Pineland

There are 356 taxa reported for the Pineland habitat
in the Bahama Archipelago

Pineland over limestone rock; equivalent to pine rockland in South Florida.
Habitats:
Scientific Name: Common Name: Bahamas Native Status:
Abarema glauca Native
Abildgaardia ovata Flat-spiked rush Native
Acacia auriculiformis Earleaf acacia (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Not Native, Cultivated Only
Acalypha chamaedrifolia Prostrate Acalypha Native
Aeschynomene americana Shyleaf (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Native
Agalinis harperi Native
Agave bahamana Bahama century plant Native
Agave braceana Brace’s century-plant Native
Ageratina havanensis Cat tongue, Havana thoroughwort Native
Aletris bracteata Southern colic-root Native
Alvaradoa amorphoides Alvaradoa Native
Anastraphia northropiana Candle wood, Cerillo, Northrop’s Anastraphia Native
Anastraphia paucifloscula Bahama Anastraphia, Carrajo bush Native
Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus Bushy beard grass, Bed grass Native
Andropogon longiberbis Hairy bluestem (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Native
Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus Broom sedge, Virginia beard grass Native
Anemia adiantifolia Maidenhair Anemia Native
Angadenia berteroi Lice-root Native
Ardisia escallonioides Dog-berry, Marlberry Native
Arthrostylidium farctum Old man’s beard Native
Astraea lobata Lobed croton Native
Ateleia gummifera Stinking-pea root Native
Baccharis glomeruliflora Silverling (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Native
Bacopa monnieri Hyssop, Monnier’s Hedge-hyssop Native
Banara minutiflora Banara Native
Basiphyllaea corallicola Carter's orchid Native
Blechnum serrulatum Marsh fern Native
Bletia purpurea Purple Bletia Native
Bourreria succulenta Strong-back Native
Broughtonia lindenii Linden's Cattleyopsis Native
Buchnera americana Buchnera Native
Bursera simaruba Gammalamme, Gum-elemi, Gumbo-limbo, Tourist tree, West Indian birch Native
Buxus bahamensis Bahama tricera, Boxwood Native
Byrsonima lucida Candle-berry, Goose berry, Guanaberry, Locust-berry, Plum berry Native
Caesalpinia bahamensis subsp. bahamensis Bahama brasiletto, Bahama Caesalpinia, Net-veined Caesalpinia (in part) Native
Calliandra haematomma var. correllii Red Calliandra Native
Callicarpa americana American beautyberry Native
Callicarpa hitchcockii Boar hog bush Native
Calophyllum antillanum Antilles Calophyllum (Florida Atlas, PLANTS), Santa Maria (Florida Atlas) Not Native, Naturalized
Calopogon tuberosus var. simpsonii Southern grass-pink Native
Cardiospermum halicacabum var. microcarpum Small balloon vine Native
Cassytha filiformis Woe-vine Native
Catesbaea parviflora Small-flowered Catesbya Native
Catopsis berteroniana Mealy wild pine Native
Cayaponia americana Panicled Cayaponia Native
Cayaponia racemosa Racemose Cayaponia Native
Cenchrus echinatus Southern burgrass Native
Cenchrus gracillimus Slender sandbur (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Native
Cenchrus incertus Bahama burgrass, Devil grass, Small burgrass Native
Centella asiatica Ovate-leaved marsh pennywort Native
Centrosema angustifolium Butterfly-pea Native
Centrosema virginianum Spurred butterfly-pea, Lady’s slipper Native
Cestrum bahamense Bahama Cestrum Native
Chamaecrista caribaea var. caribaea Native
Chamaecrista caribaea var. lucayana Native
Chamaecrista lineata Native
Chamaecrista nictitans var. aspera Sensitive partridge pea (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Native
Chaptalia albicans White sunbonnets (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Native
Chaptalia dentata Low Chaptalia Native
Chiococca alba Pissabed, Rat root, Snakeroot, West Indian Snowberry Native
Chiococca parvifolia Pineland snowberry Native
Chromolaena bahamensis Bahama thoroughwort Native
Chromolaena odorata Bitter-bush, Bushy tropical thoroughwort, Tonka-bean Native
Chrysobalanus icaco Coco plum, Pork-fat apple Native
Chrysophyllum oliviforme Saffron-tree, Satinleaf Native
Cirsium horridulum Bull thistle, Pineland thistle Native
Cissus verticillata var. verticillata Common Cissus Native
Citharexylum caudatum Racemose fiddlewood Native
Citharexylum spinosum Long Tom, Spicate fiddlewood, Trash-a-berry Native
Cladium jamaicense Saw grass Native
Clematis plukenetii Bahama virgin’s-bower Native
Coccoloba diversifolia Dove plum, Pigeon-plum, Plum-bush Native
Coccoloba krugii Bow-pigeon, Crabwood Native
Coccoloba northropiae Northrop’s pigeon-plum Native
Coccoloba swartzii Tie-tongue Native
Coccoloba tenuifolia Bahama pigeon-plum Native
Coccoloba uvifera Sea grape Native
Coccothrinax argentata Bay-top, Silver thatch, Silver-top Native
Colubrina arborescens Bitters, Common snake-bark Native
Colubrina cubensis var. floridana Cuban snake-bark Native
Commelina erecta Larger day-flower Native
Conocarpus erectus Buttonwood Native
Conyza bonariensis var. bonariensis Hairy horseweed Native
Corchorus hirsutus Jack switch, Mallet, Woolly Corchorus, Wooly booger Native
Crossopetalum aquifolium Spiny-leaved rhacoma Native
Crossopetalum ilicifolium Holly-leaved rhacoma Native
Crossopetalum rhacoma Poison cherry, Wild cherry Native
Crotalaria pallida var. obovata Smooth rattlebox (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Not Native, Naturalized
Crotalaria pumila Low rattlebox Native
Crotalaria spectabilis Showy rattlebox (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Not Native, Naturalized
Croton discolor Native
Croton linearis Bay wormwood, Granny-bush, Linear-leaved Croton Native
Cuscuta americana Love-vine Native
Cyperus floridanus Florida Cyperus Native
Cyperus ligularis Large Cyperus, Saw-grass Native
Desmanthus virgatus Virgate mimosa; Low mimosa (in part) Native
Desmodium ciliare Hairy small-leaf ticktrefoil (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Native
Desmodium incanum Common tick-trefoil, Wild granite Native
Desmodium tortuosum Twisted tick-trefoil Assumed to be Native
Dichanthelium aciculare Nerved panicgrass Native
Dichanthelium dichotomum Bluish panicgrass, Shining panicgrass Native
Digitaria filiformis var. dolichophylla Slender finger grass Native
Dodonaea elaeagnoides Dogwood Native
Drypetes mucronata Sharp-leaved Drypetes Native
Duranta erecta Pigeonberry Native
Dyschoriste angusta Twinflower Native
Echites umbellatus Danish, Devil's potato-root, Rubber-vine, Wild potato Native
Encyclia altissima Christmas orchid, Tall Encyclia Native
Encyclia tampensis Tampa Encyclia Native
Encyclia x gracilis Native
Eragrostis elliottii Elliott's lovegrass (Florida Atlas), Field lovegrass (PLANTS) Native
Eragrostis excelsa Tall lovegrass Native
Erechtites hieraciifolius Eastern fireweed Native
Erigeron quercifolius Southern fleabane Native
Erithalis fruticosa Black torch, Parrot apple, Pigeon berry Native
Ernodea cokeri Coker’s Ernodea Native
Ernodea littoralis Beach creeper, Common Ernodea, Golden creeper Native
Ernodea millspaughii Millspaugh’s Ernodea Native
Erythroxylum confusum Obovate-leaved Erythroxylon Native
Erythroxylum reticulatum Bahama Erythroxylon Native
Erythroxylum rotundifolium Rat-wood, Round-leaved Erythroxylon, Swamp redwood Native
Eugenia axillaris Stopper bush, Wattle, White stopper Native
Eulophia alta Wild coco Native
Eupatorium capillifolium Dog fennell Native
Eupatorium leptophyllum Smooth dog fennel Native
Euphorbia blodgettii Blodgett’s spurge Native
Euphorbia cayensis Bahama spurge, Brace’s spurge (in part) Native
Euphorbia cyathophora Fire-on-the-mountain (Florida Atlas, PLANTS), Paintedleaf (Florida Atlas) Native
Euphorbia ophthalmica Florida hammock sandmat (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Native
Eustachys petraea Fingergrass, West Indian grass Native
Evolvulus sericeus Silky Evolvulus Native
Exostema caribaeum Jesuit bark, Princewood Native
Exothea paniculata Butter bough, Inkwood, Ironwood, Wild ginep Native
Ficus americana Jamaica cherry-fig, Small-leaved wild fig Native
Ficus aurea Golden wild fig, Strangler fig Native
Ficus citrifolia Short-leaved wild fig, Whittle fig Native
Fimbristylis caroliniana Carolina fimbry (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Native
Fimbristylis inaguensis West Indian Fimbristylis Native
Fimbristylis schoenoides Ditch fimbry (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Not Native, Naturalized
Flaveria linearis Narrow-leaved Flaveria, Yellow top Native
Forestiera segregata Blueberry, Florida privet, Ink-bush Native
Galactia monophylla Slender Milk-pea Native
Galactia parvifolia Native
Galactia parvifolia Native
Galactia rudolphioides Red milk-pea Native
Galium bermudense Bedstraw (FIBA) Native
Grimmeodendron eglandulosum Grimm's tree, Little manchioneel, Poison bush Native
Guapira discolor Beef-wood, Narrow-leaved blolly, Pigeon-berry, Small leaved blolly; Brace’s blolly (in part) Native
Guettarda elliptica Common velvet-seed, Smooth velvet-seed Native
Guettarda krugii Frogwood, Krug’s velvet-seed; Inagua velvet-seed (in part), Taylor’s velvet-seed (in part) Native
Guettarda scabra Rough leaf velvet seed, Rough velvet-seed, Velvet berry Native
Gundlachia corymbosa Broom-bush, Horse bush, Soldier’s-bush Native
Habenaria quinqueseta Native
Hamelia patens var. patens Scarlet Hamelia Native
Heliotropium angiospermum Bright eye bush, Cat tongue, Horse-bush, Rooster comb, Scorpion-tail, Sore-bush Native
Heliotropium polyphyllum Pineland heliotrope U
Heterosavia bahamensis Maiden bush Native
Hypelate trifoliata Ebony, White ironwood Native
Hypericum hypericoides St. Andrew’s cross Native
Hypoxis wrightii Southern yellow-eyed grass Native
Ilex cassine Dahoon Holly Native
Ilex krugiana Krug’s Holly Native
Imperata brasiliensis Silver-plume grass Native
Ipomoea carolina Pedate-leaved morning glory Native
Ipomoea indica Morning glory, Purple morning glory, Villous morning glory (in part) Native
Ipomoea microdactyla Salverform Morning glory, Wild potato Native
Ipomoea sagittata Arrow-leaved morning glory Native
Iresine diffusa New-burn weed Native
Iresine flavescens Bahama Iresine, Coastal Iresine Native
Iva cheiranthifolia Bush Iva Native
Jacquemontia havanensis Common Jacquemontia Native
Jacquemontia pentanthos Blue Jacquemontia Native
Jacquemontia verticillata Small-flowered Jacquemontia Native
Jacquinia keyensis Cudjoe wood, Ironwood, Joe-bush, Joe-wood, Wash wood Native
Kalanchoe crenata Flame Kalanchoe Not Native, Naturalized
Koanophyllon correlliorum Native
Koanophyllon villosum Bitter sage, Jackmada, Velvety thoroughwort Native
Lantana involucrata Big sage, Wild sage Native
Lantana ovatifolia Ovate-leaved Lantana Native
Lepidaploa arbuscula Bahama vernonia, Low bushy vernonia; Inagua vernonia (in part) Native
Leucothrinax morrisii Buffalo-top, Small-fruited thatch palm Native
Liatris garberi Blazing star Native
Linum bahamense var. bahamense Bahama flax, Brace’s flax (in part), Woody flax (in part) Native
Ludwigia curtissii Curtiss’ primrosewillow (Florida Atlas) Native
Ludwigia microcarpa Small-fruited Ludwigia Native
Lysiloma latisiliquum Wild tamarind Native
Manilkara jaimiqui subsp. emarginata Wild dilly, Wild sapodilla Native
Margaritaria scandens Bahama Margaritaria Native
Maytenus buxifolia Box-leaved Maytenus Native
Melanthera nivea Melanthera Native
Melochia pyramidata Smooth Melochia Native
Melochia tomentosa Pyramid bush, Tea bush, Velvety Melochia Native
Melothria pendula Creeping-cucumber Native
Merremia dissecta Cut-leaf morning glory, Noyau vine Native
Metastelma bahamense Bahama Metastelma Native
Metastelma blodgettii Blodgett’s swallowwort (Florida Atlas) Native
Metopium toxiferum Poison tree, Poison wood Native
Mikania scandens Climbing hempweed Native
Mimosa pudica Sensitive plant Not Native, Naturalized
Mitreola petiolata Mitrewort Native
Mitreola sessilifolia Swamp hornpod (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Native
Morinda royoc Rhubarb, Wild mulberry Native
Mosiera longipes Bahama stopper, Long-stalked stopper, Sweet Margaret, Wild guava Native
Mucuna pruriens Cow itch Assumed to be Native
Muhlenbergia capillaris Long-awned hairgrass, Purplegrass Native
Myrica cerifera Bay-berry, Mickle-berry, Wax-berry, Wild tea Native
Myrsine cubana Myrsine Native
Neobracea bahamensis Bahama Neobracea Native
Nephrolepis exaltata Sword fern, Boston fern Native
Ocimum campechianum Potmargin, Wild basil Native
Oenothera simulans Southern beeblossum (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Native
Oncidium ensatum Florida Oncidium, Rich-flowering Oncidium Native
Oxalis corniculata Yellow procumbent wood-sorrel Native
Panicum tenerum Slender panicgrass Native
Parietaria floridana Florida pellitory (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Native
Parthenium hysterophorus Santa Maria Native
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper Native
Paspalum acutifolium Native
Paspalum blodgettii Simpson’s Paspalum Native
Paspalum caespitosum Poiret’s Paspalum, Slender Paspalum Native
Paspalum laxum Coconut Paspalum (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Native
Paspalum molle Soft Paspalum (PLANTS) Native
Paspalum setaceum Thin Paspalum (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Native
Passiflora bahamensis Bahama passion-flower Native
Passiflora biflora Two-lobed passion-flower Native
Passiflora pectinata Pectinate passion-flower, Wild apricot Native
Passiflora suberosa Corky passion flower, Juniper-berry, Small passion-flower Native
Pectis glaucescens Narrow-leaved Pectis Native
Pentalinon luteum Catesby’s vine, Wild allamanda, Wild unction Native
Petitia domingensis Bastard stopper, Petitia Native
Phialanthus myrtilloides Candlewood, False resin leaf, Myrtle Phialanthus Native
Phlebodium aureum Golden polypody, Serpent fern Native
Phyla nodiflora Capeweed, Creeping lippia Native
Phyla stoechadifolia Marsh Phyla, Marsh lippia Native
Phyllanthus caroliniensis subsp. saxicola Rock Phyllanthus Native
Phyllanthus pentaphyllus subsp. pentaphyllus Tufted Phyllanthus Native
Phymosia abutiloides Bahama Phymosia Native
Piloblephis rigida Pennyroyal Native
Pinguicula pumila Low butterwort Native
Pinus caribaea var. bahamensis Caribbean pine tree Native
Piriqueta cistoides subsp. caroliniana Pitted stripeseed (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Native
Pisonia rotundata Round-leaved Pisonia Native
Pithecellobium bahamense Bahama cat’s-claw, Pointed cat’s claw (in part) Native
Pithecellobium keyense Black bead, Ram’s-horn Native
Pityopsis graminifolia Grass-leaved golden aster Native
Pluchea baccharis Perennial marsh fleabane Native
Pluchea carolinensis Bushy fleabane, Cough-bush, Salve bush, Sour-bush, Wild tobacco Native
Pluchea odorata Annual marsh fleabane Native
Plumeria obtusa Bahama Plumeria, Blunt-leaved Plumeria, Frangipanni, Inagua Plumeria Native
Polygala balduinii Baldwin’s milkwort (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Native
Polygala spathulata Spatulate-leaved Polygala Native
Polygala violacea Krug’s Polygala Native
Polypremum procumbens Polypremum Native
Ponthieva brittoniae Mrs. Britton’s Ponthieva Native
Psilotum nudum Whisk fern Native
Psychotria ligustrifolia Smooth wild coffee Native
Psychotria nervosa Wild coffee Native
Psychotria pubescens Hairy wild coffee Native
Pteridium caudatum Southern bracken Native
Pteris bahamensis Long-leaved brake Native
Pteris vittata Ladder brake Not Native, Naturalized
Rajania microphylla Small Rajania, Wild yam Native
Randia aculeata Box briar, Ink berry, Prickle bush, Steel wood, White indigo berry Native
Reynosia septentrionalis Common Reynosia, Darling plum Native
Rhabdadenia biflora Mangrove swamp vine Native
Rhynchosia minima Small dolicholus Assumed to be Native
Rhynchospora colorata White-headed rush Native
Rhynchospora divergens Low beak-rush Native
Rhynchospora elliottii Elliott's beak-rush Native
Rhynchospora floridensis Inagua dichromena Native
Rhynchospora odorata Long beak-rush Native
Rhynchospora tenuis Slender beak-rush Native
Rhynchospora tracyi Tracy’s beak-rush Native
Sabal palmetto Hat palmetto, Pond thatch, Pond-top Native
Sabatia stellaris Marsh pink; Slender marsh pink (in part), White marsh pink (in part) Native
Sachsia polycephala Bahama Sachsia Native
Sacoila lanceolata var. lanceolata Leafless beaked orchid Native
Salmea petrobioides Bushy Salmea, Shanks Native
Samolus ebracteatus Larger water-pimpernel, Limewater brookweed Native
Schizachyrium gracile Slender beardgrass Native
Schizachyrium sanguineum Stiff beardgrass Native
Schoenus nigricans Black-headed sedge Native
Schoepfia schreberi White wood Native
Scleria muhlenbergii Sessile-spiked nut-rush, Reticulated whip-grass Native
Scleria verticillata Low nut-rush Native
Scolosanthus bahamensis Bahama Scolosanthus Native
Scutellaria havanensis Skullcap Native
Selaginella eatonii Eaton’s Selaginella Native
Senna ligustrina Privet Senna Not Native, Naturalized
Senna mexicana var. chapmanii Bahama Senna, Stinking pea Native
Senna pallida var. bahamensis Bushy Senna, Mosquito bush Native
Setaria parviflora Foxtail grass, Knot-root bristlegrass Native
Seymeria cassioides Afzelia Native
Sida acuta Wire-weed Native
Sida rhombifolia Cuban jute (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Native
Sideroxylon foetidissimum Mastic-bully, Mastic iron-wood Native
Sideroxylon salicifolium Bustic, Cassada-wood, Wild cassada, Willow bustic Native
Sisyrinchium fuscatum Miami blue-eyed grass [sic] Native
Smilax auriculata Auricled green-brier, China-brier Native
Smilax havanensis Chaney briar, Chaney-vine, China-brier, Prickly green-brier, Saw-brier Native
Solanum americanum Black nightshade, Gooma-bush, Ink-berry Native
Solanum donianum Blodgett’s Solanum Native
Solidago sempervirens Seaside goldenrod Native
Sorghastrum secundum Wild oats Native
Spermacoce prostrata Slender borreria Native
Spermacoce tetraquetra Pineland false buttonweed (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Native
Sphenomeris clavata Pineland fern Native
Spiranthes torta Southern ladies-tresses Native
Sporobolus pyramidalis West Indian rushgrass Native
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Blue flower, Jamaica vervain, Rat tail Native
Stenandrium droseroides subsp. droseroides Sundew Stenandrium Native
Stenaria nigricans var. floridana Florida diamondflowers Native
Stenostomum myrtifolium Myrtle Stenostemum Native
Strumpfia maritima Candle torch, Mosquito bush, Strumpfia Native
Stylosanthes calcicola Pencil-flower (FIBA) Native
Stylosanthes scabra Viscid pencil-flower Native
Swietenia mahagoni Madeira, Mahogany Native
Symphyotrichum adnatum Scale-leaved aster Native
Tabebuia bahamensis Above-all, Beef-bush, Five finger, Gumwood, Gunwood, White-cedar Native
Tecoma stans Trumpet-flower, Yellow elder, Yellow trumpet flower Native
Tetrazygia bicolor Clover ash, Tetrazygia, Wild guava Native
Thelypteris augescens Abrupt-tip maiden fern (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Native
Thelypteris kunthii Southern shield fern Native
Thouinia discolor Gaul in Shank, Hard-bark, Naked-wood, Quicksilver-bush, Silver leaf, Three finger Native
Thrinax radiata Large-fruited thatch palm Native
Tiedmannia filiformis Water dropwort Native
Tillandsia balbisiana Balbis’ wild pine, Cuttlefish Native
Tillandsia fasciculata var. densispica Cardinal airplant, Clustered wild pine, Common wild pine, Dog-drink-water, Stiff leaved wild pine Native
Tillandsia flexuosa Flexuous wild pine Native
Tillandsia paucifolia Silvery wild pine Native
Tillandsia recurvata Thread-leaved wild pine Native
Tillandsia usneoides Spanish moss, Old man’s beard Native
Tillandsia utriculata Swollen wild pine Native
Tillandsia variabilis Valenzuela’s wild pine Native
Toxicodendron radicans Poison ivy Native
Trema lamarckianum Lamarck’s Trema, Pain-in-back Native
Turnera ulmifolia Bahamian buttercup, Buttercups, Large-leaved Turnera, Yellow alder Native
Vachellia acuifera Bahama acacia, Cassip, Pork-and-doughboy, Rosewood Native
Vachellia choriophylla Cinnecord, Tamarindillo Native
Vachellia farnesiana var. farnesiana Aroma, Cashia, Opoponax Doubtfully Native
Vanilla barbellata Link vine, Rope vine, Vanilla vine, Worm vine Native
Varronia bahamensis Cocobey, Granny bush, Rough Varronia Native
Vernonia blodgettii Long-leaved vernonia Native
Vigna luteola Yellow Vigna Native
Vitis rotundifolia Wild grape Native
Vittaria lineata Shoestring fern, Grass fern Native
Waltheria bahamensis Bahama Waltheria Native
Waltheria indica Common Waltheria, Sleepy morning Native
Ximenia americana Spanish plum, Tallow wood Native
Xylosma bahamensis Bahama myroxylon Native
Xylosma buxifolia Holly-leaved myroxylon Native
Zamia angustifolia Bay-rush, Eleuthera coontie, Narrow-leaved bay-rush Native
Zamia integrifolia Bay-rush, Coontie Native
Zanthoxylum cubense Cuban yellow-wood Native
Zanthoxylum fagara Prickly ash, Satin-wood, Wild Lime Native
Zapoteca formosa White calliandra Native