APPENDIX B Biological Resources Vegetation Species Lists
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Feasibility Investigation Report Restoration of Hydrology along Mobile Bay Causeway December 2015 APPENDIX B Biological Resources Vegetation Species Lists Weston Solutions, Inc. Choccolatta Bay, June 2014 ORDER SALVINIALES SALVINIACEAE (FLOATING FERN FAMILY) Azolla caroliniana Willdenow —EASTERN MOSQUITO FERN, CAROLINA MOSQUITO FERN Salvinia minima Baker —WATER-SPANGLES, COMMON SALVINIA† ORDER ALISMATALES ARACEAE (ARUM FAMILY) Lemna obscura (Austin) Daubs —LITTLE DUCKWEED Spirodela polyrrhiza (Linnaeus) Schleiden —GREATER DUCKWEED ALISMATACEAE (MUD PLANTAIN FAMILY) Sagittaria lancifolia Linnaeus —BULLTONGUE ARROWHEAD HYDROCHARITACEAE (FROG’S-BIT FAMILY) Najas guadalupensis (Sprengel) Magnus —COMMON NAIAD, SOUTHERN NAIAD ORDER ASPARAGALES AMARYLLIDACEAE (AMARYLLIS FAMILY) Allium canadense Linnaeus var. canadense —WILD ONION ORDER COMMELINALES COMMELINACEAE (SPIDERWORT FAMILY) Commelina diffusa Burman f. —SPREADING DAYFLOWER, CLIMBING DAYFLOWER† PONTEDERIACEAE (PICKERELWEED FAMILY) Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms —WATER HYACINTH† Pontederia cordata Linnaeus —PICKEREL WEED ORDER POALES TYPHACEAE (CATTAIL FAMILY) Typha domingensis Persoon —SOUTHERN CATTAIL JUNCACEAE (RUSH FAMILY) Juncus marginatus Rostkovius —GRASSLEAF RUSH † = non-native naturalized or invasive taxa Choccolatta Bay, June 2014 CYPERACEAE (SEDGE FAMILY) Cyperus esculentus Linnaeus —YELLOW NUTGRASS, CHUFA FLATSEDGE† Cyperus strigosus Linnaeus —STRAW-COLOR FLATSEDGE Schoenoplectus deltarum (Schuyler) Soják —DELTA BULRUSH Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (C.C. Gmelin) Palla —SOFT-STEM BULRUSH POACEAE (GRASS FAMILY) Bromus catharticus Vahl —RESCUE GRASS† Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon —BERMUDA GRASS† Lolium perenne Linnaeus var. perenne —PERENNIAL RYEGRASS† Panicum repens Linnaeus —TORPEDO GRASS† Paspalum notatum Flueggé —BAHIA GRASS† Paspalum urvillei Steudel —VASEY’S GRASS† Phragmites mauritianus Kunth —MAURITIUS REED, SOUTH PACIFIC REED Polypogon monspeliensis (Linnaeus) Desfontaines —ANNUAL RABBIT’S FOOT GRASS† Sorghum halepense (Linnaeus) Persoon —JOHNSON GRASS† Spartina cynosuroides (Linnaeus) Roth —BIG CORDGRASS, GIANT CORDGRASS Zizaniopsis miliacea (Michaux) Döll & Ascherson —SOUTHERN WILD-RICE, GIANT CUTGRASS ORDER SAXIFRAGALES HALORAGACEAE (MILFOIL FAMILY) Myriophyllum spicatum Linnaeus —EURASIAN WATER-MILFOIL† ORDER FABALES FABACEAE (LEGUME FAMILY) Sesbania vesicaria (Jacquin) Elliott —BLADDERPOD Strophostyles helvula (Linnaeus) Elliott —TRAILING FUZZYBEAN ORDER ROSALES ROSACEAE (ROSE FAMILY) Rubus trivialis Michaux —SOUTHERN DEWBERRY ORDER MALPIGHIALES EUPHORBIACEAE (SPURGE FAMILY) Euphorbia hyssopifolia Linnaeus —HYSSOPLEAF SANDMAT Triadica sebifera (Linnaeus) Small —CHINESE TALLOWTREE, POPCORN TREE† † = non-native naturalized or invasive taxa Choccolatta Bay, June 2014 ORDER MYRTALES ONAGRACEAE (EVENING PRIMROSE FAMILY) Ludwigia peploides (Kunth) Raven var. glabrescens (Kuntze) Shinners —FLOATING PRIMROSE-WILLOW Oenothera speciosa Nuttall —SHOWY EVENING PRIMROSE† ORDER MALVALES MALVACEAE (MALLOW FAMILY) Sida rhombifolia Linnaeus —INDIAN HEMP BRASSICACEAE (MUSTARD FAMILY) Lepidium virginicum Linnaeus —VIRGINIA PEPPERWEED ORDER CARYOPHYLLALES POLYGONACEAE (BUCKWHEAT FAMILY) Rumex crispus Linnaeus —CURLY DOCK† Rumex floridanus Meisner—FLORIDADOCK AMARANTHACEAE (AMARANTH FAMILY) Alternanthera philoxeroides (Martius) Grisebach —ALLIGATORWEED† ORDER SOLANALES CONVOLVULACEAE (MORNING-GLORY FAMILY) Calystegia sepium (Linnaeus) R. Brown ssp. limnophila (Greene) Brummitt —MARSH FALSE BINDWEED Ipomoea sagittata Poiret —SALTMARSH MORNING-GLORY SOLANACEAE (NIGHTSHADE FAMILY) Solanum nigrescens M. Martens & Galeotti —DIVINE NIGHTSHADE ORDER LAMIALES PLANTAGINACEAE (PLANTAIN FAMILY) Plantago major Linnaeus —COMMON PLANTAIN† LAMIACEAE (MINT FAMILY) Stachys floridana Shuttleworth ex Bentham —FLORIDA HEDGENETTLE † = non-native naturalized or invasive taxa Choccolatta Bay, June 2014 VERBENACEAE (VERVAIN FAMILY) Verbena brasiliensis Vellozo —BRAZILIAN VERVAIN† Verbena montevidensis Sprengel —URUGUAYAN VERVAIN† ORDER ASTERALES ASTERACEAE (SUNFLOWER FAMILY) Ambrosia artemisiifolia Linnaeus —ANNUAL RAGWEED Baccharis halimifolia Linnaeus —EASTERN BACCHARIS, GROUNDSEL TREE Cirsium horridulum Michaux —YELLOW THISTLE Conyza bonariensis (Linnaeus) Cronquist —SOUTH AMERICAN HORSEWEED† Solidago mexicana (Linnaeus) Fernald —SOUTHERN SEASIDE GOLDENROD Sonchus asper (Linnaeus) Hill —SPINY SOWTHISTLE, PRICKLY SOWTHISTLE† ORDER APIALES ARALIACEAE (GINSENG FAMILY) Hydrocotyle ranunculoides Linnaeus f. —FLOATING MARSH-PENNYWORT APIACEAE (CARROT FAMILY) Sium suave Walter —HEMLOCK WATER-PARSNIP † = non-native naturalized or invasive taxa Justin’s Bay, June 2014 ORDER POLYPODIALES THELYPTERIDACEAE (MARSH FERN FAMILY) Thelypteris palustris Schott var. pubescens (Lawson) Fernald —EASTERN MARSH FERN ORDER PINALES CUPRESSACEAE (CEDAR FAMILY) Taxodium distichum (Linnaeus) L.C. Richard —BALD CYPRESS ORDER ALISMATALES ARACEAE (ARUM FAMILY) Colocasia esculenta (Linnaeus) Schott —WILD TARO† Peltandra virginica (Linnaeus) Schott —GREEN ARROW-ARUM ALISMATACEAE (MUD PLANTAIN FAMILY) Sagittaria lancifolia Linnaeus —BULLTONGUE ARROWHEAD Sagittaria latifolia Willdenow — BROADLEAF ARROWHEAD, DUCK-POTATO ORDER ASPARAGALES AMARYLLIDACEAE (AMARYLLIS FAMILY) Allium canadense Linnaeus var. canadense —WILD ONION ORDER COMMELINALES COMMELINACEAE (SPIDERWORT FAMILY) Commelina diffusa Burman f. —SPREADING DAYFLOWER, CLIMBING DAYFLOWER† ORDER POALES JUNCACEAE (RUSH FAMILY) Juncus debilis A. Gray —WEAK RUSH Juncus effusus Linnaeus ssp. solutus (Fernald & Wiegand) Hämet-Ahti —COMMON RUSH, SOFT RUSH CYPERACEAE (SEDGE FAMILY) Cyperus retrosus Chapman —PINEBARREN FLATSEDGE. Cyperus strigosus Linnaeus —STRAW-COLOR FLATSEDGE Cyperus surinamensis Rottbøll —TROPICAL FLATSEDGE † = non-native naturalized or invasive taxa Justin’s Bay, June 2014 POACEAE (GRASS FAMILY) Cynodon dactylon (Linnaeus) Persoon —BERMUDA GRASS† Eleusine indica (Linnaeus) Gaertner —INDIAN GOOSEGRASS† Imperata cylindrica (Linnaeus) Beauvois —COGON GRASS† Lolium perenne Linnaeus var. perenne —PERENNIAL RYEGRASS† Panicum repens Linnaeus —TORPEDO GRASS† Paspalum notatum Flueggé —BAHIA GRASS† Paspalum urvillei Steudel —VASEY’S GRASS† Phragmites mauritianus Kunth —MAURITIUS REED, SOUTH PACIFIC REED Polypogon monspeliensis (Linnaeus) Desfontaines —ANNUAL RABBIT’S FOOT GRASS† Sorghum halepense (Linnaeus) Persoon —JOHNSONGRASS† Spartina cynosuroides (Linnaeus) Roth —BIG CORDGRASS, GIANT CORDGRASS ORDER VITALES VITACEAE (GRAPE FAMILY) Ampelopsis arborea (Linnaeus) Koehne —PEPPERVINE ORDER FABALES FABACEAE (LEGUME FAMILY) Sesbania vesicaria (Jacquin) Elliott —BLADDERPOD ORDER ROSALES ROSACEAE (ROSE FAMILY) Rubus trivialis Michaux —SOUTHERN DEWBERRY ORDER MALPIGHIALES EUPHORBIACEAE (SPURGE FAMILY) Euphorbia hyssopifolia Linnaeus —HYSSOPLEAF SANDMAT Triadica sebifera (Linnaeus) Small —CHINESE TALLOWTREE, POPCORN TREE† PHYLLANTHACEAE (LEAFFLOWER FAMILY) Phyllanthus urinaria Linnaeus —CHAMBER BITTER, PEEFLOWER, GRIPEWEED† SALICACEAE (WILLOW FAMILY) Salix nigra Marshall —BLACK WILLOW † = non-native naturalized or invasive taxa Justin’s Bay, June 2014 ORDER MYRTALES ONAGRACEAE (EVENING PRIMROSE FAMILY) Oenothera speciosa Nuttall —PINK LADIES† ORDER MALVALES BRASSICACEAE (MUSTARD FAMILY) Lepidium virginicum Linnaeus —VIRGINIA PEPPERWEED MALVACEAE (MALLOW FAMILY) Sida rhombifolia Linnaeus —INDIAN HEMP ORDER CARYOPHYLLALES POLYGONACEAE (BUCKWHEAT FAMILY) Brunnichia ovata (Walter) Shinners —AMERICAN BUCKWHEATVINE AMARANTHACEAE (AMARANTH FAMILY) Alternanthera philoxeroides (Martius) Grisebach —ALLIGATORWEED† ORDER GENTIANALES RUBIACEAE (MADDER FAMILY) Diodia virginiana Linnaeus —VIRGINIA BUTTONWEED ORDER SOLANALES CONVOLVULACEAE (MORNING-GLORY FAMILY) Calystegia sepium (Linnaeus) R. Brown ssp. limnophila (Greene) Brummitt —MARSH FALSE BINDWEED ORDER LAMIALES PLANTAGINACEAE (PLANTAIN FAMILY) Plantago major Linnaeus —COMMON PLANTAIN† LAMIACEAE (MINT FAMILY) Cantinoa mutabilis (A. Richard) Harley & J.F.B. Pastore —TROPICAL BUSHMINT† Scutellaria racemosa Persoon —SOUTH AMERICAN SKULLCAP† Stachys floridana Shuttleworth ex Bentham —FLORIDA HEDGENETTLE † = non-native naturalized or invasive taxa Justin’s Bay, June 2014 BIGNONIACEAE (TRUMPET CREEPER FAMILY) Campsis radicans (Linnaeus) Seemann ex Bureau —TRUMPETCREEPER VERBENACEAE (VERVAIN FAMILY) Phyla nodiflora (Linnaeus) Greene —FROGFRUIT Verbena brasiliensis Vellozo —BRAZILIAN VERVAIN† Verbena montevidensis Sprengel —URUGUAYAN VERVAIN† ORDER ASTERALES ASTERACEAE (SUNFLOWER FAMILY) Ambrosia artemisiifolia Linnaeus —ANNUAL RAGWEED Baccharis halimifolia Linnaeus —EASTERN BACCHARIS, GROUNDSEL TREE Bidens alba (Linnaeus) A.P. de Candolle —WHITE BEGGARTICKS. Conyza bonariensis (Linnaeus) Cronquist —SOUTH AMERICAN HORSEWEED† Solidago mexicana (Linnaeus) Fernald —SOUTHERN SEASIDE GOLDENROD ORDER DIPSACALES ADOXACEAE (MUSKROOT/MOSCHATEL FAMILY) Sambucus canadensis Linnaeus —AMERICAN ELDERBERRY † = non-native naturalized or invasive taxa Sardine Pass, June 2014 ORDER POLYPODIALES THELYPTERIDACEAE (MARSH FERN FAMILY) Thelypteris palustris Schott var. pubescens (Lawson) Fernald —EASTERN MARSH FERN ORDER ALISMATALES ARACEAE (ARUM FAMILY) Colocasia esculenta (Linnaeus) Schott —WILD TARO† ORDER ASPARAGALES IRIDACEAE (IRIS FAMILY) Sisyrinchium fuscatum E. P. Bicknell —COASTAL PLAIN BLUE-EYED GRASS ORDER COMMELINALES COMMELINACEAE (SPIDERWORT FAMILY) Commelina diffusa Burman f. —SPREADING DAYFLOWER, CLIMBING DAYFLOWER† ORDER POALES JUNCACEAE (RUSH FAMILY) Juncus marginatus Rostkovius —GRASSLEAF RUSH Juncus validus Coville —ROUND-HEAD