata

Coralbean;Cherokee Bean ³¹
Erythrina herbacea

Coastal Indigo ³²
Indigofera miniata

Trailing Indigo ³³
Indigofera spicata

Tough Bully; Tough Bumelia ³⁴
Sideroxylon tenax

Standing Cypress ³⁵
Ipomopsis rubra

Poorman's Patch ³⁶
Mentzelia floridana

Diamondflowers ³⁷
Stenaria nigricans

Innocence ³⁸
Houstonia procumbens

Poor Joe; Rough Buttonweed ³⁹
Diodia teres

Pink Purslane; Kiss-Me-Quick ²⁸
Portulaca pilosa

Pricklypear ⁴⁰
Opuntia humifusa

Erect Pricklypear ⁴¹
Opuntia stricta

Tall Jointweed ⁴²
Polygonella gracilis

Prickly Russian Thistle ⁴³
Salsola kali

Crested Saltbush ³⁰
Atriplex pentandra

Salt Sandspurry ⁴³
Spergularia marina

Sea Purslane ⁴⁴
Sesuvium portulacastrum

Sea Lavender ⁴⁵
Limonium carolinianum

Seaside Goldenrod ⁴⁶
Solidago sempervirens

Firewheel ¹⁴
Gaillardia pulchella

Seacoast Marshelder ⁴¹
Iva imbricata

East Coast Dune Sunflower ⁴⁷
Helianthus debilis debilis

Camphorweed ⁴⁸
Heterotheca subaxillaris

Brazilian Pepper ³³
Schinus terebinthifolius

Hercules'-Club ¹⁴
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis

Varnishleaf ⁴⁹
Dodonaea viscosa

Beach Eveningprimrose ³²
Oenothera drummondii

Seabeach Eveningprimrose ⁵⁰
Oenothera humifusa

Florida Privet ⁵¹
Forestiera segregata

Lantana ⁵²
Lantana camara

Turkey Tangle Fogfruit ⁵³
Phyla nodiflora

Coastal Mock Vervain ⁵⁴
Glandularia maritima

Florida Toadflax ⁵⁵
Linaria floridana

Canada Toadflax ⁵⁶
Linaria canadense

Walter's Groundcherry ⁵⁷
Physalis walteri

Christmasberry ⁵⁸
Lycium carolinianum

Beach Morningglory ⁵⁹
Ipomoea imperati

Railroad Vine ²⁸
Ipomoea pes-caprae brasiliensis

Fiveangled Dodder ⁴¹
Cuscuta pentagona

Flatglove Dodder ⁶⁰
Cuscuta umbellata

Largeleaf Marshpennywort ⁵⁰
Hydrocotyle bonariensis

Pinebarren Frostweed ³⁸
Helianthemum corymbosum

Paintedleaf ⁴¹
Poinsettia cyathophora

Spotted Sandmat ⁶¹
Chamaesyce maculata

Gulf Croton; Beach Tea ⁶²
Croton punctatus

Croton glandulosus var. glandulosus ⁶³
Croton glandulosus glandulosus

Limestone Sandmat ⁴⁵
Chamaesyce blodgettii

Dixie Sandmat ⁴¹
Chamaesyce bombensis

Coastal Dune Sandmat ⁴¹
Chamaesyce cumulicola

Coastal Beach Sandmat ⁴¹
Chamaesyce mesembrianthemifolia

Seaside Sandmat ⁶⁴
Chamaesyce polygonifolia

Prostrate Sandmat ⁶⁵
Chamaesyce prostrata

Tread Softly, Finger Rot ⁶⁶
Cnidoscolus stimulosus

Drummond's Leafflower ⁴¹
Phyllanthus abnormis

Gopher Apple ⁶⁷
Licania michauxii

Yaupon Holly ⁶⁸
Ilex vomitoria

Coastal Searocket ¹¹
Cakile lanceolata

American Searocket ⁶⁹
Cakile edentula harperi

Marinevine ⁷⁰
Cissus trifoliata

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MatBio: COASTAL and ESTUARINE PLANTS - Matanzas Biodiversity

Dwarf glasswort 1 Salicornia bigelovii

Marsh Elder/ Bigleaf Sumpweed 2 Iva frutescens

Perennial Glasswort 3 Sarcocornia perennis

Bushy Seaside Oxeye 4 Borrichia frutescens

Saltwort 5 Batis maritima

Simpson's Stopper/ Nakedwood 6 Myrcianthes fragrans

Yellow Necklacepod 7 Sophora tomentosa

Saltmarsh Morning-Glory 8 Ipomoea sagittata

Buttonwood 9 Conocarpus erectus

Saltmarsh False Foxglove 10 Agalinis maritima

Black Mangrove 11 Avicennia germinans

White Mangrove 12 Laguncularia racemosa

Red Mangrove 13 Rhizophora mangle

Saltwater False Willow/ Saltbush 14 Baccharis angustifolia

Groundsel Tree/ Saltbush 15 Baccharis halimifolia

Wild Petunia 16 Ruellia carolinensis

Gallberry/Inkberryy 17 Ilex glabra

Red Maple 18 Acer rubrum

Australian-Pine 19 Casuarina equisetifolia

Sea Blite 20 Suaeda linearis

Wand loosestrife 21 Lythrum lineare

Perennial Saltmarsh Aster 22 Symphyotrichum tenuifolium

Baldwin's Nailwort Paronychia baldwinii

American Nailwort Paronychia americana

Polygonum punctatum punctatum 23

Sweetscent 24 Pluchea odorata

Lateflowering Thoroughwort 25 Eupatorium serotinum

Herb-of-Grace 26 Bacopa monnieri

Pink Redstem 27 Ammannia latifolia

Southern Amaranth 14 Amaranthus australis

Marlberry 14 Ardisia escallonioides

Snowberry 4 Chiococca alba

Beggarticks 28 Bidens alba var. radiata

Hairypod Cowpea 14 Vigna luteola

Rabbitbells 29 Crotalaria rotundifolia

Tropical Puff 30 Neptunia pubescens

Partridge Pea 4 Chamaecrista fasciculata

Coralbean;Cherokee Bean 31 Erythrina herbacea

Coastal Indigo 32 Indigofera miniata

Trailing Indigo 33 Indigofera spicata

Tough Bully; Tough Bumelia 34 Sideroxylon tenax

Standing Cypress 35 Ipomopsis rubra

Poorman's Patch 36 Mentzelia floridana

Diamondflowers 37 Stenaria nigricans

Innocence 38 Houstonia procumbens

Poor Joe; Rough Buttonweed 39 Diodia teres

Pink Purslane; Kiss-Me-Quick 28 Portulaca pilosa

Pricklypear 40 Opuntia humifusa

Erect Pricklypear 41 Opuntia stricta

Tall Jointweed 42 Polygonella gracilis

Prickly Russian Thistle 43 Salsola kali

Crested Saltbush 30 Atriplex pentandra

Salt Sandspurry 43 Spergularia marina

Sea Purslane 44 Sesuvium portulacastrum

Sea Lavender 45 Limonium carolinianum

Seaside Goldenrod 46 Solidago sempervirens

Firewheel 14 Gaillardia pulchella

Seacoast Marshelder 41 Iva imbricata

East Coast Dune Sunflower 47 Helianthus debilis debilis

Camphorweed 48 Heterotheca subaxillaris

Brazilian Pepper 33 Schinus terebinthifolius

Hercules'-Club 14 Zanthoxylum clava-herculis

Varnishleaf 49 Dodonaea viscosa

Beach Eveningprimrose 32 Oenothera drummondii

Seabeach Eveningprimrose 50 Oenothera humifusa

Florida Privet 51 Forestiera segregata

Lantana 52 Lantana camara

Turkey Tangle Fogfruit 53 Phyla nodiflora

Coastal Mock Vervain 54 Glandularia maritima

Florida Toadflax 55 Linaria floridana

Canada Toadflax 56 Linaria canadense

Walter's Groundcherry 57 Physalis walteri

Christmasberry 58 Lycium carolinianum

Beach Morningglory 59 Ipomoea imperati

Railroad Vine 28 Ipomoea pes-caprae brasiliensis

Fiveangled Dodder 41 Cuscuta pentagona

Flatglove Dodder 60 Cuscuta umbellata

Largeleaf Marshpennywort 50 Hydrocotyle bonariensis

Pinebarren Frostweed 38 Helianthemum corymbosum