Field Guide Salt Marsh Plants North and Central …SALT MARSH PLANTS 3 m tall, large pink flowers...
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SALT MARSH PLANTS North and Central Florida CORD GRASSES - SPARTINA SPP. rhizomatous perennial; plants to 2 meters tall S. bakeri SAND CORDGRASS FACW Spartina alterniflora SMOOTH CORD GRASS tufted perennial; 1 meter tall Spartina spartinae GULF CORD GRAS Spartina patens MARSH-HAY CORD GRASS Rhizomatous perennial to 1 m tall; leaves rolled Spartina cynosuroides BIG CORD GRASS Florida’s largest cord grass, rhizomatous perennial t meters tall; spikelets 2-3 mm wide, 8-15 mm long, scabrous. GRASSES, SEDGES AND RUSHES spikelets scabrous, 6-10 mm long tufted perennial leaves to 2 m; rolled round stems, dead stems dark gray o 3 © spikelets scabrous, 1 mm long; first 6-1 glume 3-6 mm long S. spartina FACW sharp tipped, 2 meters tall; oemerianus RUSH Juncus r NEEDLE americanus SQUARE Scirpus THREE 1 cm long; , 3-1 panicles narrow plants to 30 cm tall scirpoidea FUIRENA ena Fuir RUSH segmented round stems, to 60 cm tall; spikelets solitary or 2-3 Sporobolus virginicus SEASHORE DROPSEED GRASS Tufted perennial to 80 cm tall; leaves rolled; leaf base dark brown Fimbristylis castanea SALTMARSH FRINGE-RUSH S e triangular stems to 1.5 meters tall dense full panicles, 3-8 cm long, spikelets flattened, 6-15 mm long Distichlis spicata SALT GRASS perennial to 1 m tall panicle of 4-25 branches leaves glaucous; 11 mm wide; 25 cm long spikelet 1-2 mm FACW Eustachys glauca FINGER GRASS ge, feathery erect perennial to 4 m tall; terminal panicle lar to 70 cm long, leaves to 3cm wide and 65 cm long FACW spikelet 5-6 mm anicum virgatum WITCHGRASS erect perennial to 2 m tall, leaves to 60 cm long, 5-15 mm wide; panicle large, spread- ing, 15-50 cm long P S Phragmites australis GIANT REED achene 2-3 mm Cladium jamaicense SAW-GRASS erect perennial to 3 m tall, leaves to over 1 meter long with saw toothed edges; inflorescence is branches and extends beyond the leaves; achene 2-3 cm long, wrinkled TOBE 2000 VID JOHN DA
Transcript of Field Guide Salt Marsh Plants North and Central …SALT MARSH PLANTS 3 m tall, large pink flowers...
SALT MARSH PLANTS North and Central Florida
CORD GRASSES - SPARTINA SPP.
rhiz
omat
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pere
nnia
l;pl
ants
to 2
met
ers
tall
S. bakeriSAND CORDGRASS FACW
Spartina alterniflora SMOOTH CORD GRASS
tufted perennial; 1 meter tall
Spartina spartinae GULF CORD GRAS
Spartina patens MARSH-HAY CORD GRASSRhizomatous perennial to 1 m tall; leaves rolled
Spartina cynosuroides BIG CORD GRASS
Florida’s largest cord grass, rhizomatous perennial tmeters tall; spikelets 2-3 mm wide, 8-15 mm long, scabrous.
GRASSES, SEDGES AND RUSHES
spik
elet
s sc
abro
us,
6-10
mm
long
tuft
ed p
eren
nial
leav
es
to 2
m;
rolle
d
rou
nd s
tem
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ems
dark
gra
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o 3
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ikel
ets
scab
rous
,1
mm
long
; fir
st6-
1gl
ume
3-6
mm
long
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arp
tippe
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met
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tall;
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roun
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ems,
to 6
0 cm
tall;
spik
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litar
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2-3
Sporobolus virginicus SEASHORE DROPSEED GRASS
Tuf
ted
pere
nnia
l to
80cm
tall;
leav
es r
olle
d;le
af b
ase
dark
bro
wn
Fimbristylis castanea SALTMARSH FRINGE-RUSH
S
e
tria
ngul
ar s
tem
s to
1.5
met
ers
tall
dens
e fu
ll pa
nicl
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-8 c
m lo
ng,
spik
elet
s fl
atte
ned,
6-1
5 m
m lo
ng
Distichlis spicata SALT GRASS
pere
nnia
l to
1 m
tall
pani
cle
of 4
-25
bran
ches
leaves glaucous; 11 mm wide; 25 cm long
spikelet 1-2 mm FACW
Eustachys glauca FINGER GRASS
ge, f
eath
ery
erec
t per
enni
al to
4 m
tall;
term
inal
pan
icle
lar
to 7
0 cm
long
, lea
ves
to 3
cm w
ide
and
65 c
m lo
ng
FACW spikelet 5-6 mm
anicum virgatumWITCHGRASS
erect perennial to 2 m tall, leaves to 60 cm long, 5-15 mm wide; panicle large, spreading, 15-50 cm long
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Phragmites australisGIANT REED
achene 2-3 mm
Cladium jamaicense SAW-GRASS erect perennial to 3 m tall, leaves to over 1 meter long with saw toothed edges; inflorescence is branches and extends beyond the leaves; achene 2-3 cm long, wrinkled
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SALT MARSH PLANTS North and Central Florida
gela
r3
m ta
ll,
pink
flo
wer
s
leaves 3 lobed, 10-20 cm long, up to 16 cm wide
Hibiscus grandiflorus
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tele
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ya v
irgin
ica
flow
ers,
3 lo
bed
leav
espi
nk
Hibiscus coccineus brig
ht r
ed f
low
ers,
5 lo
bed
leav
es, 1
-3 m
tall
Batis maritima succulent with opposite, cylindrical
SALT WORT leaves, arching growth to 45 cm tall
Sesuvium portulacastrum
with sh
aped
flow
ers
vine
ar
row
le
aves
and
pinkVINE
Ipomoea sagittata
Limonium carolinianum SEA-LAVENDER
succulent with alternate leaves, erect growth, flws blue, purple or white
Lycium carolinianum CHRISTMAS BERRY
Agalinis maritima
5 pe
tals
pal
e to
dar
k bl
uele
aves
leat
hery
5-3
0 cm
3 cm
wid
e lo
ng,
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Pau
stra
lis
AW
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aran
thus
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Iva frutescens MARSH ELDER
larg
e an
nual
to 3
m ta
ll,st
ems
brig
ht r
ed
Borrichia frutescSEA OXEYES
ge c
olon
ies;
lvs
gray
ish;
rmin
g la
rfo
ower
s w
ith s
pine
tipp
ed b
ract
s fl
ens
Baccharis angustifolia FALSE WILLOW
Baccharis halimifolia FAC SALTBUSH
succulent with opposite, cylindrical leaves, prostrate growth, pink flowers
stems with sharp thorns; bright red fruit
Salicornia virginicaGLASSWORT
Salicornia bigelovii GLASSWORT
Suaeda spSEA BLITE
p.
cm ta
ll, p
eren
nial
to 3
0jo
inte
d st
ems
turn
ing
red
cm ta
ll,an
nual
to 6
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d st
ems
turn
ing
red
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lt. lv
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ccul
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frui
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flow
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talk
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pp. lvs
pink flo
wers w
ith 5 lo
bes,
Hydrocotyle bonariensis Marsh Pennywort
FACW
B. frutescens seed head with spine tipped bracts
Hydrocotyle umbellata Pennywort FACW
Hydrocotyle verticillata Pennywort FACW
Solidago sempervirens SEASIDE GOLDEN-ROD
FACW
flowering stem fruiting stem
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