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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 ↓

Carolina Redroot 1
Lachnanthes caroliana
Whitehead Bogbutton 2
Lachnocaulon anceps
Small's Bogbutton 3
Lachnocaulon minus
Dotted Duckweed 4
Landoltia punctata
Lesser Duckweed 5
Lemna aequinoctialis
Valdivia Duckweed 6
Lemna valdiviana
Dense Gayfeather 7
Liatris spicata
Carolina Grasswort 3
Lilaeopsis carolinensis
Frog's Bit 8
Limnobium spongia
Moistbank Pimpernel
Lindernia dubia dubia
Cardinalflower 9
Lobelia cardinalis
Bay Lobelia 10
Lobelia feayana
Glade Lobelia 1
Lobelia glandulosa
Nuttall's Lobelia 11
Lobelia nuttallii
White Lobelia 12
Lobelia paludosa
Winged Primrosewillow 13
Ludwigia alata
Curtiss' Primrosewillow 14
Ludwigia curtissii
Yerba de Jicotea 15
Ludwigia erecta
Lanceleaf Primrosewillow 16
Ludwigia lanceolata
Narrowleaf Primrosewillow 13
Ludwigia linearis
Southeastern Primrosewillow 14
Ludwigia linifolia
Smallfruit Primrosewillow 17
Ludwigia microcarpa
Mexican Primrosewillow 18
Ludwigia octovalvis
Marsh Seedbox 19
Ludwigia palustris
Peruvian Primrosewillow 20
Ludwigia peruviana
Hairy Primrosewillow
Ludwigia pilosa
Creeping Primrosewillow 21
Ludwigia repens
Globefruit Primrosewillow 13
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
Shrubby Primrosewillow 1
Ludwigia suffruticosa
Taperleaf Waterhorehound 6
Lycopus rubellus
Winged Loosestrife 22
Lythrum alatum lanceolatum
Curtiss' Loosestrife 17
Lythrum curtissii
Florida Addersmouth Orchid 23
Malaxis spicata
Grassleaf Barbara's Buttons 1
Marshallia graminifolia
Stream Bogmoss 13
Mayaca fluviatilis
Axilflower 12
Mecardonia acuminata acuminata
Baby Jumpup 24
Mecardonia procumbens
Shade Mudflower 25
Micranthemum umbrosum
Browne's Savory
Micromeria brownei var pilosiuscula
Lax Hornpod 3
Mitreola petiolata
Swamp Hornpod 3
Mitreola sessilifolia
Parrot Feather Watermilfoil 26
Myriophyllum aquaticum
Cutleaf Watermilfoil 13
Myriophyllum pinnatum
Southern Waternymph 13
Najas guadalupensis
Spiny Waternymph 27
Najas marina
European Watercress 28
Nasturtium officinale
Fallflowering Ixia 1
Nemastylis floridana
Yellow Waterlily 29
Nymphaea mexicana
American White Waterlily 30
Nymphaea odorata
Crested Floatingheart 1
Nymphoides cristata
Whitetop Aster 10
Oclemena reticulata
Clustered Mille Graine 13
Oldenlandia uniflora
Water Cowbane
Oxypolis filiformis subsp. filiformis
Butterweed 31
Packera glabella
Clustered Pellitory 17
Parietaria praetermissa
Green Arrow Arum 30
Peltandra virginica
Slenderleaf False Dragonhead 3
Physostegia leptophylla
Eastern False Dragonhead 10
Physostegia purpurea
Canadian Clearweed 32
Pilea pumila
Blueflower Butterwort 12
Pinguicula caerulea
Yellow Butterwort 33
Pinguicula lutea
Small Butterwort 1
Pinguicula pumila
White Fringed Orchid 34
Platanthera conspicua
Yellow Fringed Orchid 35
Platanthera ciliaris
Crested Yellow Orchid 36
Platanthera cristata
Southern Tubercled Orchid 37
Platanthera flava
Jug Orchid 38
Platythelys latifolia
Rosy Camphorweed 1
Pluchea baccharis
Camphorweed 13
Pluchea camphorata
Stinking Camphorweed 39
Pluchea foetida
Longleaf Camphorweed 3
Pluchea longifolia
Sweetscent 40
Pluchea odorata
Rose Pogonia 41
Pogonia ophioglossoides
Baldwin's Milkwort 1
Polygala balduinii
Drumheads 36
Polygala cruciata
Tall Pinebarren Milkwort 13
Polygala cymosa
Orange Milkwort 39
Polygala lutea
Candyroot 10
Polygala nana
Low Pinebarren Milkwort 42
Polygala ramosa
Yellow Milkwort 10
Polygala rugelii
Coastalplain Milkwort 43
Polygala setacea
Denseflower Knotweed 44
Polygonum glabrum
Hairy Smartweed
Polygonum hirsutum
Mild Waterpepper 45
Persicaria hydropiperoides
Pennsylvania Smartweed 46
Polygonum pensylvanicum
Dotted Smartweed 47
Persicaria punctata
Bog Smartweed 8
Polygonum setaceum
Pickerelweed 48
Pontederia cordata
Marsh Mermaidweed 13
Proserpinaca palustris
Combleaf Mermaidweed 13
Proserpinaca pectinata
Mock Bishopsweed 49
Ptilimnium capillaceum
Coastalplain Mountainmint
Pycnanthemum nudum
Low Spearwort 8
Ranunculus pusillus
Cursed Crowfoot 50
Ranunculus sceleratus
Threelobe Buttercup 51
Ranunculus trilobus
Savannah Meadowbeauty 6
Rhexia alifanus
West Indian Meadowbeauty 44
Rhexia cubensis
Yellow Meadowbeauty 3
Rhexia lutea
Pale Meadowbeauty 10
Rhexia mariana
Maid Marian 17
Rhexia nashii

Edited by matbio and Jose Nunez

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