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Freshwater Tidal Swamp

There are 64 taxa reported for the Freshwater Tidal Swamp habitat.

River mouth wetland, organic soil with extensive root mat; inundated with freshwater in response to tidal cycles; rare or no fire; cypress, bays, cabbage palm, gums and/or cedars.

Habitats:
Scientific Name: Common Name: South Florida Native Status:
Acer rubrum Red maple Native
Acrostichum aureum Golden leather fern Native
Acrostichum danaeifolium Giant leather fern Native
Alternanthera philoxeroides Alligatorweed Not Native, Naturalized
Annona glabra Pond-apple Native
Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-pulpit Native
Aster carolinianus Climbing aster Native
Blechnum serrulatum Swamp fern, Toothed midsorus fern Native
Boehmeria cylindrica Button-hemp, False nettle, Bog hemp Native
Campyloneurum phyllitidis Long strap fern Native
Cephalanthus occidentalis Common buttonbush Native
Chrysobalanus icaco Coco-plum Native
Cladium jamaicense Saw-grass, Jamaica swamp sawgrass Native
Conocarpus erectus Buttonwood Native
Cyperus odoratus Fragrant flatsedge Native
Dalbergia ecastaphyllum Coinvine Native
Echinochloa walteri Coast cockspur Native
Eleocharis cellulosa Gulf Coast spikerush Native
Encyclia tampensis Florida butterfly orchid Native
Eupatorium capillifolium Dog-fennel Native
Ficus aurea Strangler fig, Golden fig Native
Hydrocotyle umbellata Manyflower marshpennywort Native
Hydrocotyle verticillata Whorled marshpennywort Native
Hypericum hypericoides St. Andrew's-cross Native
Ilex cassine Dahoon holly, Dahoon Native
Itea virginica Virginia-willow, Virginia sweetspire Native
Kosteletzkya virginica Virginia saltmarsh mallow Native
Ludwigia octovalvis Mexican primrosewillow Native
Lygodium microphyllum Small-leaf climbing fern Not Native, Naturalized
Melaleuca quinquenervia Punktree Not Native, Naturalized
Mikania scandens Climbing hempweed, Climbing hempvine Native
Myrsine cubana Myrsine, Colicwood Native
Najas wrightiana Wright's waternymph Native
Nephrolepis exaltata Wild Boston fern Native
Parietaria floridana Florida pellitory Native
Parietaria praetermissa Clustered pellitory Native
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia-creeper, Woodbine Native
Persea palustris Swamp bay Native
Phlebodium aureum Golden polypody Native
Pilea microphylla Artillery plant, Rockweed Native
Pleopeltis polypodioides var. michauxiana Resurrection fern Native
Psychotria sulzneri Shortleaf wild coffee Native
Rhabdadenia biflora Mangrove rubbervine, Mangrovevine Native
Rhizophora mangle Red mangrove Native
Ruppia maritima Wigeon-grass Native
Sabal palmetto Cabbage palm Native
Sagittaria lancifolia Bulltongue arrowhead, lance-leaved arrowhead Native
Salix caroliniana Coastal Plain willow Native
Sarcostemma clausum Whitevine, White twinevine Native
Saururus cernuus Lizard's tail Native
Schinus terebinthifolius Brazilian-pepper Not Native, Naturalized
Thelypteris hispidula var. versicolor Hairy maiden fern Native
Thelypteris kunthii Southern shield fern Native
Tillandsia balbisiana Reflexed wild-pine, Northern needleleaf Native
Tillandsia fasciculata var. densispica Stiff-leaved wild-pine, Cardinal airplant Native
Tillandsia flexuosa Banded wild-pine, Twisted airplant Native
Tillandsia paucifolia Twisted wild-pine, Potbelly airplant Native
Tillandsia recurvata Ball-moss Native
Tillandsia setacea Thin-leaved wild-pine, Southern needleleaf Native
Tillandsia usneoides Spanish-moss Native
Tillandsia utriculata Giant wild-pine, Giant airplant Native
Toxicodendron radicans Eastern poison-ivy Native
Typha domingensis Southern cat-tail Native
Vittaria lineata Shoestring fern Native