speciesspecies_IDSpeciesGroupSpeciesCommon_NameScientificName
2970Plantssingle-vein sweetflagAcorus calamus
3004Plantsgolden leatherfernAcrostichum aureum
2730Plantsgiant water sensitive plantAeschynomene fluitans
2958Plantswaterwheel plantAldrovanda vesiculosa
3035PlantsGeyer waterplantainAlisma gramineum
3005Plantslanceleaf water plantainAlisma lanceolatum
1677PlantsEuropean water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica
2681Plantswater foxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
227PlantsalligatorweedAlternanthera philoxeroides
3036Plantssouthern amaranthAmaranthus australis
2968Plantstidalmarsh amaranthAmaranthus cannabinus
3006Plantsvalley redstemAmmannia coccinea
3127PlantsEuropean marshwortApium nodiflorum
3007PlantsCape pondweedAponogeton distachyos
3595PlantsgiantreedArundo donax
3008Plantsgray mangroveAvicennia marina
3289Plantsmosquito fernsAzolla cf. cristata/filiculoides
2745Plantsmosquito fernAzolla pinnata
255PlantsBrazilian waterhyssopBacopa egensis
230Plantscoastal waterhyssopBacopa monnieri
3069Plantscreeping waterhyssopBacopa repens
3081Plantsdisk waterhyssopBacopa rotundifolia
3268PlantsturtleweedBatis maritima
3037PlantsBeck's water-marigoldBidens beckii
3237PlantsBaker's stickyseedBlennosperma bakeri
1106Plantsroundfruit blyxaBlyxa aubertii
3103Plantstuberous bulrushBolboschoenus glaucus
3172Plantscosmopolitan bulrushBolboschoenus maritimus paludosus
1100Plantsflowering rushButomus umbellatus
231PlantsCarolina fanwortCabomba caroliniana
2941Plantsfish-grassCabomba palaeformis
233Plantspond water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis
3108Plantsyellow marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
3099Plantsmaraca amarillaCanna glauca
2704Plantslesser pond sedgeCarex acutiformis
2676Plantstworank sedgeCarex disticha
3114Plantslongbract sedgeCarex extensa
3051Plantstriangle waterfernCeratopteris richardii
296PlantswaterspriteCeratopteris thalictroides
1096Plantswild taroColocasia esculenta
3258PlantsstrapwortCorrigiola litoralis litoralis
228Plantscommon brassbuttonsCotula coronopifolia
3055Plantswater pigmyweedCrassula aquatica
1097PlantsBeckett's water trumpetCryptocoryne beckettii
2609Plantsundulate water trumpetCryptocoryne undulata
1098PlantsWendt's water trumpetCryptocoryne wendtii
2819PlantsCuban bulrushCyperus blepharoleptos
3013Plantssmallflower umbrella sedgeCyperus difformis
2997PlantspapyrusCyperus papyrus
256Plantshorsefly's eyeDopatrium junceum
3117PlantsAustralian sundewDrosera aliciae
3121PlantsCape sundewDrosera capensis
3120Plantsthreadleaf sundewDrosera filiformis
1107PlantsBrazilian waterweedEgeria densa
3274Plantsnarrowleaf anacharisEgeria najas
2758Plantsanchored waterhyacinthEichhornia azurea
1130Plantscommon water-hyacinthEichhornia crassipes
2999PlantsBrazilian water hyacinthEichhornia paniculata
3039PlantsAsian waterwortElatine ambigua
3041Plantslongstem waterwortElatine triandra
3123Plantsblacksand spikerushEleocharis pachycarpa
3122PlantsSchaffner's spikerushEleocharis schaffneri
2843PlantsCanadian waterweedElodea canadensis
2975Plantsnuttall waterweedElodea nuttallii
1103Plantswater weedElodea sp.
3125Plantsbuffalo spinachEnydra fluctuans
3042Plantsashy pipewortEriocaulon cinereum
3126Plantsrough pipewortEriocaulon scariosum
3602PlantsJapanese knotweedFallopia japonica
3810PlantsQueen of the meadowFilipendula ulmaria
257PlantsmudmatsGlossostigma cleistanthum
2953Plantswater mannagrassGlyceria fluitans
1120Plantsreed mannagrassGlyceria maxima
3279PlantsHawai'i seagrassHalophila hawaiiana
3771Plantstropical seagrassHalophila stipulacea
3142Plantsmud plantainHeteranthera limosa
3220Plantsroundleaf mudplantainHeteranthera rotundifolia
3260Plantscrimsoneyed rosemallowHibiscus moscheutos moscheutos
3767PlantsfeatherfoilHottonia palustris
2943Plantsmonoecious hydrillaHydrilla verticillata
2942Plantsdioecious hydrillaHydrilla verticillata
6PlantshydrillaHydrilla verticillata
3779Plantsclade C hydrillaHydrilla verticillata
1110PlantsEuropean frogbitHydrocharis morsus-ranae
1101PlantswaterpoppyHydrocleys nymphoides
3058Plantsfloating marsh pennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides
3124Plantsspiny false fiddleleafHydrolea spinosa
2993PlantsstarhornHygrophila corymbosa
2994Plantswater-wisteriaHygrophila difformis
225PlantsIndian swampweedHygrophila polysperma
1121PlantsWest Indian marsh grassHymenachne amplexicaulis
234Plantswater spinachIpomoea aquatica
1115Plantsyellow irisIris pseudacorus
3128Plantsbulbous rushJuncus bulbosus
2691Plantsroundfruit rushJuncus compressus
3276Plantslamp rushJuncus effusus
3278Plantslamp rushJuncus effusus solutus
2673Plantssaltmeadow rushJuncus gerardii
2699PlantsEuropean meadow rushJuncus inflexus
1116Plantsdotted duckweedLandoltia punctata
3285PlantsWest Indian spongeplantLimnobium laevigatum
3286PlantsfrogbiteLimnobium spongia
260PlantsmarshweedLimnophila × ludoviciana
3011Plantsrice paddy herbLimnophila aromatica
258PlantsIndian marshweedLimnophila indica
259PlantsAsian marshweedLimnophila sessiliflora
3284Plantslarge-flower primrose-willowLudwigia cf. grandiflora/hexapetala
3064Plantswingleaf primrose-willowLudwigia decurrens
253Plantslarge-flower primrose-willowLudwigia grandiflora
2979Plantssix petal water primroseLudwigia hexapetala
3215Plantsfloating primrose-willowLudwigia peploides
3012Plantsfloating primrose-willowLudwigia peploides glabrescens
2808Plantsfloating primrose-willowLudwigia peploides montevidensis
2645Plantsfloating primrosewillowLudwigia peploides peploides
2954PlantsPeruvian primrose-willowLudwigia peruviana
3269Plantswhite-flowered black mangroveLumnitzera racemosa
3001PlantsTropical American watergrassLuziola subintegra
2688Plantsrough bugleweedLycopus asper
2694PlantsEuropean bugleweedLycopus europaeus
1684Plantslarge yellow loosestrifeLysimachia punctata
2969Plantshyssop loosestrifeLythrum hyssopifolia
3131Plantsspatulaleaf loosestrifeLythrum portula
239Plantspurple loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
3132Plantsthreebract loosestrifeLythrum tribracteatum
289Plantsfalse pepperwortMarsilea crenata
3043PlantsnardooMarsilea drummondii
291Plantsbig-foot water-cloverMarsilea macropoda
292Plantssmall water-cloverMarsilea minuta
2615PlantsAustralian water-cloverMarsilea mutica
2991PlantsPacific watercloverMarsilea oligospora
293PlantsEuropean water-cloverMarsilea quadrifolia
2995PlantspepperwortMarsilea sp.
294Plantshairy water-cloverMarsilea vestita
3599Plantspaperbark treeMelaleuca quinquenervia
2698PlantsgingermintMentha × gracilis
3261PlantspeppermintMentha × piperita
2668Plantswater mintMentha aquatica
1133Plantspickerel weedMonochoria vaginalis
1102Plantsmarsh dewflowerMurdannia keisak
2686Plantsforget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
235Plantsparrot featherMyriophyllum aquaticum
236Plantsvariable-leaf watermilfoilMyriophyllum heterophyllum
3067Plantscutleaf watermilfoilMyriophyllum pinnatum
2960Plantshybrid watermilfoilMyriophyllum sibiricum × spicatum
3287Plantswater milfoilMyriophyllum sp.
237PlantsEurasian watermilfoilMyriophyllum spicatum
3018Plantsslender waternymphNajas gracillima
1117Plantsricefield waternymphNajas graminea
2825PlantsGuadalupe waternymphNajas guadalupensis guadalupensis
2674Plantsholly-leaf waternymphNajas marina
1118Plantsbrittle waternymphNajas minor
2955Plantsonerow yellowcressNasturtium microphyllum
229Plantswater-cressNasturtium officinale
3163Plantsa watercressNasturtium sp.
2980PlantsAmerican lotusNelumbo lutea
244Plantssacred lotusNelumbo nucifera
226Plantsstiff beargrassNomaphila stricta
252PlantswaterlilyNymphaea × daubenyana
2610PlantswaterlilyNymphaea × marliacea
3074PlantswaterlilyNymphaea × thiona
3047PlantsEuropean waterlilyNymphaea alba
249Plantswhite Egyptian lotusNymphaea lotus
250Plantsyellow waterlilyNymphaea mexicana
2269Plantsblue lotusNymphaea nouchali
2976PlantsEgyptian lotusNymphaea nouchali
247PlantsCape blue waterlilyNymphaea nouchali
251PlantsAmerican white waterlilyNymphaea odorata
3072PlantsAmerican white waterlilyNymphaea odorata odorata
3002PlantswaterlilyNymphaea sp.
2216Plantscrested floating-heartNymphoides cristata
2989PlantsGray's floating-heartNymphoides grayana
2988PlantsHumboldt's floating-heartNymphoides humboldtiana
242Plantswater snowflakeNymphoides indica
243Plantsyellow floating-heartNymphoides peltata
3003PlantsfloatingheartNymphoides sp.
3046PlantsJava waterdropwortOenanthe javanica
1123PlantsriceOryza sativa
1113Plantsduck-lettuceOttelia alismoides
1124Plantstorpedo grassPanicum repens
3134Plantsstrigose sicklegrassParapholis strigosa
3262Plantsgreen arrow arumPeltandra virginica
3223Plantsmarshpepper knotweedPersicaria hydropiper
2938Plantsreed canarygrassPhalaris arundinacea
262Plantswoolly frogs mouthPhilydrum lanuginosum
2937Plantscommon reedPhragmites australis australis
2854Plantsred root floaterPhyllanthus fluitans
1099Plantswater lettucePistia stratiotes
2796PlantspickerelweedPontederia cordata
1134Plantscurly-leaf pondweedPotamogeton crispus
3824Plantshybrid curly-leaved pondweedPotamogeton crispus × pusillus
3263PlantsOakes' pondweedPotamogeton oakesianus
3135Plantsseaside alkaligrassPuccinellia maritima
2682PlantskeekRorippa sylvestris
240PlantsIndian toothcupRotala indica
2611Plantsroundleaf toothcupRotala rotundifolia
2789Plantsshort-beak arrowheadSagittaria brevirostra
1092Plantsgrassy arrowheadSagittaria graminea graminea
1093PlantsGuyanese arrowheadSagittaria guayanensis guayanensis
1094Plantsgiant arrowheadSagittaria montevidensis montevidensis
3031Plantsdelta arrowheadSagittaria platyphylla
1095Plantssessilefruit arrowheadSagittaria rigida
3812Plantslarge gray willowSalix atrocinerea
3246Plantsgoat willowSalix caprea
3814Plantslarge gray willowSalix cf. cinerea/atrocinerea
3136PlantsEuropean willowSalix myrsinifolia
2981Plantseared watermossSalvinia auriculata
297Plantswater spanglesSalvinia minima
298Plantsgiant salviniaSalvinia molesta
3029Plantseared watermossSalvinia natans
3226Plantsoblong salviniaSalvinia oblongifolia
3264Plantspurple pitcherplantSarracenia purpurea purpurea
3265Plantslizard's tailSaururus cernuus
2963Plantsbog bulrushSchoenoplectiella mucronata
3084Plantsstreambank bulrushSchoenoplectus triqueter
3244PlantsEggers' nutrushScleria eggersiana
3053Plantstropical nutrushScleria microcarpa
3139Plantspeacock spikemossSelaginella uncinata
2701Plantsnorthern bur-reedSparganium glomeratum
2982PlantsLa Plata sandspurrySpergularia platensis
3080Plantsgreater duckweedSpirodela polyrrhiza
2983Plantshybrid smooth cordgrassSporobolus × alterniflorus
1125Plantssmooth cordgrassSporobolus alterniflorus
1126Plantscommon cordgrassSporobolus anglicus
3115PlantsAfrican pricklegrassSporobolus niliacus
1128Plantssaltmeadow cordgrassSporobolus pumilus
1127Plantspurple dropseedSporobolus purpurascens
3159Plantswater soldiersStratiotes aloides
2962Plantsbroadleaf pondweedStuckenia pectinata
3227PlantsBahaman asterSymphyotrichum subulatum
3141Plantssoutheastern annual saltmarsh asterSymphyotrichum subulatum
3603PlantstamariskTamarix sp.
3775Plantspowdered thaliaThalia dealbata
3774Plantsbent alligator-flagThalia geniculata
2974Plantswater chestnutTrapa bispinosa
263Plantswater chestnutTrapa natans
2961Plantswhite cattailTypha × glauca
2679Plantsnarrow-leaved cattailTypha angustifolia
3020Plantssouthern cattailTypha domingensis
3021Plantsbroadleaf cattailTypha latifolia
3248Plantsgraceful cattailTypha laxmannii
3292PlantscattailTypha sp.
1119Plantspara grassUrochloa mutica
3082Plantshumped bladderwortUtricularia gibba
238Plantsswollen bladderwortUtricularia inflata
3229Plantszigzag bladderwortUtricularia subulata
1114Plantswild-celeryVallisneria americana
3820Plantsribbon weedVallisneria australis
3054Plantswater speedwellVeronica anagallis-aquatica
261PlantsEuropean speedwellVeronica beccabunga
3050PlantsAsian watermealWolffia globosa
3266Plantscalla lilyZantedeschia aethiopica
3096PlantsManchurian wildriceZizania latifolia
1129Plantsnorthern wildriceZizania palustris
3097Plantsnorthern wildriceZizania palustris
1135PlantsJapanese eelgrassZostera japonica

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2023]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [6/4/2023].

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