Freshwater Marsh

There are 34 taxa reported for the Freshwater Marsh habitat
in the Bahama Archipelago

Freshwater marshes, savannas, and periodically flooded Sabal palmetto flats.
Habitats:
Scientific Name: Common Name: Bahamas Native Status:
Acrostichum danaeifolium Giant fern Native
Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus Broom sedge, Virginia beard grass Native
Blechnum serrulatum Marsh fern Native
Cladium jamaicense Saw grass Native
Cyperus elegans Viscid Cyperus Native
Cyperus ligularis Large Cyperus, Saw-grass Native
Cyperus odoratus Coarse Cyperus Native
Cyperus planifolius Coast Cyperus, Sand Cyperus Native
Cyperus surinamensis Tropical flatsedge (Florida Atlas, PLANTS) Native
Dichanthelium dichotomum Bluish panicgrass, Shining panicgrass Native
Echinodorus berteroi Bur-head Native
Eleocharis cellulosa Round-stemmed spikerush Native
Eleocharis geniculata Capitate spikerush Native
Marsilea nashii Nash’s pepperwort Native
Marsilea vestita Hairy pepperwort Native
Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis Royal fern Native
Panicum dichotomiflorum var. bartowense Spreading witch-grass Native
Panicum exiguiflorum Native
Panicum tenerum Slender panicgrass Native
Paspalidium geminatum Watergrass Native
Paspalum bakeri Baker's crowngrass (PLANTS) Native
Paspalum distichum Joint grass Possibly Extirpated
Pityrogramma trifoliata Goldenrod fern (Florida Atlas), Threeleaf goldback fern (PLANTS) Native
Rhynchospora colorata White-headed rush Native
Rhynchospora divergens Low beak-rush Native
Rhynchospora odorata Long beak-rush Native
Rhynchospora tracyi Tracy’s beak-rush Native
Ruppia maritima Ditch-grass, Widgeon-grass Native
Sabal palmetto Hat palmetto, Pond thatch, Pond-top Native
Sagittaria lancifolia Lance leaf, Lance-leaved Sagittaria Native
Scleria verticillata Low nut-rush Native
Tillandsia polystachia Native
Tripsacum dactyloides Eastern gamagrass Native
Typha domingensis Cat-tail, Down, Slag Native