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Marl Prairie

There are 332 taxa reported for the Marl Prairie habitat.

Flatland with marl over limestone substrate; seasonally inundated; tropical; frequent to no fire; sawgrass, spikerush, and/or mixed grasses, sometimes with dwarf cypress.
Habitats:
Scientific Name: Common Name: South Florida Native Status:
Abildgaardia ovata Flatspike sedge Native
Abrus precatorius Rosary-pea, Crab-eyes Not Native, Naturalized
Acacia auriculiformis Earleaf acacia Not Native, Naturalized
Acalypha chamaedrifolia Three-seeded mercury, Bastard copperleaf Native
Acmella oppositifolia var. repens Oppositeleaf spotflower Native
Acrostichum danaeifolium Giant leather fern Native
Aeschynomene pratensis var. pratensis Sensitive joint-vetch, Meadow joint-vetch Native
Agalinis fasciculata Beach false foxglove Native
Agalinis linifolia Flaxleaf false foxglove Native
Albizia lebbeck Woman’s tongue, Rattlepod Not Native, Naturalized
Aletris bracteata White colic-root, bracted colic-root Native
Aletris lutea Yellow colicroot Native
Amaranthus australis Southern water-hemp, Southern amaranth Native
Ammannia latifolia Pink redstem, Toothcup Native
Amorpha fruticosa Bastard indigobush, False indigobush Native
Amorpha herbacea var. crenulata Crenulate leadplant Native
Ampelopsis arborea Peppervine Native
Amphicarpum muhlenbergianum Blue-maidencane Native
Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus Common bushy bluestem Native
Andropogon virginicus var. glaucus Chalky bluestem Native
Anemia adiantifolia Pine fern, Maidenhair pineland fern Native
Anemia wrightii Wright's pineland fern Native
Angadenia berteroi Pineland-allamanda, Pineland golden trumpet Native
Ardisia elliptica Shoe-button ardisia Not Native, Naturalized
Aristida purpurascens Arrowfeather threeawn Native
Arnoglossum ovatum Ovateleaf indian plantain Native
Asclepias lanceolata Fewflower milkweed Native
Asclepias longifolia Longleaf milkweed Native
Ayenia euphrasiifolia Eyebright ayenia Native
Baccharis glomeruliflora Silverling Native
Baccharis halimifolia Saltbush, Groundsel tree, Sea-myrtle Native
Bacopa caroliniana Lemon hyssop, Lemon bacopa, Blue waterhyssop Native
Bacopa monnieri Water hyssop, Herb-of-grace Native
Bidens alba var. radiata Spanish-needles Native
Bischofia javanica Javanese bishopwood Not Native, Naturalized
Blechnum serrulatum Swamp fern, Toothed midsorus fern Native
Bletia purpurea Pinepink Native
Boehmeria cylindrica False nettle, Bog hemp, Button-hemp Native
Buchnera americana American bluehearts Native
Byrsonima lucida Locustberry Native
Callicarpa americana American beautyberry Native
Calopogon tuberosus var. simpsonii Simpson’s grasspink Native
Canna flaccida Golden canna, Bandana-of-the-everglades Native
Caperonia castaneifolia Chestnutleaf Falsecroton Native
Carex gigantea Giant sedge Native
Cassytha filiformis Lovevine, Devil’s gut Native
Casuarina equisetifolia Australian-pine, Horsetail casuarina Not Native, Naturalized
Cenchrus incertus Coastal sandbur Native
Centella asiatica Coinwort, Spadeleaf Native
Chamaecrista fasciculata Partridge pea Native
Chamaecrista nictitans var. aspera Hairy sensitive-pea, Hairy partridge-pea Native
Chaptalia albicans White sunbonnets Native
Chiococca alba Common snowberry, Milkberry Native
Chiococca parvifolia Small-leaved snowberry Native
Chromolaena odorata Jack-in-the-bush Native
Chrysopogon pauciflorus Florida false beardgrass Native
Cirsium horridulum Purple thistle Native
Cissus verticillata var. verticillata Possum-grape, Seasonvine Native
Cladium jamaicense Saw-grass, Jamaica swamp sawgrass Native
Clematis baldwinii Pine-hyacinth Native
Coccothrinax argentata Florida silver palm Native
Conocarpus erectus Buttonwood Native
Conoclinium coelestinum Blue mistflower Native
Coreopsis leavenworthii Leavenworth’s tickseed Native
Crinum americanum Swamp-lily, Seven-sisters, String-lily Native
Crossopetalum ilicifolium Quailberry, Christmasberry Native
Croton glandulosus var. septentrionalis Vente conmigo Native
Croton linearis Pineland croton, Grannybush Native
Cyperus haspan Haspan flatsedge Native
Cyperus ligularis Swamp flatsedge Native
Cyperus odoratus Fragrant flatsedge Native
Cyperus ovatus Pinebarren flatsedge Native
Cyrtopodium punctatum Cowhorn orchid, Cigar orchid Native
Desmodium floridanum Florida ticktrefoil Native
Desmodium incanum West Indian Beggar’s-ticks Native
Dichanthelium aciculare Needleleaf witchgrass Native
Dichanthelium dichotomum Cypress witchgrass Native
Dichanthelium erectifolium Erectleaf witchgrass Native
Digitaria filiformis var. dolichophylla Caribbean crabgrass Native
Digitaria pauciflora Twospike crabgrass, Everglades crabgrass, Florida pineland crabgrass Native
Diodia virginiana Buttonweed, Virginia buttonweed Native
Dodonaea viscosa var. angustifolia Narrow varnishleaf Native
Dyschoriste angusta Rockland twinflower, Pineland snakeherb Native
Echites umbellatus Devil’s-potato, Rubbervine Native
Eleocharis cellulosa Gulf Coast spikerush Native
Eleocharis geniculata Canada spikerush Native
Elionurus tripsacoides Pan-American balsamscale Native
Elytraria caroliniensis var. angustifolia Narrowleaf Carolina scalystem Native
Eragrostis atrovirens Thalia love grass Not Native, Naturalized
Eragrostis elliottii Elliott’s love grass Native
Erigeron quercifolius Oakleaf fleabane, Southern fleanbane Native
Eriocaulon ravenelii Ravenel’s pipewort Native
Eriochloa michauxii var. michauxii Longleaf cup grass, Michaux’s cup grass Native
Eryngium baldwinii Baldwin’s eryngo Native
Eulophia alta Wild-coco Native
Eupatorium capillifolium Dog-fennel Native
Eupatorium leptophyllum Falsefennel Native
Eupatorium mikanioides Semaphore eupatorium, Semaphore thoroughwort Native
Euphorbia conferta Everglades key sandmat Native
Euphorbia cyathophora Paintedleaf, Fire-on-the-mountain Native
Euphorbia hammeri Hammer's sandmat Native
Euphorbia porteriana Porter’s sandmat Native
Eustachys glauca Prairie fingergrass, Saltmarsh fingergrass Native
Eustachys petraea Common fingergrass, Pinewoods fingergrass Native
Evolvulus sericeus Silver dwarf morningglory Native
Ficus aurea Strangler fig, Golden fig Native
Ficus citrifolia Short-leaf fig, Wild banyan tree Native
Ficus microcarpa Laurel fig, Indian laurel Not Native, Naturalized
Fimbristylis cymosa Hurricane sedge, Hurricanegrass Not Native, Naturalized
Flaveria linearis Narrowleaf yellowtops Native
Fuirena breviseta Saltmarsh umbrellasedge Native
Fuirena scirpoidea Southern umbrellasedge Native
Funastrum clausum Whitevine, White twinevine Native
Galactia parvifolia Small-flowered milkpea Native
Galium bermudense Coastal bedstraw Native
Glandularia maritima Beach verbena, Coastal mock vervain Native
Gratiola ramosa Branched hedgehyssop Native
Guettarda scabra Rough velvetseed Native
Habenaria nivea Snowy orchid Native
Hamelia patens var. patens Firebush Native
Helenium flexuosum Sneezeweed, Purple sneezeweed Native
Helenium pinnatifidum Southeastern sneezeweed Native
Heliotropium polyphyllum Pineland heliotrope Native
Herissantia crispa Bladdermallow Native
Hibiscus grandiflorus Swamp hibiscus, Swamp rosemallow Native
Hydrolea corymbosa Skyflower Native
Hymenocallis palmeri Alligatorlily Native
Hypericum brachyphyllum Coastalplain St. John’s-wort Native
Hypericum fasciculatum Sandweed, Peelbark St. John’s-wort Native
Hypericum hypericoides St. Andrew’s-cross Native
Hyptis alata Musky mint, Clustered bushmint Native
Ilex cassine Dahoon holly, Dahoon Native
Imperata brasiliensis Brazilian satintail Native
Ipomoea indica Ocean-blue morningglory Native
Ipomoea sagittata Everglades morningglory Native
Iva microcephala Piedmont marshelder Native
Jacquemontia curtisii Pineland clustervine Native
Jacquemontia pentanthos Skyblue clustervine Native
Juncus megacephalus Bighead rush Native
Juncus repens Lesser creeping rush Native
Justicia angusta Narrow-leaved waterwillow Native
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos Virginia saltmarsh mallow Native
Lantana camara Shrubverbena Not Native, Naturalized
Lantana depressa Pineland lantana, Rockland shrubverbena Native
Lantana involucrata Wild-sage, Buttonsage Native
Lantana sandersii var. sanibelensis West coast lantana, Sanibel shrubverbena Native
Leptochloa fusca subsp. fascicularis Bearded spangletop Native
Leucaena leucocephala White leadtree Not Native, Naturalized
Liatris gracilis Slender gayfeather, Blazing star Native
Liatris spicata Dense gayfeather, Blazing star Native
Lindernia dubia Yellowseed false-pimpernel Native
Linum arenicola Sand flax Native
Linum carteri var. smallii Small’s flax Native
Linum floridanum Florida yellow flax Native
Linum medium var. texanum Stiff yellow flax Native
Lobelia glandulosa Glade lobelia Native
Lobelia paludosa White lobelia Native
Ludwigia decurrens Wingleaf primrosewillow Native
Ludwigia microcarpa Smallfruit primrosewillow Native
Ludwigia octovalvis Mexican primrosewillow Native
Ludwigia peruviana Peruvian primrosewillow Not Native, Naturalized
Ludwigia repens Creeping primrosewillow Native
Lythrum alatum var. lanceolatum Winged loosestrife Native
Mecardonia acuminata subsp. peninsularis Axilflower Native
Melaleuca quinquenervia Punktree Not Native, Naturalized
Melaleuca viminalis Weeping bottlebrush Not Native, Naturalized
Melanthera angustifolia Prairie blackanthers Native
Melanthera parvifolia Pineland blackanthers Native
Melinis minutiflora Molassesgrass Not Native, Naturalized
Melothria pendula Creeping-cucumber Native
Merremia tuberosa Spanish arborvine, Yellow morningglory Not Native, Naturalized
Metastelma blodgettii Blodgett’s swallowwort Native
Metopium toxiferum Poisonwood, Florida poisontree Native
Mikania scandens Climbing hempweed, Climbing hempvine Native
Mitreola petiolata Miterwort, Lax hornpod Native
Mitreola sessilifolia Mitrewort, Swamp hornpod Native
Morinda royoc Mouse’s pineapple, Redgal, Yellowroot Native
Mosiera longipes Longstalked-stopper Native
Muhlenbergia capillaris Muhlygrass, Hairawn muhly Native
Myrsine cubana Myrsine, Colicwood Native
Nephrolepis exaltata Sword fern, Wild Boston fern Native
Neptunia pubescens Tropical-puff Native
Neyraudia reynaudiana Burmareed, Silkreed Not Native, Naturalized
Nymphoides aquatica Big floatingheart Native
Oenothera simulans Southern gaura, Southern beeblossum Native
Oldenlandia uniflora Clustered mille graine Native
Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis Royal fern Native
Panicum hemitomon Maidencane Native
Panicum repens Torpedo grass Not Native, Naturalized
Panicum rigidulum Redtop panicum Native
Panicum virgatum Switchgrass Native
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia-creeper, Woodbine Native
Paspalum blodgettii Coral paspalum, Blodgett's crowngrass Native
Paspalum caespitosum Blue paspalum, Blue crowngrass Native
Paspalum floridanum Florida paspalum Native
Paspalum monostachyum Gulfdune paspalum Native
Paspalum setaceum Thin paspalum Native
Passiflora suberosa Corkystem passionflower Native
Pectis glaucescens Tea-blinkum, Sanddune cinchweed Native
Peltandra virginica Green arum, Green arrow arum Native
Pentalinon luteum Wild-allamanda, Hammock viperstail Native
Persea palustris Swamp bay Native
Phlebodium aureum Golden polypody Native
Phragmites australis Common reed Native
Phyla nodiflora Turkey tangle fogfruit, Capeweed, Frogfruit Native
Phyla stoechadifolia Southern fogfruit Native
Phyllanthus caroliniensis subsp. saxicola Rock Carolina leafflower Native
Phyllanthus pentaphyllus var. floridanus Florida five-petalled leafflower Native
Physalis walteri Walter’s groundcherry Native
Physostegia purpurea False dragonhead, Eastern false dragonhead Native
Phytolacca americana American pokeweed Native
Pilea microphylla Artillery plant, Rockweed Native
Pinguicula pumila Small butterwort Native
Pinus elliottii var. densa South Florida slash pine Native
Piriqueta cistoides subsp. caroliniana Pitted stripeseed Native
Pityopsis graminifolia Narrowleaf silkgrass Native
Pluchea baccharis Rosy camphorweed Native
Pluchea carolinensis Cure-for-all Not Native, Naturalized
Pluchea odorata Sweetscent Native
Polygala balduinii Baldwin's milkwort Native
Polygala violacea Candyweed, Showy milkwort Native
Polygonum setaceum Bog smartweed Native
Polypremum procumbens Rustweed, Juniperleaf Native
Pontederia cordata Pickerelweed Native
Potamogeton illinoensis Illinois pondweed Native
Proserpinaca palustris Mermaid weed, Marsh mermaidweed Native
Proserpinaca pectinata Mermaid weed, Combleaf mermaidweed Native
Psidium guajava Guava Not Native, Naturalized
Psychotria nervosa Shiny-leaved wild coffee Native
Psychotria tenuifolia Shortleaf wild coffee Native
Pteris bahamensis Bahama ladder brake Native
Pteris vittata China brake Not Native, Naturalized
Quercus virginiana Virginia live oak Native
Randia aculeata White indigoberry Native
Rhus copallinum Winged sumac Native
Rhynchosia minima Least snoutbean Native
Rhynchospora colorata Starrush whitetop Native
Rhynchospora divergens Spreading beaksedge Native
Rhynchospora floridensis Florida whitetop Native
Rhynchospora globularis Globe beak-rush Native
Rhynchospora nitens Shortbeak beaksedge Native
Rhynchospora odorata Fragrant beaksedge Native
Rhynchospora tracyi Tracy’s beaksedge Native
Ricinus communis Castor-bean Not Native, Naturalized
Rorippa palustris Marsh-cress, Bog yellowcress Native
Rorippa teres Southern marsh yellowcress Native
Rudbeckia hirta Blackeyed susan Native
Ruellia succulenta Thickleaf wild petunia Native
Sabal palmetto Cabbage palm Native
Sabatia decandra Bartram's rosegentian Native
Sabatia stellaris Rose-of-Plymouth Native
Saccharum giganteum Sugarcane plumegrass Native
Sagittaria graminea var. graminea Grassy arrowhead Native
Sagittaria lancifolia Bulltongue arrowhead, lance-leaved arrowhead Native
Salix caroliniana Coastal Plain willow Native
Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis Elderberry, American elder Native
Samolus ebracteatus Water pimpernel, Limewater brookweed Native
Samolus valerandi subsp. parviflorus Pineland pimpernel, Seaside brookweed Native
Schefflera actinophylla Australian umbrellatree Not Native, Naturalized
Schinus terebinthifolius Brazilian-pepper Not Native, Naturalized
Schizachyrium gracile Wire bluestem Native
Schizachyrium rhizomatum Rhizomatous bluestem Native
Schoenolirion albiflorum Sunnybells, White sunnybell Native
Schoenus nigricans Black sedge, Black bogrush Native
Scleria georgiana Slenderfruit nutrush Native
Scleria verticillata Low nutrush Native
Scoparia dulcis Sweetbroom, Licoriceweed Native
Selaginella eatonii Eaton’s spike-moss Native
Serenoa repens Saw palmetto Native
Sesbania herbacea Danglepod Native
Setaria parviflora Knotroot foxtail, Yellow bristlegrass Native
Seutera angustifolia Vine milkweed, Gulf Coast swallowwort Native
Sida acuta Common wireweed, Common fanpetals Native
Sida rhombifolia Cuban jute, Indian hemp Native
Sideroxylon reclinatum subsp. reclinatum Recline Florida bully Native
Sideroxylon reclinatum subsp. austrofloridense Everglades bully Native
Sideroxylon salicifolium Willow-bustic, White bully Native
Sisyrinchium angustifolium Narrowleaf blueeyed-grass Native
Smilax auriculata Earleaf greenbrier Native
Smilax havanensis Havana greenbrier, Everglades greenbrier Native
Solanum donianum Mullein nightshade Native
Solidago leavenworthii Leavenworth’s goldenrod Native
Solidago sempervirens Seaside goldenrod Native
Solidago stricta Wand goldenrod Native
Spartina bakeri Sand cordgrass Native
Spermacoce neoterminalis Everglades Keys false buttonweed Native
Sphenomeris clavata Wedgelet fern Native
Spiranthes laciniata Lacelip lady's-tresses Native
Spiranthes odorata Fragrant lady’s-tresses, Marsh lady’s-tresses Native
Spiranthes praecox Greenvein lady’s-tresses Native
Spiranthes torta Southern lady’s-tresses Native
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Blue porterweed, Joee Native
Stenandrium dulce Sweet Shaggytuft, Pinklet Native
Stillingia aquatica Corkwood, Water toothleaf Native
Stillingia sylvatica Queensdelight Native
Stylosanthes calcicola Everglades key pencilflower Native
Symphyotrichum adnatum Clasping aster, Scaleleaf aster Native
Symphyotrichum concolor Eastern silver aster Native
Symphyotrichum dumosum Rice button aster, Bushy aster Native
Taxodium ascendens Pond cypress Native
Tetrazygia bicolor West Indian-lilac, Florida clover ash Native
Teucrium canadense Wood sage, Canadian germander Native
Thelypteris kunthii Southern shield fern Native
Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens Marsh fern Native
Tiedmannia filiformis Water dropwort, Water cowbane 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 usneoides Spanish-moss Native
Tillandsia utriculata Giant wild-pine, Giant airplant Native
Tillandsia x smalliana Reddish wild-pine Native
Toxicodendron radicans Eastern poison-ivy Native
Trema floridanum Florida Trema Native
Trema lamarckianum West Indian trema, Pain-in-the-back Native
Tripsacum floridanum Florida gamagrass, Dwarf Fakahatchee grass Native
Typha domingensis Southern cat-tail Native
Typha latifolia Common cat-tail, Broadleaf cattail Native
Urochloa mutica Paragrass Not Native, Naturalized
Utricularia cornuta Horned bladderwort Native
Utricularia juncea Southern bladderwort Native
Utricularia purpurea Eastern purple bladderwort Native
Utricularia radiata Little floating bladderwort Native
Utricularia subulata Zigzag bladderwort Native
Vachellia farnesiana var. pinetorum Pineland acacia Native
Vanilla barbellata Wormvine orchid Native
Vernonia blodgettii Florida ironweed Native
Vigna luteola Cow-pea, Hairypod cowpea Native
Vitis cinerea var. floridana Florida grape Native
Waltheria indica Sleepy morning Native
Xyris calcicola Limestone yelloweyed grass Native
Xyris difformis var. floridana Florida yelloweyed grass Native