appendix b biological resources vegetation species lists
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Feasibility Investigation Report Restoration of Hydrology along Mobile Bay Causeway December 2015
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APPENDIX B
Biological Resources
Vegetation Species Lists
Choccolatta Bay, June 2014
† = non-native naturalized or invasive taxa
ORDER SALVINIALES
SALVINIACEAE (FLOATING FERN FAMILY)
Azolla caroliniana Willdenow —EASTERN MOSQUITO FERN, CAROLINA MOSQUITO FERN Salvinia minima Baker —WATER-SPANGLES, COMMON SALVINIA†
ORDER ALISMATALES
ARACEAE (ARUM FAMILY)
Lemna obscura (Austin) Daubs —LITTLE DUCKWEED Spirodela polyrrhiza (Linnaeus) Schleiden —GREATER DUCKWEED
ALISMATACEAE (MUD PLANTAIN FAMILY)
Sagittaria lancifolia Linnaeus —BULLTONGUE ARROWHEAD
HYDROCHARITACEAE (FROG’S-BIT FAMILY)
Najas guadalupensis (Sprengel) Magnus —COMMON NAIAD, SOUTHERN NAIAD
ORDER ASPARAGALES
AMARYLLIDACEAE (AMARYLLIS FAMILY)
Allium canadense Linnaeus var. canadense —WILD ONION ORDER COMMELINALES
COMMELINACEAE (SPIDERWORT FAMILY)
Commelina diffusa Burman f. —SPREADING DAYFLOWER, CLIMBING DAYFLOWER†
PONTEDERIACEAE (PICKERELWEED FAMILY)
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms —WATER HYACINTH† Pontederia cordata Linnaeus —PICKEREL WEED
ORDER POALES
TYPHACEAE (CATTAIL FAMILY)
Typha domingensis Persoon —SOUTHERN CATTAIL JUNCACEAE (RUSH FAMILY)
Juncus marginatus Rostkovius —GRASSLEAF RUSH
Choccolatta Bay, June 2014
† = non-native naturalized or invasive taxa
CYPERACEAE (SEDGE FAMILY)
Cyperus esculentus Linnaeus —YELLOW NUTGRASS, CHUFA FLATSEDGE† Cyperus strigosus Linnaeus —STRAW-COLOR FLATSEDGE Schoenoplectus deltarum (Schuyler) Soják —DELTA BULRUSH Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (C.C. Gmelin) Palla —SOFT-STEM BULRUSH
POACEAE (GRASS FAMILY)
Bromus catharticus Vahl —RESCUE GRASS† Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon —BERMUDA GRASS† Lolium perenne Linnaeus var. perenne —PERENNIAL RYEGRASS† Panicum repens Linnaeus —TORPEDO GRASS† Paspalum notatum Flueggé —BAHIA GRASS† Paspalum urvillei Steudel —VASEY’S GRASS† Phragmites mauritianus Kunth —MAURITIUS REED, SOUTH PACIFIC REED Polypogon monspeliensis (Linnaeus) Desfontaines —ANNUAL RABBIT’S FOOT GRASS† Sorghum halepense (Linnaeus) Persoon —JOHNSON GRASS† Spartina cynosuroides (Linnaeus) Roth —BIG CORDGRASS, GIANT CORDGRASS Zizaniopsis miliacea (Michaux) Döll & Ascherson —SOUTHERN WILD-RICE, GIANT CUTGRASS
ORDER SAXIFRAGALES
HALORAGACEAE (MILFOIL FAMILY)
Myriophyllum spicatum Linnaeus —EURASIAN WATER-MILFOIL† ORDER FABALES
FABACEAE (LEGUME FAMILY)
Sesbania vesicaria (Jacquin) Elliott —BLADDERPOD Strophostyles helvula (Linnaeus) Elliott —TRAILING FUZZYBEAN
ORDER ROSALES
ROSACEAE (ROSE FAMILY)
Rubus trivialis Michaux —SOUTHERN DEWBERRY ORDER MALPIGHIALES
EUPHORBIACEAE (SPURGE FAMILY)
Euphorbia hyssopifolia Linnaeus —HYSSOPLEAF SANDMAT Triadica sebifera (Linnaeus) Small —CHINESE TALLOWTREE, POPCORN TREE†
Choccolatta Bay, June 2014
† = non-native naturalized or invasive taxa
ORDER MYRTALES
ONAGRACEAE (EVENING PRIMROSE FAMILY)
Ludwigia peploides (Kunth) Raven var. glabrescens (Kuntze) Shinners —FLOATING PRIMROSE-WILLOW Oenothera speciosa Nuttall —SHOWY EVENING PRIMROSE†
ORDER MALVALES
MALVACEAE (MALLOW FAMILY)
Sida rhombifolia Linnaeus —INDIAN HEMP
BRASSICACEAE (MUSTARD FAMILY)
Lepidium virginicum Linnaeus —VIRGINIA PEPPERWEED ORDER CARYOPHYLLALES
POLYGONACEAE (BUCKWHEAT FAMILY)
Rumex crispus Linnaeus —CURLY DOCK† Rumex floridanus Meisner—FLORIDADOCK
AMARANTHACEAE (AMARANTH FAMILY)
Alternanthera philoxeroides (Martius) Grisebach —ALLIGATORWEED†
ORDER SOLANALES
CONVOLVULACEAE (MORNING-GLORY FAMILY)
Calystegia sepium (Linnaeus) R. Brown ssp. limnophila (Greene) Brummitt —MARSH FALSE BINDWEED Ipomoea sagittata Poiret —SALTMARSH MORNING-GLORY
SOLANACEAE (NIGHTSHADE FAMILY)
Solanum nigrescens M. Martens & Galeotti —DIVINE NIGHTSHADE
ORDER LAMIALES
PLANTAGINACEAE (PLANTAIN FAMILY)
Plantago major Linnaeus —COMMON PLANTAIN†
LAMIACEAE (MINT FAMILY)
Stachys floridana Shuttleworth ex Bentham —FLORIDA HEDGENETTLE
Choccolatta Bay, June 2014
† = non-native naturalized or invasive taxa
VERBENACEAE (VERVAIN FAMILY)
Verbena brasiliensis Vellozo —BRAZILIAN VERVAIN† Verbena montevidensis Sprengel —URUGUAYAN VERVAIN†
ORDER ASTERALES
ASTERACEAE (SUNFLOWER FAMILY)
Ambrosia artemisiifolia Linnaeus —ANNUAL RAGWEED Baccharis halimifolia Linnaeus —EASTERN BACCHARIS, GROUNDSEL TREE Cirsium horridulum Michaux —YELLOW THISTLE Conyza bonariensis (Linnaeus) Cronquist —SOUTH AMERICAN HORSEWEED† Solidago mexicana (Linnaeus) Fernald —SOUTHERN SEASIDE GOLDENROD Sonchus asper (Linnaeus) Hill —SPINY SOWTHISTLE, PRICKLY SOWTHISTLE†
ORDER APIALES
ARALIACEAE (GINSENG FAMILY)
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides Linnaeus f. —FLOATING MARSH-PENNYWORT
APIACEAE (CARROT FAMILY)
Sium suave Walter —HEMLOCK WATER-PARSNIP
Justin’s Bay, June 2014
† = non-native naturalized or invasive taxa
ORDER POLYPODIALES
THELYPTERIDACEAE (MARSH FERN FAMILY)
Thelypteris palustris Schott var. pubescens (Lawson) Fernald —EASTERN MARSH FERN
ORDER PINALES
CUPRESSACEAE (CEDAR FAMILY)
Taxodium distichum (Linnaeus) L.C. Richard —BALD CYPRESS ORDER ALISMATALES
ARACEAE (ARUM FAMILY)
Colocasia esculenta (Linnaeus) Schott —WILD TARO† Peltandra virginica (Linnaeus) Schott —GREEN ARROW-ARUM
ALISMATACEAE (MUD PLANTAIN FAMILY)
Sagittaria lancifolia Linnaeus —BULLTONGUE ARROWHEAD Sagittaria latifolia Willdenow — BROADLEAF ARROWHEAD, DUCK-POTATO
ORDER ASPARAGALES
AMARYLLIDACEAE (AMARYLLIS FAMILY)
Allium canadense Linnaeus var. canadense —WILD ONION ORDER COMMELINALES
COMMELINACEAE (SPIDERWORT FAMILY)
Commelina diffusa Burman f. —SPREADING DAYFLOWER, CLIMBING DAYFLOWER† ORDER POALES
JUNCACEAE (RUSH FAMILY)
Juncus debilis A. Gray —WEAK RUSH Juncus effusus Linnaeus ssp. solutus (Fernald & Wiegand) Hämet-Ahti —COMMON RUSH, SOFT RUSH
CYPERACEAE (SEDGE FAMILY)
Cyperus retrosus Chapman —PINEBARREN FLATSEDGE. Cyperus strigosus Linnaeus —STRAW-COLOR FLATSEDGE Cyperus surinamensis Rottbøll —TROPICAL FLATSEDGE
Justin’s Bay, June 2014
† = non-native naturalized or invasive taxa
POACEAE (GRASS FAMILY)
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon —BERMUDA GRASS† Eleusine indica (Linnaeus) Gaertner —INDIAN GOOSEGRASS† Imperata cylindrica (Linnaeus) Beauvois —COGON GRASS† Lolium perenne Linnaeus var. perenne —PERENNIAL RYEGRASS† Panicum repens Linnaeus —TORPEDO GRASS† Paspalum notatum Flueggé —BAHIA GRASS† Paspalum urvillei Steudel —VASEY’S GRASS† Phragmites mauritianus Kunth —MAURITIUS REED, SOUTH PACIFIC REED Polypogon monspeliensis (Linnaeus) Desfontaines —ANNUAL RABBIT’S FOOT GRASS† Sorghum halepense (Linnaeus) Persoon —JOHNSONGRASS† Spartina cynosuroides (Linnaeus) Roth —BIG CORDGRASS, GIANT CORDGRASS
ORDER VITALES
VITACEAE (GRAPE FAMILY)
Ampelopsis arborea (Linnaeus) Koehne —PEPPERVINE ORDER FABALES
FABACEAE (LEGUME FAMILY)
Sesbania vesicaria (Jacquin) Elliott —BLADDERPOD ORDER ROSALES
ROSACEAE (ROSE FAMILY)
Rubus trivialis Michaux —SOUTHERN DEWBERRY ORDER MALPIGHIALES
EUPHORBIACEAE (SPURGE FAMILY)
Euphorbia hyssopifolia Linnaeus —HYSSOPLEAF SANDMAT Triadica sebifera (Linnaeus) Small —CHINESE TALLOWTREE, POPCORN TREE†
PHYLLANTHACEAE (LEAFFLOWER FAMILY)
Phyllanthus urinaria Linnaeus —CHAMBER BITTER, PEEFLOWER, GRIPEWEED†
SALICACEAE (WILLOW FAMILY)
Salix nigra Marshall —BLACK WILLOW
Justin’s Bay, June 2014
† = non-native naturalized or invasive taxa
ORDER MYRTALES
ONAGRACEAE (EVENING PRIMROSE FAMILY)
Oenothera speciosa Nuttall —PINK LADIES† ORDER MALVALES
BRASSICACEAE (MUSTARD FAMILY)
Lepidium virginicum Linnaeus —VIRGINIA PEPPERWEED
MALVACEAE (MALLOW FAMILY)
Sida rhombifolia Linnaeus —INDIAN HEMP ORDER CARYOPHYLLALES
POLYGONACEAE (BUCKWHEAT FAMILY)
Brunnichia ovata (Walter) Shinners —AMERICAN BUCKWHEATVINE
AMARANTHACEAE (AMARANTH FAMILY)
Alternanthera philoxeroides (Martius) Grisebach —ALLIGATORWEED† ORDER GENTIANALES
RUBIACEAE (MADDER FAMILY)
Diodia virginiana Linnaeus —VIRGINIA BUTTONWEED ORDER SOLANALES
CONVOLVULACEAE (MORNING-GLORY FAMILY)
Calystegia sepium (Linnaeus) R. Brown ssp. limnophila (Greene) Brummitt —MARSH FALSE BINDWEED
ORDER LAMIALES
PLANTAGINACEAE (PLANTAIN FAMILY)
Plantago major Linnaeus —COMMON PLANTAIN†
LAMIACEAE (MINT FAMILY)
Cantinoa mutabilis (A. Richard) Harley & J.F.B. Pastore —TROPICAL BUSHMINT† Scutellaria racemosa Persoon —SOUTH AMERICAN SKULLCAP† Stachys floridana Shuttleworth ex Bentham —FLORIDA HEDGENETTLE
Justin’s Bay, June 2014
† = non-native naturalized or invasive taxa
BIGNONIACEAE (TRUMPET CREEPER FAMILY)
Campsis radicans (Linnaeus) Seemann ex Bureau —TRUMPETCREEPER
VERBENACEAE (VERVAIN FAMILY)
Phyla nodiflora (Linnaeus) Greene —FROGFRUIT Verbena brasiliensis Vellozo —BRAZILIAN VERVAIN† Verbena montevidensis Sprengel —URUGUAYAN VERVAIN†
ORDER ASTERALES
ASTERACEAE (SUNFLOWER FAMILY)
Ambrosia artemisiifolia Linnaeus —ANNUAL RAGWEED Baccharis halimifolia Linnaeus —EASTERN BACCHARIS, GROUNDSEL TREE Bidens alba (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle —WHITE BEGGARTICKS. Conyza bonariensis (Linnaeus) Cronquist —SOUTH AMERICAN HORSEWEED† Solidago mexicana (Linnaeus) Fernald —SOUTHERN SEASIDE GOLDENROD
ORDER DIPSACALES
ADOXACEAE (MUSKROOT/MOSCHATEL FAMILY)
Sambucus canadensis Linnaeus —AMERICAN ELDERBERRY
Sardine Pass, June 2014
ORDER POLYPODIALES
THELYPTERIDACEAE (MARSH FERN FAMILY)
Thelypteris palustris Schott var. pubescens (Lawson) Fernald —EASTERN MARSH FERN
ORDER ALISMATALES
ARACEAE (ARUM FAMILY)
Colocasia esculenta (Linnaeus) Schott —WILD TARO† ORDER ASPARAGALES
IRIDACEAE (IRIS FAMILY)
Sisyrinchium fuscatum E. P. Bicknell —COASTAL PLAIN BLUE-EYED GRASS ORDER COMMELINALES
COMMELINACEAE (SPIDERWORT FAMILY)
Commelina diffusa Burman f. —SPREADING DAYFLOWER, CLIMBING DAYFLOWER† ORDER POALES
JUNCACEAE (RUSH FAMILY)
Juncus marginatus Rostkovius —GRASSLEAF RUSH Juncus validus Coville —ROUND-HEAD RUSH
CYPERACEAE (SEDGE FAMILY)
Carex longii Mackenize —LONG’S SEDGE Cyperus polystachyos Rottbøll —MANY-SPIKE FLATSEDGE Cyperus retrosus Chapman —PINEBARREN FLATSEDGE Cyperus strigosus Linnaeus —STRAW-COLOR FLATSEDGE Eleocharis montevidensis Kunth —SAND SPIKERUSH Schoenoplectus deltarum (Schuyler) Soják —DELTA BULRUSH
POACEAE (GRASS FAMILY)
Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon —BERMUDA GRASS† Imperata cylindrica (Linnaeus) Beauvois —COGON GRASS† Panicum repens Linnaeus —TORPEDO GRASS† Paspalum notatum Flueggé —BAHIA GRASS† Paspalum urvillei Steudel —VASEY’S GRASS† Phragmites mauritianus Kunth —MAURITIUS REED, SOUTH PACIFIC REED Polypogon monspeliensis (Linnaeus) Desfontaines —ANNUAL RABBIT’S FOOT GRASS†
Sardine Pass, June 2014
ORDER VITALES
VITACEAE (GRAPE FAMILY)
Ampelopsis arborea (Linnaeus) Koehne —PEPPERVINE ORDER FABALES
FABACEAE (LEGUME FAMILY)
Sesbania vesicaria (Jacquin) Elliott —BLADDERPOD Strophostyles helvula (Linnaeus) Elliott —TRAILING FUZZYBEAN
ORDER ROSALES
ROSACEAE (ROSE FAMILY)
Rubus trivialis Michaux —SOUTHERN DEWBERRY ORDER MALPIGHIALES
EUPHORBIACEAE (SPURGE FAMILY)
Euphorbia hyssopifolia Linnaeus —HYSSOPLEAF SANDMAT Triadica sebifera (Linnaeus) Small —CHINESE TALLOWTREE, POPCORN TREE†
PHYLLANTHACEAE (LEAFFLOWER FAMILY)
Phyllanthus urinaria Linnaeus —CHAMBER BITTER, PEEFLOWER, GRIPEWEED†
SALICACEAE (WILLOW FAMILY)
Salix nigra Marshall —BLACK WILLOW
ORDER MALVALES
BRASSICACEAE (MUSTARD FAMILY)
Lepidium virginicum Linnaeus —VIRGINIA PEPPERWEED
MALVACEAE (MALLOW FAMILY)
Sida rhombifolia Linnaeus —INDIAN HEMP ORDER CARYOPHYLLALES
POLYGONACEAE (BUCKWHEAT FAMILY)
Rumex crispus Linnaeus —CURLY DOCK†
Sardine Pass, June 2014
AMARANTHACEAE (AMARANTH FAMILY)
Gomphrena serrata Linnaeus —PROSTRATE GLOBE-AMARANTH† ORDER ERICALES
PRIMULACEAE (PRIMROSE FAMILY)
Samolus valerandi Linnaeus —SEASIDE BROOKWEED, PINELAND PIMPERNEL ORDER GENTIANALES
RUBIACEAE (MADDER FAMILY)
Diodia virginiana Linnaeus —VIRGINIA BUTTONWEED Galium obtusum Bigelow —BLUNTLEAF BEDSTRAW
ORDER SOLANALES
CONVOLVULACEAE (MORNING-GLORY FAMILY)
Dichondra caroliniensis Michaux —CAROLINA PONYSFOOT ORDER LAMIALES
OLEACEAE (OLIVE FAMILY)
Ligustrum sinense Loureiro —CHINESE PRIVET†
PLANTAGINACEAE (PLANTAIN FAMILY)
Bacopa monnieri (Linnaeus) Pennell —HERB OF GRACE
PLANTAGINACEAE (PLANTAIN FAMILY)
Plantago major Linnaeus —COMMON PLANTAIN†
VERBENACEAE (VERVAIN FAMILY)
Phyla nodiflora (Linnaeus) Greene —FROGFRUIT Verbena brasiliensis Vellozo —BRAZILIAN VERVAIN† Verbena montevidensis Sprengel —URUGUAYAN VERVAIN†
ORDER ASTERALES
ASTERACEAE (SUNFLOWER FAMILY)
Ambrosia artemisiifolia Linnaeus —ANNUAL RAGWEED Baccharis halimifolia Linnaeus —EASTERN BACCHARIS, GROUNDSEL TREE Cirsium horridulum Michaux —YELLOW THISTLE
Sardine Pass, June 2014
Solidago altissima Linnaeus var. altissima —TALL GOLDENROD, COMMON GOLDENROD Solidago mexicana (Linnaeus) Fernald —SOUTHERN SEASIDE GOLDENROD Sonchus asper (Linnaeus) Hill —SPINY SOWTHISTLE, PRICKLY SOWTHISTLE†
ORDER DIPSACALES
ADOXACEAE (MUSKROOT/MOSCHATEL FAMILY)
Sambucus canadensis Linnaeus —AMERICAN ELDERBERRY
CAPRIFOLIACEAE (HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY)
Lonicera japonica Thunberg —JAPANESE HONEYSUCKLE† ORDER APIALES
ARALIACEAE (GINSENG FAMILY)
Hydrocotyle bonariensis Lamarck —LARGELEAF PENNYWORT
APIACEAE (CARROT FAMILY)
Centella erecta (Linnaeus f.) Fernald —ERECT CENTELLA
Shellbank River, June 2014
ORDER PINALES
PINACEAE (PINE FAMILY)
Pinus taeda Linnaeus —LOBLOLLY PINE
CUPRESSACEAE (CEDAR FAMILY)
Juniperus virginiana Linnaeus var. silicicola (Small) E. Murray —SOUTHERN RED CEDAR
ORDER MAGNOLIALES
MAGNOLIACEAE (MAGNOLIA FAMILY)
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus —SOUTHERN MAGNOLIA ORDER LAURALES
LAURACEAE (LAUREL FAMILY)
Cinnamomum camphora (Linnaeus) J. Presl —CAMPHORTREE† Persea palustris (Rafinesque) Sargent —SWAMP BAY
ORDER ALISMATALES
ARACEAE (ARUM FAMILY)
Peltandra virginica (Linnaeus) Schott —GREEN ARROW-ARUM
ALISMATACEAE (MUD PLANTAIN FAMILY)
Sagittaria lancifolia Linnaeus —BULLTONGUE ARROWHEAD ORDER LILIALES
SMILACAEAE (SMILAX FAMILY)
Smilax bona-nox Linnaeus —SAW GREENBRIER ORDER ASPARAGALES
IRIDACEAE (IRIS FAMILY)
Sisyrinchium rosulatum E. P. Bicknell —ANNUAL BLUE-EYED GRASS†
AMARYLLIDACEAE (AMARYLLIS FAMILY)
Allium canadense Linnaeus var. canadense —WILD ONION
Shellbank River, June 2014
ORDER COMMELINALES
COMMELINACEAE (SPIDERWORT FAMILY)
Tradescantia ohiensis Rafinesque —OHIO SPIDERWORT
PONTEDERIACEAE (PICKERELWEED FAMILY)
Pontederia cordata Linnaeus —PICKEREL WEED ORDER POALES
JUNCACEAE (RUSH FAMILY)
Juncus coriaceus Mackenzie —LEATHERY RUSH Juncus effusus Linnaeus ssp. solutus (Fernald & Wiegand) Hämet-Ahti —COMMON RUSH, SOFT RUSH Juncus marginatus Rostkovius —GRASSLEAF RUSH Juncus validus Coville —ROUND-HEAD RUSH
CYPERACEAE (SEDGE FAMILY)
Bolboschoenus novae-angliae (Britton) S.G. Smith —NEW ENGLAND BULRUSH
Cyperus brevifolius (Rottbøll) Endlicher ex Hasskarl —SHORTLEAF SPIKESEDGE Cyperus croceus Vahl —BALDWIN’S FLATSEDGE Cyperus drummondii Torrey & Hooker —DRUMMOND’S FLATSEDGE Cyperus iria Linnaeus —RICE FLATSEDGE† Cyperus polystachyos Rottbøll —MANY-SPIKE FLATSEDGE Cyperus sesquiflorus (Torrey) Mattfeld & Kükenthal —WHITE-HEAD SEDGE Cyperus strigosus Linnaeus —STRAW-COLOR FLATSEDGE Cyperus surinamensis Rottbøll —TROPICAL FLATSEDGE Fuirena scirpoidea Michaux —SOUTHERN UMBRELLA-SEDGE Rhynchospora caduca Elliott —ANGLE-STEM BEAKSEDGE Schoenoplectus deltarum (Schuyler) Soják —DELTA BULRUSH
POACEAE (GRASS FAMILY)
Bothriochloa ischaemum (Linnaeus) Keng var. songarica (Ruprecht ex Fischer & C.A. Meyer) Celarier & Harlan —YELLOW BLUESTEM, KING RANCH BLUESTEM† Briza minor Linnaeus —LITTLE QUAKING GRASS† Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon —BERMUDA GRASS† Echinochloa colona (Linnaeus) Link —JUNGLE-RICE, AWNLESS BARNYARD GRASS†
POACEAE (GRASS FAMILY)
Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hackel —CENTIPEDE GRASS†
Panicum repens Linnaeus —TORPEDO GRASS† Paspalum notatum Flueggé —BAHIA GRASS†
Shellbank River, June 2014
Paspalum urvillei Steudel —VASEY’S GRASS† Phragmites mauritianus Kunth —MAURITIUS REED, SOUTH PACIFIC REED Polypogon monspeliensis (Linnaeus) Desfontaines —ANNUAL RABBIT’S FOOT GRASS† Sorghum halepense (Linnaeus) Persoon —JOHNSON GRASS† Stenotaphrum secundatum (Walter) Kuntze —ST. AUGUSTINE GRASS Zizaniopsis miliacea (Michaux) Döll & Ascherson —SOUTHERN WILD-RICE, GIANT CUTGRASS
ORDER VITALES
VITACEAE (GRAPE FAMILY)
Ampelopsis arborea (Linnaeus) Koehne —PEPPERVINE Muscadinia rotundifolia (Michaux) Small —MUSCADINE
ORDER FABALES
FABACEAE (LEGUME FAMILY)
Alysicarpus ovalifolius (Schumach) J. Léonard —ALYCE CLOVER† Kummerowia striata (Thunberg) Schindler —JAPANESE CLOVER† Galactia regularis (Linnaeus) Britton, Sterns, & Poggenburg —DOWNY MILKPEA Sesbania drummondii (Rydberg) Cory —POISONBEAN Sesbania vesicaria (Jacquin) Elliott —BLADDERPOD Strophostyles helvula (Linnaeus) Elliott —TRAILING FUZZYBEAN Trifolium repens Linnaeus —WHITE CLOVER†
ORDER ROSALES
ROSACEAE (ROSE FAMILY)
Rubus trivialis Michaux —SOUTHERN DEWBERRY
RHAMNACEAE (BUCKTHORN FAMILY)
Berchemia scandens (Hill) K. Koch —RATTAN-VINE, ALABAMA SUPPLEJACK
ULMACEAE (ELM FAMILY)
Ulmus rubra Muhlenberg —SLIPPERY ELM ORDER FAGALES
FAGACEAE (BEECH FAMILY)
Quercus virginiana P. Miller —LIVE OAK
MYRICACEAE (BAYBERRY FAMILY)
Morella cerifera (Linnaeus) Small —WAX MYRTLE
Shellbank River, June 2014
ORDER OXALIDALES
OXALIDACEAE (WOODSORREL FAMILY)
Oxalis dillenii Jacquin —SLENDER YELLOW WOODSORREL ORDER MALPIGHIALES
EUPHORBIACEAE (SPURGE FAMILY)
Euphorbia maculata Linnaeus —SPOTTED SPURGE Triadica sebifera (Linnaeus) Small —CHINESE TALLOWTREE, POPCORN TREE†
SALICACEAE (WILLOW FAMILY)
Salix nigra Marshall —BLACK WILLOW
ORDER MYRTALES
ONAGRACEAE (EVENING PRIMROSE FAMILY)
Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacquin) P.H. Raven —MEXICAN PRIMROSE-WILLOW Oenothera simulans (Small) W.L. Wagner & Hoch —SOUTHERN BEEBLOSSOM Oenothera laciniata Hill —CUTLEAF EVENING PRIMROSE
ORDER MALVALES
MALVACEAE (MALLOW FAMILY)
Sida rhombifolia Linnaeus —INDIAN HEMP
BRASSICACEAE (MUSTARD FAMILY)
Lepidium virginicum Linnaeus —VIRGINIA PEPPERWEED ORDER CARYOPHYLLALES
POLYGONACEAE (BUCKWHEAT FAMILY)
Persicaria setacea (Baldwin) Small —SWAMP SMARTWEED
AMARANTHACEAE (AMARANTH FAMILY)
Alternanthera philoxeroides (Martius) Grisebach —ALLIGATORWEED† Gomphrena serrata Linnaeus —PROSTRATE GLOBE-AMARANTH†
PORTULACACEAE (PURSLANE FAMILY)
Portulaca pilosa Linnaeus —PINK PURSLANE
Shellbank River, June 2014
ORDER ERICALES
PRIMULACEAE (PRIMROSE FAMILY)
Lysimachia arvensis (Linnaeus) U. Manns & Anderberb —SCARLET PIMPERNEL†
CYRILLACEAE (TITI FAMILY)
Cyrilla racemiflora Linnaeus —TITI ORDER GENTIANALES
RUBIACEAE (MADDER FAMILY)
Cephalanthus occidentalis Linnaeus —COMMON BUTTONBUSH Diodia virginiana Linnaeus —VIRGINIA BUTTONWEED Richardia brasiliensis Gomes —TROPICAL MEXICAN-CLOVER†
GENTIANACEAE (GENTIAN FAMILY)
Centaurium pulchellum (Swartz) Druce —BRANCHED CENTAURY, LESSER CENTAURY† Eustoma exaltatum (Linnaeus) Salisbury ex G. Don —CATCHFLY PRAIRIE-GENTIAN
ORDER SOLANALES
CONVOLVULACEAE (MORNING-GLORY FAMILY)
Dichondra caroliniensis Michaux —CAROLINA PONYSFOOT Ipomoea sagittata Poiret —SALTMARSH MORNING-GLORY
ORDER LAMIALES
OLEACEAE (OLIVE FAMILY)
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall —GREEN ASH Ligustrum sinense Loureiro —CHINESE PRIVET†
TETRACHONDRACEAE (TETRACHONDRA FAMILY)
Polypremum procumbens Linnaeus —RUSTWEED, JUNIPERLEAF
PLANTAGINACEAE (PLANTAIN FAMILY)
Bacopa monnieri (Linnaeus) Pennell —HERB OF GRACE Plantago aristata Michaux —LARGE-BRACT PLANTAIN Plantago virginica Linnaeus —VIRGINA PLANTAIN, SOUTHERN PLANTAIN
LAMIACEAE (MINT FAMILY)
Cantinoa mutabilis (A. Richard) Harley & J.F.B. Pastore —TROPICAL BUSHMINT†
Shellbank River, June 2014
Salvia lyrata Linnaeus —LYRELEAF SAGE Scutellaria racemosa Persoon —SOUTH AMERICAN SKULLCAP† Stachys floridana Shuttleworth ex Bentham —FLORIDA HEDGENETTLE
BIGNONIACEAE (TRUMPET CREEPER FAMILY)
Campsis radicans (Linnaeus) Seemann ex Bureau —TRUMPETCREEPER Catalpa bignonioides Walter —SOUTHERN CATALPA
VERBENACEAE (VERVAIN FAMILY)
Phyla nodiflora (Linnaeus) Greene —FROGFRUIT
VERBENACEAE (VERVAIN FAMILY)
Verbena brasiliensis Vellozo —BRAZILIAN VERVAIN† Verbena halei Small —TEXAS VERVAIN Verbena montevidensis Sprengel —URUGUAYAN VERVAIN†
ORDER AQUIFOLIALES
AQUIFOLIACEAE (HOLLY FAMILY)
Ilex vomitoria Aiton —YAUPON ORDER ASTERALES
ASTERACEAE (SUNFLOWER FAMILY)
Ambrosia artemisiifolia Linnaeus —ANNUAL RAGWEED Baccharis halimifolia Linnaeus —EASTERN BACCHARIS, GROUNDSEL TREE Cirsium horridulum Michaux —YELLOW THISTLE Erigeron annuus (Linnaeus) Persoon —EASTERN DAISY FLEABANE, ANNUAL FLEABANE Erigeron strigosus Muhlenberg ex Willdenow —COMMON ROUGH FLEABANE Eupatorium capillifolium (Lamarck) Small —DOGFENNEL Gamochaeta argyrinea G.L. Nesom —SILVERY CUDWEED Pyrrhopappus carolinianus (Walter) A.P. de Candolle —CAROLINA DESERT CHICORY Solidago altissima Linnaeus var. altissima —TALL GOLDENROD, COMMON GOLDENROD Solidago mexicana (Linnaeus) Fernald —SOUTHERN SEASIDE GOLDENROD
ORDER DIPSACALES
ADOXACEAE (MUSKROOT/MOSCHATEL FAMILY)
Sambucus canadensis Linnaeus —AMERICAN ELDERBERRY
CAPRIFOLIACEAE (HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY)
Lonicera japonica Thunberg —JAPANESE HONEYSUCKLE†
Shellbank River, June 2014
ORDER APIALES
ARALIACEAE (GINSENG FAMILY)
Hydrocotyle bonariensis Lamarck —LARGELEAF PENNYWORT Hydrocotyle umbellata Linnaeus —MANY FLOWERED PENNYWORT
APIACEAE (CARROT FAMILY)
Centella erecta (Linnaeus f.) Fernald —ERECT CENTELLA Ptilimnium capillaceum (Michaux) Rafinesque —THREADLEAF MOCK-BISHOPWEED
SAV Species Observed during June 2014 Field Surveys HALORAGACEAE
Myriophyllum spicatum L. Eurasian watermilfoil † HYDROCHARITACEAE
Najas guadelupensis (Spreng.) Magnus southern naiad Vallisneria neotropicalis Marie-Victorin. wild celery
PONTEDERIACEAE
Heteranthera dubia (Jacq.) MacMill. water stargrass POTAMOGETONACEAE
Potamogeton crispus L. curly pondweed † Potamogeton pusillus L. small pondweed
RUPPIACEAE
Ruppia maritima L. widgeon grass