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.
- Heart Leaf WillowSalix eriocephala
- Symphyotrichum subulatum var. parviflorumSymphyotrichum expansum
- Blue MistflowerConoclinium coelestinum
- Reimar GrassPaspalum eglume
- Florida TickseedCoreopsis floridana
- BagpodSesbania vesicaria
- Bristly SedgeCarex comosa
- Hairy BluestemAndropogon glomeratus var. hirsutior
- Mangrove FlatsedgeCyperus ligularis
- Shortbeak BeaksedgeRhynchospora nitens
- Tropical FlatsedgeCyperus surinamensis
- Blunt Spike RushEleocharis obtusa
- Purple SpikerushEleocharis atropurpurea
- False DaisyEclipta prostrata
- Southern FogfruitLippia stoechadifolia
- Southern Marsh YellowcressRorippa teres
- Sensitive FernOnoclea sensibilis
- Slender FimbryFimbristylis autumnalis
- AlligatorlilyHymenocallis palmeri
- RubbervineRhabdadenia biflora
- SwampbushPavonia paludicola
- Goldenrod FernPityrogramma trifoliata
- AmamastlaRumex chrysocarpos
- Bentawn FlatsedgeCyperus reflexus
- Bristly Water-cloverMarsilea hirsuta
- Chicken-spikeSphenoclea zeylanica
- Cyperus digitatusCyperus digitatus
- Cyperus ochraceusCyperus ochraceus
- Cyperus oxylepisCyperus oxylepis
- Cyperus pumilusCyperus pumilus
- Ditch FimbryFimbristylis schoenoides
- Eragrostis unioloidesEragrostis unioloides
- Expanded LobsterclawHeliconia latispatha
- Foxtail FlatsedgeCyperus alopecuroides
- Giant Palm-grassCurculigo capitulata
- Indian CupscaleSacciolepis indica
- Indian JointvetchAeschynomene indica
- Marsh DewflowerMurdannia keisak
- Marsh Water-willowJusticia comata
- Naked-stem DewflowerMurdannia nudiflora
- PanalSesuvium humifusum
- Peruvian WatergrassLuziola peruviana
- Ricefield FlatsedgeCyperus iria
- Spiny False FiddleleafHydrolea capsularis
- Starburst BushClerodendrum quadriloculare
- StarhornHygrophila corymbosa
- Stiffhair WaxweedCuphea strigulosa
- Tall FlatsedgeCyperus eragrostis
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Florida. Shared habitat, not food.
Birds 202
- Chestnut-sided WarblerDendroica pensylvanica
- Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica
- Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
- Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgus carolinensis
- Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Common NighthawkChordeiles minor
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Common YellowthroatGeothlypis trichas
- Cooper's HawkAccipiter cooperii
- Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
- DickcisselSpiza americana
- Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritus
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Eastern Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis carolinensis
- Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannus
- Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe
- Eastern Screech-owlMegascops asio
- Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus
- Eastern Wood-peweeContopus virens
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Field SparrowSpizella pusilla
- Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus
- Forster's TernSterna forsteri
- Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
- Fulvous Whistling-duckDendrocygna bicolor
- GadwallAnas strepera
- Gray CatbirdDumetella carolinensis
- Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Hairy WoodpeckerPicoides villosus
- Henslow's SparrowAmmodramus henslowii
- Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
- Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritus
- Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea
- Kentucky WarblerOporornis formosus
- King RailRallus elegans
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
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.