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
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Le Conte's SparrowAmmodramus leconteii
- Least BitternIxobrychus exilis
- Least FlycatcherEmpidonax minimus
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
- LimpkinAramus guarauna
- Lincoln's SparrowMelospiza lincolnii
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Loggerhead ShrikeLanius ludovicianus
- Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Magnolia WarblerDendroica magnolia
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minor
- Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
- Mottled DuckAnas fulvigula
- Nelson's Sharp-tailed SparrowAmmodramus nelsoni
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
- Northern ParulaParula americana
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Northern Rough-winged SwallowStelgidopteryx serripennis
- Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicus
- Northern ShovelerAnas clypeata
- Northern WaterthrushSeiurus noveboracensis
- Orange-crowned WarblerVermivora celata
- Orchard OrioleIcterus spurius
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- Painted BuntingPasserina ciris
- Palm WarblerDendroica palmarum
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
- Pine WarblerDendroica pinus
- Prairie WarblerDendroica discolor
- Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
- Purple GallinulePorphyrio martinica
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
- Red-crowned ParrotAmazona viridigenalis
- Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
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.