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A
Alternanthera philoxeroides alligator weed Non-native
Andropogon glomeratus bushy broom grass Native
Ardisia crenata coral ardisia Non-native
Azolla caroliniana mosquito fern Native
B
Bacopa caroliniana lemon bacopa Native
Bidens mitis bur marigold, marsh beggartick Native
Brasenia schreberi watershield Native
C
Cabomba caroliniana fanwort Native
Canna flaccida golden canna Native
Cephalanthus occidentalis buttonbush Native
Ceratophyllum demersum coontail Native
Ceratopteris thalictroides watersprite, water horn fern Non-native
Chara species Muskgrass Native
Cicuta maculata (syn. c. Curtissii, C. mexicana) spotted water hemlock Native
Cinnamomum camphora camphor tree Non-native
Cladium jamaicense saw-grass Native
Colocasia esculenta wild taro Non-native
Crinum americanum swamp lily Native
Cupaniopsis anacardioides carrotwood Non-native
Cyperus distinctus (syn. C. virens) swamp flatsedge, green flatsedge Native
Cyperus odoratus flat sedge Native
D
Decodon verticillatus swamp loosestrife Native
Dichromena species star-rush Native
Dolichandra unguis-cati cat’s-claw vine Non-native
E
Echinochloa walteri Walter’s-millet, coast cockspur Native
Egeria densa common waterweed Non-native
Eichhornia crassipes water hyacinth Non-native
Eleocharis baldwinii road-grass Native
Eleocharis cellulosa club-rush Native
Eleocharis interstincta jointed spikerush Native
F
Fimbristylis cymosa (syn. F. spathacea) hurricane-grass Native
Fuirena scirpoidea rush fuirena Native
Fuirena species umbrella-grasses Native
H
Habenaria repens water-spider orchid Native
Hydrilla verticillata hydrilla Non-native Plant
Hydrocotyle species water pennywort Native
Hygrophila polysperma East Indian hygrophila Non-native
Hypericum cistifolium (Syn. H. opacum) roundpod St. John’s-Wort Native
I
Imperata cylindrica cogongrass Non-native
Ipomoea aquatica water spinach Non-native
Iris virginica blue flag Native
J
Juncus effusus soft rush Native
Juncus marginatus (Syn. J. biflorus, J. aristulatus) shore rush Native
Juncus roemerianus black needlerush, black rush Native
L
Lachnanthes caroliniana redroot, Carolina redroot Native
Lachnocaulon species bog buttons Native
Leersia spp. Southern cutgrass Native
Lemna valdiviana small duckweed Native
Ligustrum sinense Chinese privet Non-native
Limnobium spongia frog’s-bit, American spongeplant Native
Limnophila sessiliflora Limnophila Non-native
Ludwigia repens red ludwigia Native
Ludwigia species water primrose, primrose willow Native
Luziola fluitans (syn. Hydrochloa caroliniensis) water grass Native
Lygodium japonicum Japanese climbing fern Non-native
Lygodium microphyllum Old World climbing fern Non-native
M
Mayaca fluviatilis bog moss Native
Melia azedarach Chinaberry Non-native
Micranthemum species baby’s-tears Native
Myriophyllum aquaticum parrot feather Non-native
Myriophyllum heterophyllum two-leaf water-milfoil Native
Myriophyllum laxum loose water-milfoil Native
Myriophyllum spicatum Eurasian water-milfoil Non-native
N
Najas guadalupensis southern naiad Native
Nandina domestica Nandina, heavenly bamboo Non-native
Nelumbo lutea American lotus Native
Nitella species Stonewort family Native
Nuphar advena spatterdock, cow lily Native
Nymphaea mexicana yellow water lily Native
Nymphaea odorata waterlily Native
Nymphoides aquatica banana lily Native
O
Orontium aquaticum golden club Native
Oxycaryum cubense (syn. Scirpus cubensis) burhead sedge Non-native
P
Paederia foetida skunk vine Non-native
Panicum hemitomon maidencane Native
Panicum maximum (syn. Urochloa maxima) guinea grass Non-native
Panicum repens torpedograss Non-native
Paspalum repens (syn. P. fluitans) water paspalum Native
Peltandra virginica arrow arum Native
Pennisetum purpureum elephant grass, napier grass Non-native
Phragmites australis common reed Native
Pistia stratiotes water lettuce Non-native
Polygonum species knotweed Native
Pontederia cordata pickerelweed Native
Potamogeton illinoensis Illinois pondweed Native
Potamogeton pectinatus sago pondweed Native
Potamogeton perfoliatus clasping leaf pondweed, clasped pondweed Native
Proserpinaca pectinata combleaf mermaidweed Native
R
Rhynchospora inundata inundated beakrush Native
Rhynchospora nitens (syn. Psilocarya nitens) bald-rush Native
Rhynchospora species beakrushes, horned-rushes Native
Rhynchospora tracyi Tracy’s beakrush Native
Ruellia simplex (syn. R. tweediana) Mexican-petunia Non-native
S
Sacciolepis striata American cupscale-grass Native
Sagittaria graminea grassy arrowhead Native
Sagittaria kurziana strap-leaf sagittaria Native
Sagittaria lancifolia duck potato Native
Sagittaria latifolia broadleaf arrowhead Native
Sagittaria subulata awlleaf arrowhead Native
Salvinia minima water pgles Non-native
Sambucus nigra (syn. S. canadensis) elderberry Native
Saururus cernuus lizard’s-tail Native
Schoenoplectus robustus (syn. Scirpus robustus) salt-marsh bulrush Native
Scirpus pungens (syn. S. americanus) three-square bulrush Native
Scirpus tabernaemontani (syn. S. validus) soft-stem bulrush Native
Solanum viarum tropical soda apple Non-native
Sparganium americanum bur-reed Native
Spartina alterniflora smooth cord grass Native
Spartina bakeri Baker’s cord grass Native
Spirodela polyrhiza giant duckweed Native
T
Thalia geniculata fire flag, alligator flag Native
Triadenum virginicum Virginia Marsh St. John’s wort Native
Triadica sebifera (Syn. Sapium sebiferum) Chinese tallow Non-native
Typha species cat-tails Native
U
Urochloa mutica (syn. Brachiaria mutica) para grass Non-native
Utricularia gibba cone-spur bladderwort Native
Utricularia purpurea eastern purple bladderwort Native
Utricularia species bladderwort Native
V
Vallisneria americana eel-grass, tape-grass Native
W
Wolffiella gladiata (syn. W. floridana gladiata) mudmidget Native
X
Xyris species yellow-eyed-grasses Native
Z
Zizania aquatica wild-rice Native
Zizaniopsis miliacea giant cut grass Native