Plant Species Found in Osceola County

Non-native Plants

Native Plants

Alternanthera philoxeroides - Alligator weed   Brachiaria mutica (syn. Urochloa mutica) -para grass Canna flaccida- golden canna Colocasia esculenta- wild taro Eichhornia crassipes- water hyacinth   Hydrilla verticillata- hydrilla Hygrophila polysperma- East Indian hygrophila Hymenachne amplexicaulis- West Indian marsh grass Ludwigia peruviana- Peruvian water primrose Melaleuca quinquenervia- melaleuca Myriophyllum aquaticum- parrot feather Panicum repens- torpedo grass Pistia stratiotes- water lettuce Salvinia minima- water fern   Sapium sebiferum- Chinese tallow Scirpus cubensis- burhead sedge   Wedelia trilobata- creeping oxeye

Azolla caroliniana- mosquito fern  Bacopa caroliniana- lemon bacopa  Bacopa monnieri- smooth water hyssup Bidens species Cabomba caroliniana- fanwort Carex species - Caric sedges Cephalanthus occidentalis- buttonbush  Ceratophyllum demersum- coontail   Chara species- muskgrass Cladium jamaicense- sawgrass Crinum americanum- swampy lily Cyperus articulatus- jointed flat sedge Cyperus species- flat sedges Decodon verticillatus- swamp loosestrife  Echinochloa species - Walter's-millet Eleocharis species- spikerushes Filamentous algae Fuirena species- umbrella-grasses Habenaria repens- water-spider orchid Hydrocotyle species- water pennywort  Hypericum species - St. Johns-wort Juncus effusus- soft rush  Juncus species- rushes Leersia hexandra-Southern cut grass Lemna valdiviana- small duckweed  Limnobium spongia- Frog’s-bit  Limnophila sessiliflora- limnophila Ludwigia octovalvis- Mexican primrosewillow Ludwigia palustres- marsh seedbox, water purslane  Ludwigia repens- red ludwigia Ludwigia species-water primrose, primrose willow Luziola fluitans- water grass  Mayaca fluviatilis- bog moss  Micranthemum species- Baby’- tears  Mikania scandens- climbing hempweed  Najas guadalupensis- Southern naiad  Nelumbo lutea- American lotus Nitella species- stonewort  Nuphar luteum- spatterdock, cow lily  Nymphaea odorata- fragrant water lily  Nymphoides aquatica- banana lily  Panicum hemitomon- maidencane  Paspalidium geminatum- Egyptian paspalidium  Paspalum repens- water paspalum  Peltandra virginica- arrow arum Polygonum species- knotweed  Pontederia cordata- pickerelweed  Potamogeton diversifolius- waterthread pondweed  Potamogeton illinoensis- Illinois pondweed  Rhynchospora species- beakrushes, horned-rushes Ricciocarpus natans Sacciolepis striata- American cupscale-grass  Sagittaria lancifolia- duck potato  Sagittaria latifolia- broadleaf arrowhead  Sagittaria subulata- Awllleaf arrowhead  Salix caroliniana- Carolina willow  Saururus cernuus- lizard’s tail Scirpus species- bulrushes  Spartina bakeri- Baker’s cord grass  Spirodela polyrhiza- giant duckweed  Thalia geniculata- fire flag, alligator flag  Typha species- cat-tails  Utricularia floridana Utricularia foliosa Utricularia gibba- cone-spur bladderwort  Utricularia inflata Utricularia species- bladderwort  Vallisneria americana- eel grass, tape grass  Wolffia species- watermeal

 

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