MatBio: HERBS IN FRESHWATER HABITATS - 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 ↓

Shyleaf 1
Aeschynomene americana
Jackson False Foxglove
Agalinis filicaulis
Harper's False Foxglove 2
Agalinis harperi
Flaxleaf False Foxglove 3
Agalinis linifolia
Tenlobe False Foxglove 3
Agalinis obtusifolia
Purple False Foxglove 4
Agalinis purpurea
Golden Colicroot 5
Aletris aurea
Southern Colicroot 6
Aletris obovata
Alligatorweed 7
Alternanthera philoxeroides
Southern Amaranth 2
Amaranthus australis
Flypoison 8
Amianthium muscitoxicum
Valley Redstem 9
Ammannia coccinea
Pink Redstem 10
Ammannia latifolia
Spreading Sandwort 11
Arenaria lanuginosa
Ovateleaf Indian Plantain 6
Arnoglossum ovatum
Carolina Milkweed
Asclepias cinerea
Largeflower Milkweed 12
Asclepias connivens
Swamp Milkweed 13
Asclepias incarnata
Fewflower Milkweed 12
Asclepias lanceolata
Longleaf Milkweed 12
Asclepias longifolia
Michaux'x Milkweed 8
Asclepias michauxii
Swamp Milkweed 14
Asclepias perennis
Groundsel Tree 15
Baccharis halimifolia
Lemon Bacopa 16
Bacopa caroliniana
Herb-Of-Grace 17
Bacopa monnieri
Oneflower Honeycombhead 3
Balduina uniflora
Burrmarigold 18
Bidens laevis
Bigelowia nudata subsp australis
Bigelowia nudata australis
Pinelandy Rayless Goldenrod
Bigelowia nudata nudata
False Nettle 19
Boehmeria cylindrica
Smallhead Doll's-Daisy 3
Boltonia diffusa
Matted Waterstarwort
Callitriche peploides
Bearded Grasspink 20
Calopogon barbatus
Manyflowered Grasspink 12
Calopogon multiflorus
Pale Grasspink 20
Calopogon pallidus
Tuberous Grasspink 21
Calopogon tuberosus tuberosus
Florida Bellflower 22
Campanula floridana
Sacatrapo 23
Caperonia palustris
Spring Cress 24
Cardamine bulbosa
Pennsylvania Bittercress 16
Cardamine pensylvanica
Hairy Chaffhead 12
Carphephorus paniculatus
Spadeleaf 25
Centella asiatica
Coontail 7
Ceratophyllum demersum
Spiny Hornwort 26
Ceratophyllum echinatum
Tall Thistle 3
Cirsium altissimum
Blue Mistflower 27
Conoclinium coelestinum
Coastalplain Tickseed 28
Coreopsis gladiata
Leavenworth's Tickseed 20
Coreopsis leavenworthii
String-lily 29
Crinum americanum
Colombian Waxweed 30
Cuphea carthagenensis
Virginia Buttonweed 29
Diodia virginiana
Pink Sundew 20
Drosera capillaris
Swamp Twinflower 30
Dyschoriste humistrata
False Daisy 31
Eclipta prostrata
Common Water-hyacinth 32
Eichhornia crassipes
Carolina Scalystem
Elytraria caroliniensis caroliniensis
Early Whitetop Fleabane 12
Erigeron vernus
Flattened Pipewort 3
Eriocaulon compressum
Tenangle Pipewort 3
Eriocaulon decangulare
Creeping Eryngo 3
Eryngium prostratum
Wild Coco 23
Eulophia alta
Dogfennel 33
Eupatorium capillifolium
Falsefennel
Eupatorium leptophyllum
Justiceweed 3
Eupatorium leucolepis
Mohr's Thoroughwort 2
Eupatorium mohrii
Rough Boneset 34
Eupatorium pilosum
Roundleaf Thoroughwort 35
Eupatorium rotundifolium
Smallflower Thoroughwort 3
Eupatorium semiserratum
Lateflowering Thoroughwort 36
Eupatorium serotinum
Florida pineland spurge
Euphorbia inundata var. inundata
Flattop Goldenrod
Euthamia graminifolia hirtipes
Stiff Marsh Bedstraw 37
Galium tinctorium
Florida Hedgehyssop
Gratiola floridana
Shaggy Hedgehyssop 3
Gratiola pilosa
Branched Hedgehyssop
Gratiola ramosa
Roundfruit Hedgehyssop 38
Gratiola virginiana
Toothpetal False Reinorchid 12
Habenaria floribunda
Snowy Orchid 39
Habenaria nivea
Southeastern Sneezeweed 12
Helenium pinnatifidum
Narrowleaf Sunflower 15
Helianthus angustifolius
Florida Sunflower 2
Helianthus floridanus
Largeleaf Marshpennywort 40
Hydrocotyle bonariensis
Manyflower Marshpennywort 41
Hydrocotyle umbellata
Whorled Marshpennywort 42
Hydrocotyle verticillata verticillata
Skyflower 10
Hydrolea corymbosa
Coastalplain Spiderlily 43
Hymenocallis crassifolia
Roundpod St. John's-wort 12
Hypericum cistifolium
Dwarf St. John's-wort 44
Hypericum mutilum
Clustered Bushmint 45
Hyptis alata
Prairie Iris 12
Iris hexagona
Virginia Iris 46
Iris virginica
Piedmont Marshelder 6
Iva microcephala
Tapertip Rush 17
Juncus acuminatus
Pineland Waterwillow 20
Justicia angusta
Looseflower Waterwillow
Justicia ovata ovata
Weedy Dwarfdandelion 16
Krigia cespitosa

Edited by matbio and Jose Nunez

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