Habitat in Virginia
Freshwater marshes
Open, herb-covered wetlands with fresh, non-tidal water. Schafale
- Plants
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Plants
Plants that grow wild in this habitat in Virginia. Not a planting list.
- Sensitive FernOnoclea sensibilis
- Slenderleaf False-DragonheadPhysostegia leptophylla
- Hemlock Water-parsnipSium suave
- Southern Wild-riceZizaniopsis miliacea
- Mock BishopweedPtilimnium capillaceum
- Canadian ClearweedPilea pumila
- Lesser ClearweedPilea fontana
- Climbing DogbaneThyrsanthella difformis
- Marsh Ladies'-tressesSpiranthes odorata
- Spring Ladies'-tressesSpiranthes vernalis
- Scarlet ToothcupAmmannia coccinea
- Creeping CucumberMelothria pendula
- Low NutrushScleria verticillata
- American CupscaleSacciolepis striata
- BuckbeanMenyanthes trifoliata
- Fimbristylis carolinianaFimbristylis caroliniana
- Lowland RotalaRotala ramosior
- Water-spider OrchidHabenaria repens
- Common Rose-pinkSabatia angularis
- Estuary PipewortEriocaulon parkeri
- Marsh Rose-gentianSabatia dodecandra
- Seven-angle PipewortEriocaulon aquaticum
- Ten Angled Pipewort; Hat Pin; Bog ButtonEriocaulon decangulare var. decangulare
- WaterpodHydrolea quadrivalvis
- Lax HornpodMitreola petiolata
- Seaside BrookweedSamolus parviflorus
- Widgeon-grassRuppia maritima
- American GlasswortSalicornia virginica
- Dwarf GlasswortSalicornia bigelovii
- Three-rib ArrowgrassTriglochin striata
- Meadow SpikemossSelaginella apoda
- Annual Sea-bliteSuaeda linearis
- AxilflowerMecardonia acuminata var. acuminata
- Branched Hedge-hyssopGratiola ramosa
- Carolina GrasswortLilaeopsis carolinensis
- Green Arrow-arumPeltandra virginica
- Shaggy Hedge-hyssopSophronanthe pilosa
- Short's Hedge-hyssopGratiola viscidula
- Three Way Sedge; Threeway SedgeDulichium arundinaceum var. arundinaceum
- Boltonia asteroides var. latisquamaBoltonia asteroides var. latisquama
- Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus
- Colombian WaxweedCuphea carthagenensis
- Common Marsh-mallowAlthaea officinalis
- Common ReedPhragmites australis
- Divided SedgeCarex divisa
- European BugleweedLycopus europaeus
- European SweetflagAcorus calamus
- Flaveria trinerviaFlaveria trinervia
Wildlife
Animals whose habitat model includes this habitat in Virginia. Shared habitat, not food.
No wildlife recorded in this habitat in Virginia yet.
Sources
- Schafale, Guide to the Natural Communities of North Carolina, Fourth Approximation (NC Natural Heritage Program, 2012) 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.