Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States
Appendix A
Scientific and Common Names of Plants
Scientific namea Common nameb
Acer rubrum L. Red maple
Alisma plantago-aquatica L. (Water plantain)
Alnus spp. Alders
A. rugosa (DuRoi) Spreng. Speckled alder
A. tenufolia Nutt. Thinleaf alder
Alopecurus aequalis Sobol Foxtail
Andromeda glaucophylla Link Bog rosemary
Arctophila fulva (Trin.)
Anderss. Pendent grass
Aristida stricta Michx. (Three-awn)
Ascophyllum spp. (Rockweeds)
A. nodosum (L.) LeJol. Knotted wrack
Aulacomnium palustre
(Hedw.) Schwaegr. (Moss)
Avicennia germinans (L.) L. Black mangrove
Azolla spp. Mosquito ferns
Baccharis halimifolia L. Sea-myrtle
Beckmannia syzigachne
(Steud.) Fernald Slough grass
Betula nana L. Dwarf birch
B. pumila L. Bog birch
Brasenia schreberi
J. F. Gmel. Water shield
Calamagrostis canadensis
(Michx.) Beauv. Bluejoint
Calopogon spp. Grass pinks
Caltha palustris L. Marsh marigold
Campylium stellatum (Hedw.)
C. Jens (Moss)
Carex spp. Sedges
C. aquatilis Wahlenb. (Sedge)
C. atherodes Spreng. Slough sedge
C. bipartita All. (Sedge)
C. lacustris Willd. (Sedge)
C. lasiocarpa Ehrh. (Sedge)
C. lyngbyei Hornem. (Sedge)
C. paleacea Schreb.
ex Wahlenb. (Sedge)
C. pluriflora Hulten (Sedge)
C. ramenskii Kom. (Sedge)
C. rariflora (Wahlenb.)
J. E. Smith (Sedge)
C. rostrata J. Stokes Beaked sedge
Cassiope tetragona (L.)
D. Don Lapland cassiope
Caulerpa spp. (Green algae)
Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Buttonbush
Ceratophyllum spp. Coontails
Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.)
B.S.P. Atlantic white cedar
Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.)
Moench Leatherleaf
Chara spp. (Stoneworts)
Chenopodium glaucum L. (Goosefoot)
Chiloscyphus fragilis (Roth)
Schiffn. (Liverwort)
Chondrus crispus Stackhouse Irish moss
Cladina spp. Reindeer mosses
C. rangiferina (L.) Harm (Reindeer moss)
Cladium jamaicense Crantz Sawgrass
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Scott Taro
Conocarpus erectus L. Buttonwood
Cornus stolonifera Michx. Red osier dogwood
Cymodocea filiformis (Kuetz)
Correll Manatee grass
Cyperus spp. Nut sedges
Cyrilla racemiflora L. Black ti-ti
Decodon verticillatus (L.)
Elliott Water willow
Dendranthema arcticum (L.)
Tzvel. Arctic daisy
Dermatocarpon fluviatile
G. H. Web) Th. Fr. (Lichen)
Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene (Salt grass)
Drepanocladus spp. (Moss)
Dryas integrifolia Vahl (Dryas)
Echinochloa crusgalli (L.)
Beauv. Barnyard grass
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.)
Solms Water hyacinth
Eleocharis sp. (Spike rush)
E. palustris (L.) Roem. &
J. A. Schultes (Spike rush)
Elodea spp. Water weeds
Elymus arenarius L. (Lyme grass)
Empetrum nigrum L. Crowberry
Enteromorpha spp. (Green algae)
Eriophorum spp. Cotton grasses
E. russeolum Fr. (Cotton grass)
E. vaginatum L. (Cotton grass)
Fissidens spp. (Moss)
F. julianus (Mont.) Schimper (Moss)
Fontinalis spp. (Moss)
Fraxinus nigra Marshall Black ash
F. pennsylvania Marshall (Red ash)
Fucus spp. Rockweeds
F. spiralis L. (Rockweed)
F. vesiculosus L. (Rockweed)
Glyceria spp. Manna grasses
Gordonia lasianthus (L.)
J. Ellis Loblolly bay
Habenaria spp. (Orchids)
Halimeda spp. (Green algae)
Halodule wrightii Aschers. Shoal grass
Halophila spp. (Sea grass)
Hippuris tetraphylla L.f. (Mare's tail)
Hydrilla verticillata Royle (Hydrilla)
Ilex glabra (L.) Gray Inkberry
I. verticillata (L.) Gray Winterberry
Iva frutescens L. Marsh elder
Juncus spp. Rushes
J. gerardii Loiseleur Black grass
J. militaris Bigel. Bayonet rush
J. roemerianus Scheele Needlerush
Kalmia angustifolia L. Sheep laurel
K. polifolia Wangenh. Bog laurel
Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. Summer cypress
Languncularia racemosa (L.)
C. F. Gaertn. White mangrove
Laminaria spp. (Kelps)
Larix laricina (DuRoi)
K. Koch Tamarack
Laurencia spp. (Red algae)
Ledum decumbens (Ait.) Narrowleaf Labrador tea
Small
L. groenlandicum Oeder Labrador tea
Lemna spp. (Duckweeds)
L. minor L. Common duckweed
Leucothoe axillaris (Lam.)
D. Don Coastal sweetbells
Ligusticum scothicum L. Beach lovage
Lithothamnion spp. Coralline algae
Lycopodium alopecuroides L. Foxtail clubmoss
Lyonia lucida (Lam.) K. Koch Fetterbush
Lythrum salicaria L. Purple loosestrife
Macrocystis spp. (Kelps)
Magnolia virginiana L. Sweet bay
Marsupella spp. (Liverworts)
M. emarginata (Ehrenberg)
Dumortier (Liverwort)
Myrica gale L. Sweet gale
Myriophyllum spp. Water milfoils
M. spicatum L. (Water milfoil)
Najas spp. Naiads
Nelumbo lutea (Willd.) Pers. American lotus
Nitella spp. (Stoneworts)
Nuphar luteum (L.) Sibth. &
J. E. Smith (Yellow water lily)
Nymphaea spp. (Water lilies)
N. odorata Soland. in Ait. (White water lily)
Nyssa aquatica L. Tupelo gum
N. sylvatica Marshall Black gum
Oncophorus wahlenbergii
Brid. (Moss)
Panicum capillare L. Old witch grass
Pedicularis sp. (Lousewort)
Peltandra virginica (L.)
Kunth Arrow arum
Pelvetia spp. (Rockweeds)
Penicillus spp. (Green algae)
Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng. Red bay
Phragmites australis (Cav.)
Trin. ex Steud. Reed
Phyllospadix scouleri Hook. (Surfgrass)
P. torreyi S. Wats. (Surfgrass)
Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P. Black spruce
P. sitchensis (Bong.) Carriere Sitka spruce
Pinus contorta Dougl.
ex Loudon Lodgepole pine
P. palustris Mill. Longleaf pine
P. serotina Michx. Pond pine
Pistia stratiotes L. Water lettuce
Plantago maritima L. Seaside plantain
Podostemum ceratophyllum
Michx. Riverweed
Polygonum spp. Smartweeds
P. amphibium L. Water smartweed
P. bistorta L. Bistort
Pontederia cordata L. Pickerelweed
Potamogeton spp. Pondweeds
P. gramineus L. (Pondweed)
P. natans L. Floating-leaf pondweed
Populous balsamifera L. Balsam poplar
P. deltoides W. Bartram
ex Marshall Cottonwood
Potentilla anserina L. Silverweed
P. fruticosa L. Shrubby cinquefoil
P. palustris (L.) Scop. Marsh cinquefoil
Puccinellia grandis Swallen (Alkali grass)
Quercus bicolor Willd. Swamp white oak
Q. lyrata Walter Overcup oak
Q. michauxii Nutt. Basket oak
Ranunculus pallasii Schlecht. (Crowfoot)
R. trichophyllus D. Chaix White water crowfoot
Rhizophora mangle L. Red mangrove
Rhododendron maximum L. Great laurel
Rhynchospora spp. Beak rushes
Rubus chamaemorus L. Cloudberry
Rumex maritimus L. Golden dock
R. mexicanus Meisn. (Dock)
Ruppia spp. Ditch grasses
R. maritima L. Widgeon grass
Sagittaria spp. Arrowheads
Salicornia spp. Glassworts
S. europaea L. (Samphire)
S. virginica L. (Common pickleweed)
Salix spp. Willows
S. alaxensis (Anderss.) Coville Feltleaf willow
S. fuscescens Anderss. Alaska bog willow
S. ovalifolia Trautv. Ovalleaf willow
S. planifolia Pursh Diamondleaf willow
S. reticulata L. Netleaf willow
Salvinia spp. Water ferns
Sarcobatus vermiculatus
(Hook.) Torr. Greasewood
Scirpus spp. Bulrushes
S. acutus Muhl. ex Bigel. Hardstem bulrush
S. americanus Pers. Common threesquare
S. robustus Pursh (bulrush)
Scolochloa festucacea
(Willd.) Link Whitetop
Solidago sempervirens L. Seaside goldenrod
Sparganium hyperboreum
Laest. (Bur-reed)
Spartina alterniflora
Loiseleur Saltmarsh cordgrass
S. cynosuroides (L.) Roth Big cordgrass
S. foliosa Trin. California cordgrass
S. patens (Ait.) Muhl. Saltmeadow
cordgrass
Sphagnum spp. Peat mosses
Spiraea beauverdiana
C. K. Schneid. Alaska spiraea
S. douglasii Hook. (Spiraea)
Spirodela spp. Big duckweeds
Stellaria spp. (Chickweed)
Suaeda californica S. Wats. (Sea blite)
Tamarix gallica L. Tamarisk
Taxodium distichum (L.)
L. C. Rich. Bald cypress
Thalassia testudinum
K. D. Koenig Turtle grass
Thuja occidentalis L. Northern white cedar
Tolypella spp. (Stoneworts)
Trapa natans L. Water nut
Triglochin maritimum L. Arrow grass
Typha spp. Cattails
T. angustifolia L. Narrow-leaved cattail
T. latifolia L. Common cattail
Ulmus americana L. American elm
Ulva spp. Sea lettuce
Utricularia spp. Bladderworts
U. macrorhiza LeConte (Bladderwort)
Vaccinium corymbosum L. Highbush blueberry
V. oxycoccos L. Small cranberry
V. uliginosum L. Bog blueberry
V. vitis-idaea L. Mountain cranberry
Vallisneria americana Michx. Wild celery
Verrucaria spp. (Lichens)
Wolffia spp. Watermeals
Woodwardia virginica (L.)
J. E. Smith Virginia chain-fern
Xanthium strumarium L. (Cocklebur)
Xyris spp. Yellow-eyed grasses
Xyris smalliana Nash (Yellow-eyed grass)
Zannichellia palustris L. Horned pondweed
Zenobia pulverulenta
(W. Bartram) Pollard Honeycup
Zizania aquatica L. Wild rice
Zizaniopsis miliacea (Michx.)
Doell & Aschers. Southern wild rice
Zostera marina L. Eelgrass
Zosterella dubia (Jacq.) Small Water stargrass
a Taxonomy of vascular plants is according to the National List
of Scientific Plant Names (U.S. Dept. Agriculture 1982).
bGeneral common names that refer to a higher taxon and names
for which there is little agreement are shown in parentheses.
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