Plant List - Matanzas Pass Preserve - Fort Myers Beach
September 1, 2017
By:
Andy Firk
MATANZAS PASS PRESERVE - A CHECKLIST OF 132 PLANTS
COMPILED BY: Andy Firk
LOCATION: 199 Bay Rd, Fort Myers Beach, FL 33931.
HOURS: Open from dusk to dawn, seven days a week.
PARKING: Free / limited.
DESCRIPTION: A 60-acre parcel with loop trails that pass through mangrove swamp. Dozens of native plants, some quite rare, are easily seen within a short distance. This is one of the “few undeveloped and protected areas left on” Estero Island.
COMPILED BY: Andy Firk
LOCATION: 199 Bay Rd, Fort Myers Beach, FL 33931.
HOURS: Open from dusk to dawn, seven days a week.
PARKING: Free / limited.
DESCRIPTION: A 60-acre parcel with loop trails that pass through mangrove swamp. Dozens of native plants, some quite rare, are easily seen within a short distance. This is one of the “few undeveloped and protected areas left on” Estero Island.
qAIR POTATO [Dioscorea bulbifera – Dioscoreaceae] +
qAIRPLANT, POTBELLY [Tillandsia paucifolia – Bromeliacea]
qAIRPLANT, QUILL-LEAF [Tillandsia balbisiana – Bromeliaceae]
qAMERICAN EVERGREEN [Syngonium podophyllum - -----] +
qAUSTRALIAN PINE [Casuarina equisetifolia - -----] +
qBALL MOSS [Tillandsia recurvata – Bromeliaceae]
qBAYBERRY, SOUTHERN [Myrica cerifera – Myricaeae] +
qBEAUTYBERRY, AMERICAN [Callicarpa americana - -----] +
qBLACK MANGROVE [Avicennia germinans – Avicenniaceae]
qBLUEHEARTS [Buchnera americana - -----] +
qBRAZILIAN PEPPER [Schinus terebinthifolia - -----] +
qBRIARS [Smilax spp. - Smilacaceae]
qBUTTERFLY ORCHID, FLORIDA [Encyclia tampensis – Orchidaceae]
qBUTTONWOOD [ Conocarpus erectus – Combretaceae]
qBUTTONWOOD, SILVER [Conocarpus erectus var sericeus - -----] +
qCARDINAL AIRPLANT [Tillandsia fasciculata – Bromeliaceae] +
qCARROTWOOD [Cupaniopsis anacardiodes – Sapindaceae]
qCASTORBEAN [Ricinus communis - -----] +
qCATCLAW BLACKBEAD [Pithecellobium unguis-cati – Fabaceae]
qCAESARWEED [Urena lobata – Malvaceae]
qCHRISTMASBERRY [Lycium carolinianum - Solanaceae]
qCOINVINE [Dalbergia ecastaphyllum – Fabaceae]
qCORALBEAN [Erythrina herbacea – Fabaceae] +
qCORKSCREW AIR PLANT [Tillandsia flexuosa – Bromeliaceae]
qCREEPING OXEYE [Sphagneticola trilobata - -----} +
qCURE-FOR-ALL [Pluchea carolinensis – Asteraceae]
qDAYFLOWER, COMMON [Commelina diffusa var. diffusa] +
qDAYFLOWER, WHITEMOUTH [Commelina erecta - -----] +
qDEVIL’S BACKBONE [Kalanchoe daigremontiana - -----] +
qDOGFENNEL [Eupatorium capillifolium - -----] +
qDOWNY MILKPEA [Galactia regularis - -----] +
qDUNE SUNFLOWER, WEST COAST [Helianthus debilis sub sp debilis]
qEVERGLADES PALM [Acoelorrhaphe wrightii – Arecaceae]
qFALSE MASTIC [Mastichodendron foetidissimum – Sapotaceae] +
qFAKAHATCHEE GRASS [Tripsacum dactyloides - Poaceae]
qFAKAHATCHEE GRASS [Tripsacum dactyloides - Poaceae]
qFLEABANE, OAKLEAF [Erigerion quercifolius - -----] +
qFLORIDA MAYTEN [Maytenus phyllanthoides – Celastraceae]
qFLORIDA SWAMP PRIVET [Forestiera segregata – Oleaceae]
qFRAGRANT FLATSEDGE [Cyperus odoratus - -----] +
qFRAGRANT FLATSEDGE [Cyperus odoratus - -----] +
qFROSTWEED [Verbesina virginica – Asteraceae] +
qGIANT AIRPLANT [Tillandsia utriculata – Bromeliaceae] +
qGOLDEN POLYPODY [Phlebodium aureum – Polypodiaceae] +
qGOLDENROD, SEASIDE [Solidago sempervirens – Asteraceae] +
qGRAY NICKERBEAN [Caesalpinia bondoc – Fabaceae]
qGREEN SHRIMP PLANT [Blechum pyramidatum - -----] +
qGROUNDCHERRY, WALTER’S [Physalis walteri – Solanaceae] +
qGROUNDSEL BUSH [Baccharis halmifolia – Asteraceae] +
qGUINEAGRASS [Panicum maximum – Poaceae] +
qGUMBO LIMBO [Bursera simaruba – Burseraceae]
qHAIRYPOD COWPEA [Vigna luteola – Fabaceae] +
qINDIAN LAUREL[Ficus microcarpa – Moraceae] +
qJAMAICA CAPER [Capparis cynophallophora – Capparaceae]
qLEATHER FERN, GIANT [Acrostichum danaeifolium – Pteridaceae]
qLIVE OAK [Quercus virginiana – Fagaceae]
qMAHOE [Talipariti tiliaceum - -----] +
qMAHOGANY, WEST INDIAN [Swietenia mahagoni – Meliaceae]
qMARLBERRY [Ardisia escallonioides – Primulaceae] +
qMARSH ELDER [Iva frutescens – Asteraceae]
qMILKPEA, EASTERN [Galactia regularis – Fabaceae] +
qMILKWEED, SCARLET [Asclepias curassavica - -----] +
qMOONFLOWER [Ipomoea alba – Convolvulaceae] +
qMOTHER-IN-LAW'S TONGUE [Sansevieria hyacinthoides - -----] +
qMYRSINE [Myrsine cubana – Myrsinaceae]
qNECKLACE POD [Sophora tomentosa var. truncata – Fabaceae]
qNECKLACE POD [Sophora tomentosa var occidentalis - Fabaceae] +
- The variety occidentalis is non-native and has silky tomentose [matted hairs]
that appear silvery.
qNUTGRASS [Cyperus rotundus- -----] +
qOCEANBLUE MORNING GLORY [Ipomoea indica – Convolvulaceae] +
qPAINTED LEAF [Poinsetta cyathophora – Euphorbiaceae] +
qPASSIONFLOWER, CORKY-STEMMED [Passiflora suberosa – Passifloraceae] +
qPIGEON PLUM [Coccoloba diversifolia – Polygonaceae] +
qPOISON IVY [Toxicodendron radicans – Anacardiaceae]
qPORTIA TREE [Thespesia populnea - -----] +
qPOKEWEED [Phytolacca americana – Phytolaccaeae] +
qPRICKLY PEAR [Opuntia humifusa – Cactaceae]
qQUILL-LEAF AIR PLANT [Tillandsia balbisiana – Bromeliaceae]
qRABBITBELLS [Crotalaria rotundifolia – Fabaceae] +
qRAGWEED, COMMON [Ambrosia artemisifolia – Asteraceae]
RED MANGROVE [Rhizophora mangle – Rhizophoraceae]
qRESSURECTION FERN [Pleopeltis polypodioides – Polypodiaceae]
qRESSURECTION FERN [Pleopeltis polypodioides – Polypodiaceae]
qROYAL POINCIANA [Delonix regia - -----] +
qROSARY PEA [Abrus precatorius – Fabaceae]
qROUGE PLANT [Rivina humilis – Phytolaccaceae] +
qSABAL PALM [Sabal palmetto – Arecaceae]
qSAFFRON PLUM [Sideroxylon celastrinum – Sapotaceae] +
qSALTMARSH ASTER, ANNUAL [Symphyotrichum subulatum - -----] +
qSALT MARSH FLEABANE [Pluchea odorata – Asteraceae] +
qSALTWORT [Batis maritima – Bataceae]
qSAMPHIRE [Blutaparon vermiculare – Amaranthaceae]
qSAND CORDGRASS [Spartina bakeri - -----] +
qSAW PALMETTO [Serenoa repens – Arecaceae] +
qSCORPION’S TAIL [Heliotropium angiospermum – Boranginaceae]
qSEA BLITE [Suaeda linearis – Amaranthaceae]
qSEA GRAPE [Coccoloba uvifera – Polygonaceae]
qSEA LAVENDER, CAROLINA [Limonium carolinianum – Plumbagaceae] +
qSEA OX-EYE DAISY [Borrichia frutescens – Asteraceae]
qSEA PURSLANE [Sesuvium portulacastrum – Aizoaceae]
qSEASIDE GOLDENROD [Solidago sempervirens – Asteraceae]
qSEASIDE HELIOTROPE [Heliotropium curassavicum – Boranginaceae] +
qSENSITIVE PEA [Chamaecrista nictitans var. nictitans – Fabaceae] +
qSHOESTRING FERN [Vittaria lineata – Vittariaceae] +
qSHOWY MILKWORT [Polygala violacea - -----] +
qSHRUB VERBENA [ Lantana camara - -----] +
qSIX-ANGLE FOLDWING [Dicliptera sexangularis - Acanthaceae]
qSLASH PINE [Pinus elliottii – Pinaceae] +
qSNOWBERRY [Chiococca alba – Rubiaceae]
qSOUTHERN NEEDLELEAF [Tillandsia setacea – Bromeliaceae]
qSPANISH BAYONET [Yucca aloifolia – Asparagaceae] +
qSPANISH MOSS [Tillandsia usneoides – Bromeliaceae]
qSPANISH NEEDLES [Bidens alba – Asteraceae]
qSPANISH STOPPER [Eugenia foetida – Myrtaceae] +
qSTRANGLER FIG [Ficus aurea – Moraceae] +
qSURINAM CHERRY [Eugenia uniflora – Myrtaceae] +
qSWAMP FERN [Blechnum serrulatum – Blechnacea] +
qSWAMP FLATSEDGE [Cyerus ligularis - -----] +
qSWEETSCENT [Pluchea ordorata – Asteraceae] +
qTIEVINE [Ipomoea cordatotriloba – Convolvulaceae] +
qWEST COAST DUNE FLOWER [Helianthus debilis subsp debilis - -----] +
qWATER PIMPERNEL [Samolus ebracteatus – Primulaceae]
qWHITE CROWNBEARD [Verbesina virginica - -----] +
qWHITE INDIGO BERRY [Randia aculeata - Rubiaceae]
qWHITE MANGROVE [Laguncularia recemosa – Comretaceae]
qWHITE STOPPER [Eugenia axillaris – Myrtaceae]
qWILD COFFEE [Psychotria nervosa – Rubiaceae]
qWILD COTTON [Gossypium hirsutum – Malvaceae] +
WINGED SUMAC [Rhus copallimnum - -----] +
qWOOD SORREL, CREEPING [Oxalis corniculata - -----] +
qWOOD SORREL, CREEPING [Oxalis corniculata - -----] +
qWOODBINE [Parthenocissus quinquefolia - -----] +
qYELLOWTOPS, NARROWLEAF [Flaveria linearis - ----] +
qYELLOW JOYWEED [Alternanthera flavescens – Amaranthaceae]
qLICHEN: OLD MAN’S BEARD [Usnea spp. - Parmeliaceae]
KEY: + = Additions from the “Friends of Matanzas Pass Preserve Plant List”
LAST UPDATED: August 5, 2017
LAST UPDATED: August 5, 2017