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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 ↓

Needle Rush/ Black Rush 1
Juncus roemerianus
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
Bushy Bluestem 10
Andropogon glomeratus
Saltmarsh False Foxglove 11
Agalinis maritima
Black Mangrove 12
Avicennia germinans
White Mangrove 13
Laguncularia racemosa
Red Mangrove 14
Rhizophora mangle
Saltwater False Willow/ Saltbush 15
Baccharis angustifolia
Groundsel Tree/ Saltbush 16
Baccharis halimifolia
Wild Petunia 17
Ruellia carolinensis
Gallberry/Inkberryy 18
Ilex glabra
Red Maple 19
Acer rubrum
Australian-Pine 20
Casuarina equisetifolia
Sea Blite 21
Suaeda linearis
Wand loosestrife 22
Lythrum lineare
Arrow-grass 23
Triglochin striata
Perennial Saltmarsh Aster 24
Symphyotrichum tenuifolium
Narrow-leaved Arrowhead 25
Sagittaria subulata
Wigeongrass 26
Ruppia maritima
Baldwin's Nailwort
Paronychia baldwinii
American Nailwort
Paronychia americana
Polygonum punctatum punctatum 27
Sweetscent 28
Pluchea odorata
Horned Pondweed 22
Zannichellia palustris
Southern Cattail 29
Typha domingensis
Sago pondweed 30
Stuckenia pectinata
Spiny Waternymph 31
Najas marina
Southern Waternymph 29
Najas guadalupensis
Lateflowering Thoroughwort 32
Eupatorium serotinum
Herb-of-Grace 33
Bacopa monnieri
Pink Redstem 34
Ammannia latifolia
Southern Amaranth 15
Amaranthus australis
Marlberry 15
Ardisia escallonioides
Snowberry 4
Chiococca alba
Beggarticks 35
Bidens alba var. radiata
Hairypod Cowpea 15
Vigna luteola
Rabbitbells 36
Crotalaria rotundifolia
Tropical Puff 37
Neptunia pubescens
Partridge Pea 4
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Coralbean;Cherokee Bean 38
Erythrina herbacea
Coastal Indigo 39
Indigofera miniata
Trailing Indigo 40
Indigofera spicata
Tough Bully; Tough Bumelia 41
Sideroxylon tenax
Standing Cypress 42
Ipomopsis rubra
Poorman's Patch 43
Mentzelia floridana
Diamondflowers 44
Stenaria nigricans
Innocence 45
Houstonia procumbens
Poor Joe; Rough Buttonweed 46
Diodia teres
Pink Purslane; Kiss-Me-Quick 35
Portulaca pilosa
Pricklypear 47
Opuntia humifusa
Erect Pricklypear 29
Opuntia stricta
Tall Jointweed 48
Polygonella gracilis
Prickly Russian Thistle 26
Salsola kali
Crested Saltbush 37
Atriplex pentandra
Salt Sandspurry 26
Spergularia marina
Sea Purslane 49
Sesuvium portulacastrum
Sea Lavender 50
Limonium carolinianum
Seaside Goldenrod 51
Solidago sempervirens
Firewheel 15
Gaillardia pulchella
Seacoast Marshelder 29
Iva imbricata
East Coast Dune Sunflower 52
Helianthus debilis debilis
Camphorweed 53
Heterotheca subaxillaris
Brazilian Pepper 40
Schinus terebinthifolius
Hercules'-Club 15
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
Varnishleaf 54
Dodonaea viscosa
Beach Eveningprimrose 39
Oenothera drummondii
Seabeach Eveningprimrose 55
Oenothera humifusa
Florida Privet 56
Forestiera segregata
Lantana 57
Lantana camara
Turkey Tangle Fogfruit 58
Phyla nodiflora
Coastal Mock Vervain 59
Glandularia maritima
Florida Toadflax 60
Linaria floridana
Canada Toadflax 61
Linaria canadense
Walter's Groundcherry 62
Physalis walteri
Christmasberry 63
Lycium carolinianum
Beach Morningglory 64
Ipomoea imperati
Railroad Vine 35
Ipomoea pes-caprae brasiliensis
Fiveangled Dodder 29
Cuscuta pentagona
Flatglove Dodder 65
Cuscuta umbellata
Largeleaf Marshpennywort 55
Hydrocotyle bonariensis
Pinebarren Frostweed 45
Helianthemum corymbosum
Paintedleaf 29
Poinsettia cyathophora
Spotted Sandmat 66
Chamaesyce maculata
Gulf Croton; Beach Tea 67
Croton punctatus
Croton glandulosus var. glandulosus 68
Croton glandulosus glandulosus
Limestone Sandmat 50
Chamaesyce blodgettii
Dixie Sandmat 29
Chamaesyce bombensis
Coastal Dune Sandmat 29
Chamaesyce cumulicola
Coastal Beach Sandmat 29
Chamaesyce mesembrianthemifolia
Seaside Sandmat 69
Chamaesyce polygonifolia
Prostrate Sandmat 70
Chamaesyce prostrata
Tread Softly, Finger Rot 71
Cnidoscolus stimulosus

Edited by matbio and Jose Nunez

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