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
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
- Reddish EgretEgretta rufescens
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
- Roseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajaja
- Roseate TernSterna dougallii
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus
- Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubris
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Rufous HummingbirdSelasphorus rufus
- Rusty BlackbirdEuphagus carolinus
- Sandhill CraneGrus canadensis
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
- Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Sharp-shinned HawkAccipiter striatus
- Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurus
- Snail KiteRostrhamus sociabilis
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
- SoraPorzana carolina
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
- Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata
- Swallow-tailed KiteElanoides forficatus
- Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
- Thayer's GullLarus thayeri
- Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
- Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura
- Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus
- Virginia RailRallus limicola
- Western KingbirdTyrannus verticalis
- Western MeadowlarkSturnella neglecta
- Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
- White-crowned PigeonPatagioenas leucocephala
- White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
- White-eyed VireoVireo griseus
- White-faced IbisPlegadis chihi
- White-tailed KiteElanus leucurus
- Whooping CraneGrus americana
- WilletTringa semipalmata
- Willow FlycatcherEmpidonax traillii
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.