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This list outlines documented species on the refuge. Many species may be on the refuge that have not been documented. We request that you report all sightings of species not on this list.

As more species become confirmed on the refuge, the list will be updated.

Family
Scientific Name
Common Name
ACERACEAE Acer saccharinum L silver maple
AIZOACEAE Mollugo verticillata L. green carpet weed
  Sesuvium verrucosum Raf sea purslane
ALISMATACEAE Alisma plantago-aquatica L. var. parviflorum
(Pursh) Torr.
water plantain
  Echinodorus berteroi (Spreng.) Fassett, var. Berteroi upright burrhead
AMARANTHACEAE Froelichia floridana (Nutt.) Moq. plains field snakecotton
  Amaranthus retroflexus L. rough pigweed
  Amaranthus tamarazoinus Nutt. waterhemp
ANACARDIACEAE Rhus aromatics Alt., var. serotina (Greens) Rehd. aromatic sumac
  Rhus glabra L. smooth sumac
  Toxicodendron radicans ssp. negundo eastern poison ivy
APOCYNACEAE Apocynum cannabinum L., var. hypericifolium Gray hemp dogbane (Indian hemp)
ASCLEPIADACEAE Asclepias arenaria Torr. sand milkweed
  Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq. fourleaf milkweed
  Asclepias speciosa Torr. showy milkweed
  Asclepias tuberosa L. butterfly milkweed
  Asclepias verticillata L. whorledmilkweed
BIGNONIACEAE Campsis radicans (L.) Seem common trumpetcreeper
  Catalpa speciosa Warder northern catalpa
BORAGINACEAE Cryptantha minima little cryptantha
  Heliotropium curassavicum L. salt heliotrope
  Lithospermum carolinense (Walt.) MacM., Carolina Gromwell
CACTACEAE Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm., bigroot prickly pear
CAMPAMULACEAE Specularia holzingeri (McVaugh.) Fern. venus lookingglass
CAPPARIDACEAE Cleomella angustifolia Torr. cleomella (stinkweed)
CAPRIFOLIACEAE Sambucus canadensis L., var. canadensis common elderberry
  Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench buckbrush (coralberry)
CARYOPHYLLACEAE Silene antirrhina L., forma antirrhina sleepy silene
CELASTRACEAE Celastrus scandens L. American bittersweet
CHARACEAE Chara keukensis (Allen) Robinson chara
CHENOPODIACEAE Atriplex argentea Nutt. silverscale saltbush
  Chenopodium ambrosioides L., var. ambrosioides wormseed goosefoot
  Chenopodium hybridum L., var. gigantospermum
(Allen) touleau
mapleleaf goosefoot
  Chenopodium leptophyllum Nutt., slimleaf goosefoot
  Cycloloma atriplicifolium (Spreng.) Coult., tumble ringweed
  Kochia scoparia (L.) Cshrad. kochia (Mexican-fireweed)
  Monolepis nuttalliana (R. & S.) Greene nuttall monolepus
  Salsola kali L., var. tenuifolia tausch Russian thistle
  Suaeda calseoliformis (Pursh) Wats. pursh seepweed or seablite
COMMELINACEAE Commelina erecta L., var. erecta, forma intercursa. Fern erect dayflower
  Tradescantia occidentalis (Britt.) Smyth prairie spiderwart
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