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2018 NWPL - National Wetland Plant List 2018 NWPL - National Wetland Plant List Scientific Name GP Common Name Abies balsamea FAC Balsam Fir Abutilon theophrasti UPL Velvetleaf Acalypha gracilens FAC Slender Three-Seed-Mercury Acalypha poiretii FACU Poiret's Copperleaf Acalypha rhomboidea FACU Common Three-Seed-Mercury Acalypha virginica FACU Virginia Three-Seed-Mercury Acanthocereus tetragonus FACU Triangle Cactus Acer glabrum FAC Rocky Mountain Maple Acer grandidentatum FAC Canyon Maple Acer negundo FAC Ash-Leaf Maple Acer platanoides UPL Norway Maple Acer rubrum FAC Red Maple Acer saccharinum FAC Silver Maple Acer saccharum UPL Sugar Maple Acer spicatum FACU Mountain Maple Achillea millefolium FACU Common Yarrow Achillea ptarmica FACU Pearl Yarrow Achnatherum hymenoides FACU Indian Rice Grass Achnatherum nelsonii UPL Nelson's Rice Grass Achnatherum richardsonii FACU Richardson's Rice Grass Achyranthes aspera UPL Devil's-Horsewhip Acmella repens FACW Opposite-Leaf Spotflower Acmispon americanus FACU American Deerweed Aconitum columbianum FACW Columbian Monkshood Acorus americanus OBL Several-Vein Sweetflag Acorus calamus OBL Single-Vein Sweetflag Actaea rubra FACU Red Baneberry Adiantum aleuticum FAC Aleutian Maidenhair Adiantum capillus-veneris FACW Southern Maidenhair Adiantum pedatum FAC Northern Maidenhair Adiantum tricholepis FAC Fuzzy Maidenhair Adoxa moschatellina FAC Muskroot Aeschynomene indica FACW Indian Joint-Vetch Page 1 of 105 2018 NWPL - National Wetland Plant List Aesculus glabra FAC Ohio Buckeye Aesculus pavia FAC Red Buckeye Agalinis aspera FACU Tall False Foxglove Agalinis calycina OBL Leoncita False Foxglove Agalinis fasciculata FAC Beach False Foxglove Agalinis heterophylla FAC Prairie False Foxglove Agalinis maritima OBL Saltmarsh False Foxglove Agalinis paupercula FAC Small-Flower False Foxglove Agalinis purpurea FACW Purple False Foxglove Agalinis skinneriana FACU Skinner's False Foxglove Agalinis tenuifolia FAC Slender-Leaf False Foxglove Agastache nepetoides FACU Yellow Giant-Hyssop Agave americana UPL American Century-Plant Ageratina altissima UPL White Snakeroot Ageratum houstonianum FACU Bluemink Agoseris X agrestis UPL _?_ Agoseris glauca FACU Pale Goat-Chicory Agoseris parviflora UPL Small-Flower Goat-Chicory Agrimonia gryposepala FAC Tall Hairy Grooveburr Agrimonia parviflora FACW Harvestlice Agrimonia rostellata FAC Beaked Grooveburr Agrimonia striata FACU Woodland Grooveburr Agrostis capillaris FAC Colonial Bent Agrostis elliottiana FACU Elliott's Bent Agrostis exarata FACW Spiked Bent Agrostis gigantea FACW Black Bent Agrostis hyemalis FACW Winter Bent Agrostis idahoensis FACW Idaho Bent Agrostis mertensii FACU Northern Bent Agrostis perennans FAC Upland Bent Agrostis scabra FAC Rough Bent Agrostis stolonifera FACW Spreading Bent Ailanthus altissima FACU Tree-of-Heaven Aira caryophyllea FACU Common Silver-Hair Grass Page 2 of 105 2018 NWPL - National Wetland Plant List Albizia lebbeck UPL Woman's-Tongue Aletris aurea FACW Golden Colicroot Aletris farinosa FAC White Colicroot Alhagi maurorum FAC Camelthorn Aliciella pinnatifida FAC Sticky Cheat Gily-Flower Alisma gramineum OBL Narrow-Leaf Water-Plantain Alisma subcordatum OBL American Water-Plantain Alisma triviale OBL Northern Water-Plantain Allenrolfea occidentalis FACW Iodinebush Alliaria petiolata FACU Garlic-Mustard Allium bisceptrum FACU Aspen Onion Allium canadense FACU Meadow Garlic Allium cernuum UPL Nodding Onion Allium geyeri FACU Geyer's Onion Allium schoenoprasum FACU Wild Chives Allium tricoccum FACU Ramp Allium vineale FACU Crow Garlic Allolepis texana FAC Texas-Salt Almutaster pauciflorus FACW Marsh-Aster Alnus glutinosa FACW European Alder Alnus incana FACW Speckled Alder Alnus maritima OBL Seaside Alder Alnus oblongifolia FACW Arizona Alder Alnus serrulata OBL Brookside Alder Alnus viridis FAC Sitka Alder Alocasia macrorrhizos FACW Giant Taro Alopecurus aequalis OBL Short-Awn Meadow-Foxtail Alopecurus arundinaceus FACW Creeping Meadow-Foxtail Alopecurus carolinianus FACW Tufted Meadow-Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus OBL Marsh Meadow-Foxtail Alopecurus magellanicus FACW Alpine Meadow-Foxtail Alopecurus myosuroides FACW Slender Meadow-Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis FACW Field Meadow-Foxtail Alophia drummondii FACU Propeller-Flower Page 3 of 105 2018 NWPL - National Wetland Plant List Alternanthera ficoidea FACU Sanguinaria Alternanthera paronychioides OBL Smooth Joyweed Alternanthera philoxeroides OBL Alligator-Weed Althaea officinalis FACW Common Marsh-Mallow Amaranthus X texensis FACW _?_ Amaranthus acanthochiton FACU Greenstripe Amaranthus albus FACU Tumbleweed Amaranthus arenicola FACU Sandhill Amaranth Amaranthus australis OBL Southern Amaranth Amaranthus blitoides FAC Mat Amaranth Amaranthus blitum FACU Purple Amaranth Amaranthus californicus FACW California Amaranth Amaranthus crassipes FAC Spreading Amaranth Amaranthus greggii FAC Josiah Amaranth Amaranthus obcordatus FACU Trans-Pecos Amaranth Amaranthus palmeri FACU Careless Weed Amaranthus retroflexus FACU Red-Root Amaranthus spinosus FACU Spiny Amaranth Amaranthus tuberculatus FAC Rough-Fruit Amaranth Amaranthus viridis FAC Slender Amaranth Ambrosia artemisiifolia FACU Annual Ragweed Ambrosia grayi FAC Woolly-Leaf Burr-Ragweed Ambrosia monogyra FACU Needle-Leaf Burrobush Ambrosia psilostachya FACU Perennial Ragweed Ambrosia trifida FAC Great Ragweed Amelanchier alnifolia FACU Saskatoon Service-Berry Amelanchier arborea FACU Downy Service-Berry Amelanchier intermedia FACW Intermediate Service-Berry Amelanchier spicata FACU Running Service-Berry Amelanchier utahensis FAC Utah Service-Berry Ammannia auriculata OBL Eared Redstem Ammannia coccinea OBL Valley Redstem Ammannia latifolia OBL Pink Redstem Ammannia robusta OBL Grand Redstem Page 4 of 105 2018 NWPL - National Wetland Plant List Ammoselinum butleri FAC Butler's Sand-Parsley Amorpha fruticosa FACW False Indigo-Bush Amorpha nana UPL Fragrant Indigo-Bush Amorpha paniculata FACW Panicled Indigo-Bush Amorpha roemeriana FACU Roemer's Indigo-Bush Ampelopsis arborea FAC Peppervine Ampelopsis cordata FAC Heart-Leaf Peppervine Amphicarpaea bracteata FACU American Hog-Peanut Amsonia tabernaemontana FACW Eastern Bluestar Anaphalis margaritacea FACU Pearly-Everlasting Andromeda polifolia OBL Bog-Rosemary Andropogon gerardii FACU Big Bluestem Andropogon glomeratus FACW Bushy Bluestem Andropogon gyrans FACU Elliott's Bluestem Andropogon hirsutior FACW _?_ Andropogon ternarius FACU Split-Beard Bluestem Andropogon virginicus FACU Broom-Sedge Androsace chamaejasme FACU Sweet-Flower Rock-Jasmine Androsace occidentalis FACU Western Rock-Jasmine Androsace septentrionalis FACU Pygmy-Flower Rock-Jasmine Anemone canadensis FACW Round-Leaf Thimbleweed Anemone narcissiflora FAC Narcissus-Flower Thimbleweed Anemone parviflora FACU Small-Flower Thimbleweed Anemone quinquefolia FAC Nightcaps Anemone virginiana FACU Tall Thimbleweed Anemopsis californica FACW Yerba-Mansa Angelica ampla FACW Giant Angelica Angelica pinnata FACW Small-Leaf Angelica Anoda cristata FAC Crested Anoda Antennaria neglecta FACU Field Pussytoes Antennaria umbrinella FACU Brown-Bract Pussytoes Anthemis cotula FACU Stinking Chamomile Anthenantia rufa FACU Purple Silkyscale Anthoxanthum hirtum FACW Northern Sweet Vernal Grass Page 5 of 105 2018 NWPL - National Wetland Plant List Anthoxanthum odoratum FAC Large Sweet Vernal Grass Anticlea elegans FACW Mountain False Deathcamas Anticlea occidentalis FACW Western False Deathcamas Anticlea virescens FAC Green False Deathcamas Antigonon leptopus FAC Queen's-Jewels Apios americana FAC Groundnut Aplectrum hyemale FAC Adam-and-Eve Apocynum androsaemifolium UPL Spreading Dogbane Apocynum cannabinum FAC Indian-Hemp Aquilegia canadensis FAC Red Columbine Aquilegia chrysantha FACW Golden Columbine Aquilegia longissima FACW Long-Spur Columbine Arabis eschscholtziana FACU Pacific-Coast Eared Rockcress Arabis pycnocarpa FACU Hairy Eared Rockcress Aralia nudicaulis FACU Wild Sarsaparilla Aralia racemosa FACU American Spikenard Aralia spinosa FACU Devil's-Walkingstick Arctium minus FACU Lesser Burrdock Arctostaphylos uva-ursi UPL Red Bearberry Arenaria lanuginosa FACU Spreading Sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia FACU Thyme-Leaf Sandwort Arethusa bulbosa OBL Dragon's-Mouth Arisaema dracontium FACW Greendragon Arisaema triphyllum FAC Jack-in-the-Pulpit Aristida dichotoma FACU Church-Mouse Three-Awn Aristida longespica FACU Red Three-Awn Aristida purpurascens UPL Arrow-Feather Three-Awn Aristida spiciformis FAC Bottlebrush Three-Awn Arnica chamissonis FACW Leafy Leopardbane Arnica fulgens UPL Shining Leopardbane Arnica lanceolata FAC Lance-Leaf Leopardbane Arnica latifolia FAC Daffodil Leopardbane Arnica longifolia FACW Spear-Leaf Leopardbane Arnica mollis FAC Cordilleran Leopardbane Page 6 of 105 2018 NWPL - National Wetland Plant List Arnica ovata FACW Sticky-Leaf Leopardbane Arnoglossum ovatum FAC Egg-Leaf Indian-Plantain Arnoglossum plantagineum FAC Groove-Stem Indian-Plantain Aronia arbutifolia FACW Red Chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa OBL Black Chokeberry Arrhenatherum elatius FACU Tall Oat Grass Artemisia annua FACU Annual Wormwood Artemisia biennis FACU Biennial Wormwood Artemisia campestris UPL Pacific Wormwood Artemisia cana FACU Coaltown Sagebrush Artemisia ludoviciana UPL White Sagebrush Artemisia norvegica FACW Boreal Sagebrush Artemisia tilesii FACU Tilesius' Wormwood Artemisia vulgaris UPL Common Wormwood Arthraxon hispidus FACU Small Carp Grass Arundinaria gigantea FACW Giant Cane Arundo donax FAC Giant-Reed Asarum canadense FACU Canadian Wild Ginger Asclepias
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