Louisiana Planta

Baldcypress Taxodium distichum

iconic swamp tree; common in bottomlands and swamps

Water Tupelo Nyssa aquatica

deep-water swamp tree tolerant of long inundation

Swamp Red Maple Acer rubrum

floodplain and swamp-edge tree (var. drummondii in Gulf region)

Black Willow Salix nigra

riparian and floodplain tree/shrub, common on wet soils

Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis

shrub along water margins and wet depressions

Lizard's Tail Saururus cernuus

herb of wet margins with distinctive tail-like inflorescence

Louisiana Iris Iris fulva / Iris hexagona

emergent/herbaceous irises in marshy ground and ditches

Cattail (broadleaf) Typha latifolia

emergent macrophyte in ponds, marshes, and ditches

Smooth Cordgrass Spartina alterniflora

dominant saltmarsh grass in tidal zones

Saltmeadow Cordgrass Spartina patens

high marsh grass on slightly higher salt marsh flats

Maidencane Panicum hemitomon

rhizomatous grass common in freshwater marshes

Soft Rush Juncus effusus

facultative/wetland rush in marshy ground and ditches

Saltmarsh Rush Juncus roemerianus

typical salt marsh rush in Gulf Coast marshes

Bulrush (American) Schoenoplectus americanus

common in brackish and salt marshes

Common Reed Phragmites australis

tall invasive reed in freshwater and brackish wetlands.

Pickerelweed Pontederia cordata

emergent aquatic with spike of purple flowers

Duck Potato / Arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia

Sagittaria latifolia â€" emergent aquatic with arrowhead leaves and tubers.

American Lotus Nelumbo lutea

large-leaved aquatic with showy flowers in shallow water

White Water Lily Nymphaea odorata

floating-leaved aquatic in ponds and slow water

Water Hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes

free-floating invasive aquatic plant in slow waters

Water Lettuce Pistia stratiotes

floating rosette plant in stagnant water bodies

Salvinia Salvinia molesta / Salvinia minima

free-floating fern-like invasive species

Alligatorweed Alternanthera philoxeroides

invasive emergent along shores and ditches

Spatterdock Nuphar advena

yellow pond-lily in deeper freshwater

Swamp Milkweed Asclepias perennis

herbaceous milkweed in wetlands and damp meadows

Swamp Rose Rosa palustris

shrub in wet thickets and swamp edges

Wax Myrtle Morella cerifera

shrub/tree in wet and mesic soils

Silky Dogwood / Swamp Dogwood Cornus amomum / Cornus sericea

shrubs in wet areas and thickets

Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica

floodplain and bottomland tree species

Silver Maple Acer saccharinum

floodplain tree tolerant of wet soils

Overcup Oak Quercus lyrata

bottomland oak in seasonally flooded soils

Water Elm Planera aquatica

small tree/shrub in wetland areas

Redbay Persea borbonia

can occur in swampy hammocks and wet forests

Blackgum / Swamp Tupelo Nyssa sylvatica

tupelo variants occurring in wet forests

Muskgrass (Chara) Chara spp.

macroalgae in freshwater marshes and ponds

Horned Pondweed Zannichellia palustris

submerged aquatic plant in brackish waters

Wild Celery / Tapegrass Vallisneria americana

submerged aquatic in fresh/brackish waters

Saltgrass Distichlis spicata

salt-tolerant grass on saline flats and marsh edges

Glasswort Salicornia virginica

succulent saltmarsh plant in high-salinity flats

Marsh Elder Iva frutescens

shrub in salt marsh edges (high marsh)

Groundsel Tree Baccharis halimifolia

shrub on salt marsh edges and disturbed wet soils

Sea Purslane Sesuvium portulacastrum

coastal succulent on dunes and high marsh

Big Cordgrass Spartina cynosuroides

tall cordgrass in brackish marshes (also called big cordgrass)

Horned Marshmallow Kosteletzkya virginica

marsh mallow in salt/brackish marshes

Seaside Oxeye Daisy? Borrichia frutescens

" coastal sunflower-like shrub in high marsh and dunes

tall golden rod

broomsedge

mmorning glory

Piper plant sarraceni alata

chineese tallow

Pennsylvania Smartweed (Polygonum pensylvanicum)

Sagittaria lancifolia Bull tounge

Common Spikerush (Eleocharis palustris)

Phyla nodiflora (L.) Texas Frogfruit

Virginia saltmarsh mallow (Kosteletzkya virginica)

Seaside golden rod Solidago sempervirens

Three Corner Rush Schoenoplectus pungens

green flat sege cyperus eragrostis

Nekemias arborea peppervine

Hydrocotyle umbellata

Marsh Pennywort

Texas vervain

Dog fennel

Carolina fan wort

Coontail Ceratophyllum demersum

Black Mangrove

Black Rush/ Needle Rush

American Elm tree

Winged Elm

Ceder tree

sweet grape

toothed spurg

ivyleaf thoroughwort Chromolaena ivifolia

red honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens

switchgrass Panicum virgatum

spring forget-me-not Myosotis verna

Eryngium yuccifolium rattlesnake-master

sanddune sandbur Cenchrus tribuloides

gaping grass Steinchisma hians

Bothriochloa ischaemum

yellow bluestem

Louisiana Quill wort Isoetes louisianensis

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