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Marsh Lake

There are 24 taxa reported for the Marsh Lake habitat.

Generally shallow, open water area within wide expanses of freshwater marsh; still water or flow-through; peat, sand or clay substrate; occurs in most physiographic regions; variable water chemistry, but characteristically highly colored, acidic, soft water with moderate mineral content (sodium, chloride, sulfate); oligo-mesotrophic to eutrophic.
Habitats:
Scientific Name: Common Name: South Florida Native Status:
Amaranthus australis Southern water-hemp, Southern amaranth Native
Bidens mitis Smallfruit beggarticks Native
Blechnum serrulatum Swamp fern, Toothed midsorus fern Native
Boehmeria cylindrica False nettle, Bog hemp, Button-hemp Native
Cladium jamaicense Saw-grass, Jamaica swamp sawgrass Native
Egeria densa Brazilian waterweed Not Native, Naturalized
Eichhornia crassipes Common water-hyacinth Not Native, Naturalized
Eleocharis cellulosa Gulf Coast spikerush Native
Hydrilla verticillata Water-thyme Not Native, Naturalized
Landoltia punctata Dotted duckweed Not Native, Naturalized
Ludwigia leptocarpa Anglestem primrosewillow Native
Ludwigia octovalvis Mexican primrosewillow Native
Nuphar lutea subsp. advena Spatterdock, Yellow Pondlily Native
Nymphaea odorata American white waterlily Native
Panicum hemitomon Maidencane Native
Panicum repens Torpedo grass Not Native, Naturalized
Phragmites australis Common reed Native
Pistia stratiotes Water-lettuce Native
Pontederia cordata Pickerelweed Native
Proserpinaca palustris Mermaid weed, Marsh mermaidweed Native
Proserpinaca pectinata Mermaid weed, Combleaf mermaidweed Native
Sagittaria lancifolia Bulltongue arrowhead, lance-leaved arrowhead Native
Thalia geniculata Alligatorflag, Fireflag Native
Typha domingensis Southern cat-tail Native