Wetland plants of Mason Neck Wildlife Refuge

This is a list of observed plants that have a wetland status of FAC to OBL.

American holly 1
Ilex opaca
buttonbush 2
Cephalanthus occidentalis
cardinal flower 3
Lobelia cardinalis
humped bladderwort 4
Utricularia gibba
false nettle 5
Boehmeria cylindrica
American white waterlily 6
Nymphaea odorata
swamp rose mallow 7
Hibiscus moscheutos
Water Purslane 8
Ludwigia palustris
Hypericum virginicum
Triadenum virginicum
New York ironweed 9
Vernonia noveboracensis
common pawpaw 10
Asimina triloba
American persimmon 11
Diospyros virginiana
red maple 12
Acer rubrum
common jewelweed 13
Impatiens capensis
Polygonum punctatum
Persicaria punctata
swamp loosestrife
Decodon verticillatus
swamp white oak
Quercus bicolor
American sweetgum 14
Liquidambar styraciflua
American sycamore 15
Platanus occidentalis
Crowned Beggar-ticks 16
Bidens coronata
winterberry holly 17
Ilex verticillata

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