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    Freshwater Wetlands - Commonly Found Species
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    Native plants 
     
     
    Leather Fern
    Leather fern (Acrostichum danaeifolium)
    Bushy Broom Grass
    Bushy broom grass (Andropogon glomeratus)
    Pond Apple
    Pond apple (Annona glabra)
    Coinwort(Centella asiatica)
    Coinwort (Centella asiatica)
    Saw-grass (Cladium jamaicense)
    Saw-grass (Cladium jamaicense)
    Dog fennel (Eupatorium capillifolium)
    Dog fennel (Eupatorium capillifolium)
    Yellowtop (Flaveria linearis)
    Yellowtop (Flaveria linearis)
    Water pennywort (Hydrocotyle bonariensis)
    Water pennywort (Hydrocotyle bonariensis)
    Marsh St. John's Wort
    Marsh St. John's wort (Hypericum fasciculatum)
    Dahoon Holly (Ilex cassine)
    Primrose willow
    Primrose willow (Ludwigia peruviana)
    Hair grass
    Hair grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris)
    Swamp bay
    Swamp bay (Persea palustris)
    Marsh fleabane
    Marsh fleabane (Pluchea rosea)
    Pickerelweed
    Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)
    White-top sedge
    White-top sedge (Rhynchospora colorata)
    Lance-leaf arrowhead
    Lance-leaf arrowhead (Sagittaria lancifolia)
    Carolina willow
    Carolina willow (Salix caroliniana)
    Cattail
    Cattail (Typha spp.)
    		  

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    Non-native / Invasive Plants

     
    Shoebutton ardisia (Ardisia elliptica)
    Shoebutton ardisia (Ardisia elliptica)
    Australian pine (Casuarina equisetifolia)
    Australian pine (Casuarina equisetifolia)
    Punk tree/Paper bark (Melaleuca quinquenervia)
    Punk tree/Paper bark (Melaleuca quinquenervia)
    Burma reed (Neyraudia reynaudiana)
    Burma reed (Neyraudia reynaudiana)
    Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum)
    Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum)
    Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius)
    Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius)
    Creeping ox-eye (Wedelia trilobata)
    Creeping ox-eye (Wedelia trilobata)

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    Birds

     
    Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
    Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)
    Great blue heron (Ardea herodias)
    Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis)
    Great egret (Casmerodius albus)
    Snowy egret (Egretta thula)
    Tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor)
    White ibis (Eudocimus albus)
    American coot (Fulica americana)
    Black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
    Double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)

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    Aquatic

     
    Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis)
    Least killifish (Heterandria formosa)
    Flagfish (Jordanella floridae)
    Golden topminnow (Fundulus chrysotus)
    Seminole killifish (Fundulus seminolis)
    Florida gar (Lepisosteus platyrhincus)
    Bullhead catfish (Ictalurus natalis)

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    Mammals

     
    Florida water rat (Neofiber alleni)
    White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
    Florida panther (Felis concolor coryi)

     
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