Plants Within the Recognition Guide Listed Alphabetically:

FLOATING PLANTS: Azolla caroliniana Carolina mosquito fern Brasenia schreberi water shield Landoltia punctata dotted duckweed Lemna valdiviana small duckweed Spirodela polyrhiza giant duckweed Wolffia columbiana Columbian watermeal Wolffiella floridana Florida mudmidget Eichhornia crassipes water-hyacinth Hydrocotyle umbellata many flowered marsh pennywort Limnobium spongia frog's-bit Marsilea mutica water clover Nelumbo lutea American lotus Nuphar advena spatterdock, cow-lily Nymphaea mexicana yellow water-lily Nymphaea odorata fragrant water-lily Nymphoides aquatica banana lily Nymphoides cordata little floating heart Nymphoides cristata crested floating heart Nymphoides indica water snowflake Pistia stratiotes water-lettuce Potamogeton diversifolius Illinois pondweed Potamogeton nodosus longleaf pondweed Salvinia minima common salvinia Salvinia molesta giant salvinia EMERSED PLANTS: Alternanthera philoxeroides alligator weed Bacopa caroliniana lemon bacopa Bacopa monnieri smooth water-hyssop Bidens laevis burr-marigold Bidens mitis marsh beggar-tick Canna flaccida golden canna Cephalanthus occidentalis button bush Ceratopteris pteridoides water-horn fern Cicuta maculata water hemlock Colocasia esculenta wild taro Crinum americanum string-lily Decodon verticillatus swamp loosestrife Echinodorus cordifolius creeping burhead stem Habenaria repens water-spider orchid Hymenocallis palmeri spider-lily Hypericum brachyphyllum coastal St. John's-wort Hypericum myrtifolium myrtleleaf St. John's-wort Ipomoea aquatica water-spinach Ipomoea fistulosa bush morning-glory Ludwigia arcuata Piedmont seedbox Ludwigia palustris marsh seedbox Ludwigia repens red ludwigia Ludwigia peruviana primrose-willow Ludwigia leptocarpa angle-stem primrose-willow Mikania scandens climbing hemp-weed Myriophyllum aquaticum parrot feather Orontium aquaticum golden club Peltandra virginica arrow arum Polygonum densiflorum giant smartweed Pontederia cordata pickerel weed Proserpinaca palustris marsh mermaid weed Proserpinaca pectinata cutleaf mermaid weed Rorippa floridana Florida watercress Rotalia rotundifolia roundleaf toothcup Sagittaria graminea grassy arrowhead Sagittaria lancifolia lanceleaf arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia duck-potato Saururus cernuus lizard's-tail Solanum tampicense Tampico nightshade, wetland soda-apple Thalia geniculata fire flag, alligator flag

GRASSES/SEDGES: Carex lupuliformis false hop sedge Carex stipata owlfruit sedge Cladium jamaicense sawgrass Cyperus articulatus jointed flat sedge Cyperus involucratus umbrella sedge Echinochloa walteri coast cockspur Eleocharis baldwinii roadgrass Eleocharis geniculata pantropic spikerush Eleocharis interstincta knotted spikerush Fuirena scirpoidea rush fuirena Fuirena pumila dwarf umbrella sedge Hymenachne amplexicaulis West Indian marsh grass Juncus effusus soft rush Leersia hexandra southern cut grass Luziola fluitans [formerly Hydrochloa caroliniensis] water grass Panicum dichotomiflorum fall panic grass Panicum hemitomon maidencane Panicum repens torpedo grass Panicum rigidulum redtop panic grass Paspalum distichum knot grass Paspalum repens (P. fluitans) water paspalum Paspalum geminata Egyptian paspalum Phragmites australis common reed Rhynchospora latifolia giant whitetop Rhynchospora inundata inundated beakrush Rhynchospora tracyi Tracy's beakrush Sacciolepis striata American cupscale grass Scirpus bulrushes: Scirpus californicus southern bulrush Scirpus cubensis burhead sedge Scirpus cyperinus wool-grass Scirpus pungens (S. americanus) threesquare bulrush Scirpus validus soft-stem bulrush Scleria lacustris Wright's nut-rush Sparganium americanum bur-reed Spartina bakeri Baker's cord grass Typha species cat-tail Urochloa mutica para grass Zizania aquatica wild-rice Zizaniopsis miliacea giant cut grass SUBMERSED PLANTS: Algae species scum forming and plant-like Cabomba caroliniana fanwort Ceratophyllum demersum coontail Cryptocoryne becketti water trumpet Egeria densa Brazil waterweed Fontinalis species water moss Hydrilla verticillata hydrilla Hygrophila polysperma East Indian hygrophila Limnophila sessiliflora limnophila Mayaca fluviatilis bog moss Micranthemum umbrosum baby's-tears Myriophyllum heterophyllum water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum Eurasian water-milfoil Najas guadalupensis southern naiad Najas marina holly-leaf naiad Potamogeton pectinatus sago pondweed Ruppia maritima widgeon-grass Sagittaria filiformis (S. stagnorum) standing water arrowhead Sagittaria graminea grassy arrowhead Sagittaria kurziana spring-tape Sagittaria subulata awl-leaf arrowhead Utricularia foliosa flat-stemmed bladderwort Utricularia gibba tangled bladderwort Utricularia purpurea purple bladderwort Utricularia radiata floating bladderwort Vallisneria americana tape-grass