Habitat in Florida
Disturbed and introduced wetlands
Wet ground taken over by weedy or introduced plants after disturbance, such as common reed, Chinese tallow or tamarisk stands; the upland counterpart is roadsides, fields and disturbed ground. NatureServe
- Plants
- 58
- Birds
- 202
Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in Florida. Not a planting list.
- TaroAlocasia odora
- Texas WeedCaperonia palustris
- Thick Ditch CrowngrassPaspalum arundinaceum
- Wild Red RiceOryza rufipogon
- YefenFuirena umbellata
- Zigzag JointvetchAeschynomene rudis
- Roundleaf ToothcupRotala rotundifolia
- Black MimosaMimosa pigra
- Urochloa muticaUrochloa mutica
- Water-spinachIpomoea aquatica
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Florida. Shared habitat, not food.
Birds 202
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- Wilson's WarblerWilsonia pusilla
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- Wood ThrushHylocichla mustelina
- Worm-eating WarblerHelmitheros vermivorum
- Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
- Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
- Yellow-breasted ChatIcteria virens
- Yellow-crowned Night-heronNyctanassa violacea
- Yellow-throated VireoVireo flavifrons
Sources
- NatureServe, ecological systems of the United States habitat description
- Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Carolinas & Georgia edition, habitat text phone app
- NC Parks species accounts
- USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (reviewed notes)
- USGS Gap Analysis Project habitat models (2001)
- USGS Gap Analysis Project range maps (2001)
- NatureServe Explorer ecological systems (CC BY 4.0)
Habitat classes are filed under these habitat types by reviewed matches; descriptions are short glosses.