Plant List - Matanzas Pass Preserve - Fort Myers Beach
September 1, 2017
By: Andy Firk

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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. 
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] 
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]
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 - -----] +   
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