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
Alligatorweed 5
Alternanthera philoxeroides
Southern Amaranth 2
Amaranthus australis
Valley Redstem 6
Ammannia coccinea
Pink Redstem 7
Ammannia latifolia
Spreading Sandwort 8
Arenaria lanuginosa
Ovateleaf Indian Plantain 9
Arnoglossum ovatum
Carolina Milkweed
Asclepias cinerea
Largeflower Milkweed 10
Asclepias connivens
Swamp Milkweed 11
Asclepias incarnata
Fewflower Milkweed 10
Asclepias lanceolata
Longleaf Milkweed 10
Asclepias longifolia
Michaux'x Milkweed 12
Asclepias michauxii
Swamp Milkweed 13
Asclepias perennis
Groundsel Tree 14
Baccharis halimifolia
Lemon Bacopa 15
Bacopa caroliniana
Herb-Of-Grace 16
Bacopa monnieri
Oneflower Honeycombhead 3
Balduina uniflora
Burrmarigold 17
Bidens laevis
Bigelowia nudata subsp australis
Bigelowia nudata australis
Pinelandy Rayless Goldenrod
Bigelowia nudata nudata
False Nettle 18
Boehmeria cylindrica
Smallhead Doll's-Daisy 3
Boltonia diffusa
Matted Waterstarwort
Callitriche peploides
Florida Bellflower 19
Campanula floridana
Sacatrapo 20
Caperonia palustris
Spring Cress 21
Cardamine bulbosa
Pennsylvania Bittercress 15
Cardamine pensylvanica
Hairy Chaffhead 10
Carphephorus paniculatus
Spadeleaf 22
Centella asiatica
Coontail 5
Ceratophyllum demersum
Spiny Hornwort 23
Ceratophyllum echinatum
Tall Thistle 3
Cirsium altissimum
Blue Mistflower 24
Conoclinium coelestinum
Coastalplain Tickseed 25
Coreopsis gladiata
Leavenworth's Tickseed 26
Coreopsis leavenworthii
Colombian Waxweed 27
Cuphea carthagenensis
Virginia Buttonweed 28
Diodia virginiana
Pink Sundew 26
Drosera capillaris
Swamp Twinflower 27
Dyschoriste humistrata
False Daisy 29
Eclipta prostrata
Carolina Scalystem
Elytraria caroliniensis caroliniensis
Early Whitetop Fleabane 10
Erigeron vernus
Creeping Eryngo 3
Eryngium prostratum
Dogfennel 30
Eupatorium capillifolium
Falsefennel
Eupatorium leptophyllum
Justiceweed 3
Eupatorium leucolepis
Mohr's Thoroughwort 2
Eupatorium mohrii
Rough Boneset 31
Eupatorium pilosum
Roundleaf Thoroughwort 32
Eupatorium rotundifolium
Smallflower Thoroughwort 3
Eupatorium semiserratum
Lateflowering Thoroughwort 33
Eupatorium serotinum
Flattop Goldenrod
Euthamia graminifolia hirtipes
Stiff Marsh Bedstraw 34
Galium tinctorium
Florida Hedgehyssop
Gratiola floridana
Shaggy Hedgehyssop 3
Gratiola pilosa
Branched Hedgehyssop
Gratiola ramosa
Roundfruit Hedgehyssop 35
Gratiola virginiana
Southeastern Sneezeweed 10
Helenium pinnatifidum
Narrowleaf Sunflower 14
Helianthus angustifolius
Florida Sunflower 2
Helianthus floridanus
Largeleaf Marshpennywort 36
Hydrocotyle bonariensis
Manyflower Marshpennywort 37
Hydrocotyle umbellata
Whorled Marshpennywort 38
Hydrocotyle verticillata verticillata
Skyflower 7
Hydrolea corymbosa
Roundpod St. John's-wort 10
Hypericum cistifolium
Dwarf St. John's-wort 39
Hypericum mutilum
Clustered Bushmint 40
Hyptis alata
Piedmont Marshelder 9
Iva microcephala
Pineland Waterwillow 26
Justicia angusta
Looseflower Waterwillow
Justicia ovata ovata
Weedy Dwarfdandelion 15
Krigia cespitosa
Dense Gayfeather 41
Liatris spicata
Carolina Grasswort 2
Lilaeopsis carolinensis
Moistbank Pimpernel
Lindernia dubia dubia
Cardinalflower 42
Lobelia cardinalis
Bay Lobelia 19
Lobelia feayana
Glade Lobelia 10
Lobelia glandulosa
Nuttall's Lobelia 32
Lobelia nuttallii
White Lobelia 26
Lobelia paludosa
Winged Primrosewillow 3
Ludwigia alata
Curtiss' Primrosewillow 43
Ludwigia curtissii
Yerba de Jicotea 44
Ludwigia erecta
Lanceleaf Primrosewillow 29
Ludwigia lanceolata
Narrowleaf Primrosewillow 3
Ludwigia linearis
Southeastern Primrosewillow 43
Ludwigia linifolia
Smallfruit Primrosewillow 45
Ludwigia microcarpa
Mexican Primrosewillow 46
Ludwigia octovalvis
Marsh Seedbox 47
Ludwigia palustris
Peruvian Primrosewillow 48
Ludwigia peruviana
Hairy Primrosewillow
Ludwigia pilosa
Creeping Primrosewillow 49
Ludwigia repens
Globefruit Primrosewillow 3
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
Shrubby Primrosewillow 10
Ludwigia suffruticosa

Edited by matbio and Jose Nunez

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