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Wet Prairie

There are 98 taxa reported for the Wet Prairie habitat.

Flatland with sand substrate; seasonally inundated; subtropical or temperate; annual or frequent fire; maidencane, beakrush, spikerush, wiregrass, pitcher plants, St. John's wort, mixed herbs.
Habitats:
Scientific Name: Common Name: South Florida Native Status:
Acer rubrum Red maple Native
Acmella oppositifolia var. repens Oppositeleaf spotflower Native
Acrostichum danaeifolium Giant leather fern Native
Amphicarpum muhlenbergianum Blue-maidencane Native
Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus Common bushy bluestem Native
Aristida purpurascens Arrowfeather threeawn Native
Asclepias incarnata Swamp milkweed Native
Asclepias lanceolata Fewflower milkweed Native
Bacopa caroliniana Lemon hyssop, Lemon bacopa, Blue waterhyssop Native
Bacopa monnieri Water hyssop, Herb-of-grace Native
Blechnum serrulatum Swamp fern, Toothed midsorus fern Native
Bletia purpurea Pinepink Native
Boehmeria cylindrica False nettle, Bog hemp, Button-hemp Native
Buchnera americana American bluehearts Native
Centella asiatica Coinwort, Spadeleaf Native
Cirsium horridulum Purple thistle Native
Cladium jamaicense Saw-grass, Jamaica swamp sawgrass Native
Conoclinium coelestinum Blue mistflower Native
Coreopsis leavenworthii Leavenworth’s tickseed Native
Crinum americanum Swamp-lily, Seven-sisters, String-lily Native
Cyperus odoratus Fragrant flatsedge Native
Dichanthelium erectifolium Erectleaf witchgrass Native
Diodia virginiana Buttonweed, Virginia buttonweed Native
Dyschoriste angusta Rockland twinflower, Pineland snakeherb Native
Echinochloa walteri Coast cockspur Native
Eleocharis cellulosa Gulf Coast spikerush Native
Eleocharis geniculata Canada spikerush Native
Elytraria caroliniensis var. angustifolia Narrowleaf Carolina scalystem Native
Eragrostis elliottii Elliott’s love grass Native
Erigeron quercifolius Oakleaf fleabane, Southern fleanbane Native
Eulophia alta Wild-coco Native
Eupatorium capillifolium Dog-fennel Native
Eupatorium mikanioides Semaphore eupatorium, Semaphore thoroughwort Native
Eustachys glauca Prairie fingergrass, Saltmarsh fingergrass Native
Flaveria linearis Narrowleaf yellowtops Native
Fuirena scirpoidea Southern umbrellasedge Native
Funastrum clausum Whitevine, White twinevine Native
Helenium pinnatifidum Southeastern sneezeweed Native
Hibiscus grandiflorus Swamp hibiscus, Swamp rosemallow Native
Hydrolea corymbosa Skyflower Native
Hymenocallis palmeri Alligatorlily Native
Hypericum brachyphyllum Coastalplain St. John’s-wort Native
Hyptis alata Musky mint, Clustered bushmint Native
Ilex cassine Dahoon holly, Dahoon Native
Ipomoea sagittata Everglades morningglory Native
Justicia angusta Narrow-leaved waterwillow Native
Lachnanthes caroliana Bloodroot, Carolina redroot Native
Leersia hexandra Southern cutgrass Native
Liatris spicata Dense gayfeather, Blazing star Native
Lobelia glandulosa Glade lobelia Native
Ludwigia repens Creeping primrosewillow Native
Melaleuca quinquenervia Punktree Not Native, Naturalized
Mikania scandens Climbing hempweed, Climbing hempvine Native
Muhlenbergia capillaris Muhlygrass, Hairawn muhly Native
Myrica cerifera Wax myrtle, Southern Bayberry Native
Nymphoides aquatica Big floatingheart Native
Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis Royal fern Native
Panicum hemitomon Maidencane Native
Panicum repens Torpedo grass Not Native, Naturalized
Paspalum monostachyum Gulfdune paspalum Native
Peltandra virginica Green arum, Green arrow arum Native
Phlebodium aureum Golden polypody Native
Phyllanthus caroliniensis subsp. saxicola Rock Carolina leafflower Native
Pinguicula pumila Small butterwort Native
Piriqueta cistoides subsp. caroliniana Pitted stripeseed Native
Pluchea baccharis Rosy camphorweed Native
Pluchea odorata Sweetscent Native
Polygala violacea Candyweed, Showy milkwort Native
Polygonum glabrum Denseflower knotweed Native
Pontederia cordata Pickerelweed Native
Rhynchospora colorata Starrush whitetop Native
Rhynchospora inundata Narrowfruit horned beaksedge Native
Ruellia succulenta Thickleaf wild petunia Native
Sabal palmetto Cabbage palm Native
Sabatia stellaris Rose-of-Plymouth Native
Saccharum giganteum Sugarcane plumegrass Native
Sagittaria lancifolia Bulltongue arrowhead, lance-leaved arrowhead Native
Samolus ebracteatus Water pimpernel, Limewater brookweed Native
Schinus terebinthifolius Brazilian-pepper Not Native, Naturalized
Schizachyrium rhizomatum Rhizomatous bluestem Native
Schoenolirion albiflorum Sunnybells, White sunnybell Native
Serenoa repens Saw palmetto Native
Sisyrinchium angustifolium Narrowleaf blueeyed-grass Native
Solidago leavenworthii Leavenworth’s goldenrod Native
Solidago stricta Wand goldenrod Native
Spartina bakeri Sand cordgrass Native
Stenandrium dulce Sweet Shaggytuft, Pinklet Native
Stillingia aquatica Corkwood, Water toothleaf Native
Teucrium canadense Wood sage, Canadian germander Native
Thalia geniculata Alligatorflag, Fireflag Native
Thelypteris kunthii Southern shield fern Native
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens Marsh fern Native
Tiedmannia filiformis Water dropwort, Water cowbane Native
Tillandsia recurvata Ball-moss Native
Typha domingensis Southern cat-tail Native
Utricularia foliosa Leafy bladderwort Native
Utricularia purpurea Eastern purple bladderwort Native
Vernonia blodgettii Florida ironweed Native