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Riparian Plants of New Mexico

Obligate Wetland Species of New Mexico

Scientific Name Common Name
Alisma subcordatum Raf.
Alopecurus aequalis Sobol. Shortawn foxtail
Alopercurus geniculatus L. Marsh or Water foxtail
Ammannia auriculata Willd.
Ammannia coccinea Rothb. Ammania
Anemopsis californica (Nutt.) Hook. & Arn. Yerba mansa
Asclepias incarnata L. Swamp milkweed
Azolla mexicana Schlecht. & Cham. ex K. Presl Water fern or Mosquito fern
Bacopa rotundifolia (Michx.) Wettst.
Barbarea orthoceras Ledeb. Wintercress
Beckmannia syzigachne (Steud.) Fern. American sloughgrass
Bergia texana (Hook.) Seub. ex Walp. Bergia
Berula erecta (Huds.) Coville Cutleaf water parsnip
Bidens bigelovii Gray
Bidens cernua L. Bur marigold
Bidens laevis (L.) B.S.P.
Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw.
Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv. Bluejoint reedgrass
Callitriche hermaphroditica L. Secret water-starwort
Callitriche heterophylla Pursh Larger water-starwort
Callitriche palustris L. Vernal water-starwort
Cardamine cordifolia Gray Heartleaf bittercress
Carex aquatilis Wahlenb. Water sedge
Carex atherodes Spreng Awned sedge
Carex aurea Nutt. Golden sedge
Carex canescens L. Pale sedge
Carex disperma Dewey Softleaf sedge
Carex emoryi Dewey
Carex frankii Kunth
Carex hystericina Muhl. ex Willd. Bottle brush sedge, porcupine sedge
Carex interior Bailey Inland sedge
Carex leptalea Wahlenb. Flaccid sedge
Carex nebrascensis Dewey Nebraska sedge
Carex senta Boott
Carex simulata Mackenzie Lookalike sedge
Carex stipata Muhl. ex Willd. Prickly sedge
Carex vesicaria L. Blister sedge
Carex viridula Michx. Green sedge
Carex vulpinoidea Michx Fox sedge
Castilleja exilis A. Nels. Annual paintbrush
Castilleja minor (Gray) Gray
Catabrosa aquatica (L.) Beauv. Bookgrass
Ceratophyllum demersum L. Common hornwort
Cicuta maculata L. Water hemlock
Cirsium vinaceum Woot. & Standl.
Cladium mariscus ssp.jamaicense (Crantz) KŸkenth. Sawgrass
Conium maculatum L. Poison hemlock
Cyperus acuminatus Torr. & Hook. ex Torr. Acuminate flatsedge
Cyperus difformis L. Redfoot flatsedge
Cyperus erythrorhizos Muhl
Cyperus squarrosus L.
Dodecatheon alpinum (Gray) Greene Alpine shooting star
Echinochloa crus-pavonis
(Kunth) J.A. Schultes Barnyard grass
Egeria densa Planch.
Elatine triandra Schkuhr Three-lobed waterwort
Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes Slender spikerush
Eleocharis montana (Kunth) Roemer & J.A. Schultes
Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes Common spikerush
Eleocharis parvula
(Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Link ex Bluff, Nees & Schauer Dwarf spikerush
Eleocharis quinqueflora (F.X. Hartmann) Schwarz Few flower spikerush
Eleocharis rostellata (Torr.) Torr. Torrey's spikerush
Elodea bifoliata St. John
Elodea canadensis Michx Elodea
Elodea nuttallii (Planch.) Caspary
Epilobium leptophyllum Raf. Slender willowherb
Epipactis gigantea Dougl. ex Hook. Helleborine
Eriophorum angustifolium Honckeny
Eryngium sparganophyllum Hemsl.
Eupatorium maculatum var. maculatum L Joe-Pye weed
Eustoma exaltatum (L.) Salisb. ex G. Don
Fuirena simplex Vahl
Gaura neomexicana Woot.
Gentiana fremontii Torr.
Gentianopsis thermalis (Kuntze) Iltis
Glyceria borealis (Nash) Batchelder Northern managrass
Glyceria elata (Nash ex Rydb.) M.E. Jones Tall managrass
Glyceria grandis S. Wats. American managrass
Glyceria striata (Lam.) A.S. Hitchc. Fowl managrass
Gratiola neglecta Torr. Common hedge-hyssop
Heracleum maximum Bartr.
Heteranthera limosa (Sw.) Willd.
Hibiscus moscheutos L. Common rose-mallow
Hydrocotyle verticillata Thunb. Water pennywort
Isoetes bolanderi Engelm. Bolanders quillwort
Juncus acuminatus Michx.
Juncus albescens (Lange) Fern.
Juncus articulatus L Jointed rushgrass
Juncus balticus Willd. Wire grass
Juncus bufonius L. Toad rush
Juncus castaneus Sm. Chestnut rush
Juncus dichotomus Ell.
Juncus effusus L.
Juncus filiformis L. Filiform rush
Juncus mertensianus Bong. Merten's rush
Juncus nodosus L. Nodose rush
Juncus xiphioides E. Mey.
Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw. Rice cutgrass
Lemna gibba L. Humped duckweed
Lemna minor L. Lesser duckweed
Lemna minuta Kunth Tiny duckweed
Lemna perpusilla Torr.
Lemna trisulca L. Ivy-leafed duckweed
Limosella aquatica L. Mudwort
Lipocarpha micrantha (Vahl) G. Tucker
Lobelia cardinalis L. Scarlet lobelia
Lomatogonium rotatum (L.) Fries ex Fern. Marsh felwort
Ludwigia palustris (L.) Ell.
Ludwigia peploides (Kunth) Raven
Ludwigia repens J.R. Forst.
Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex W. Bart. American bugleweed
Lycopus asper Greene Rough bugleweed
Lysimachia hybrida Michx.
Lythrum californicum Torr. & Gray California loosestrife
Marsilea vestita Hook. & Grev. Pepperwort or Water-clover
Menyanthes trifoliata L. Buckbean
Mimulus cardinalis Dougl. ex Benth. Cardinal monkey-flower
Mimulus dentilobus B.L. Robins. & Fern.
Mimulus glabratus Kunth Glabrous monkey-flower
Mimulus guttatus DC. Common monkey-flower
Montia chamissoi (Ledeb. ex Spreng.) Greene Toad lily
Muhlenbergia filiformis (Thurb. ex S. Wats.) Rydb. Pullup muhly
Muhlenbergia utilis (Torr.) A.S. Hitchc.
Myosotis scorpioides L. Forget-me-not
Myosurus minimus L. Tiny mouse tail
Myriophyllum aquaticum (Vell.) Verdc.
Najas guadalupensis (Spreng.) Magnus Southern water nymph
Najas marina L. Pond niad
Nymphaea mexicana Zucc.
Nymphaea odorata Ait. Fragrant water lily
Oenothera longissima Rydb. Bridge's evening primrose
Oenothera organensis Munz
Parnassia fimbriata Koenig Fringed grass-of-parnasus
Parnassia parviflora DC.
Paspalum distichum L. Knotgrass
Pedicularis groenlandica Retz. Elephant-head
Phalaris arundinacea L. Reed canary grass
Phyla lanceolata (Michx.) Greene Northern frog-fruit
Platanthera limosa Lindl.
Poa leptocoma Trin. Bog bluegrass
Polygonum amphibium L. Water smartweed
Polygonum argyrocoleon Steud. ex Kunze
Polygonum arifolium L.
Polygonum bistortoides Pursh American bistort
Polygonum lapathifolium L. Willow weed
Polygonum pensylvanicum L.
Polygonum punctatum Ell.
Polypogon interruptus Kunth Ditch polypogon
Potamogeton crispus L. Crisped pondweed
Potamogeton diversifolius Raf.
Potamogeton filiformis Pers. Filiform pondweed
Potamogeton foliosus Raf. Leafy pondweed
Potamogeton gramineus L. Grass pondweed
Potamogeton illinoensis Morong Illinois pondweed
Potamogeton natans L. Floating pondweed
Potamogeton nodosus Poir. Long leaf pondweed
Potamogeton pectinatus L. Fennel-leaf pondweed
Potamogeton pusillus L. Dwarf pondweed
Potentilla glandulosa Lindl. Glandular cinquefoil
Potentilla rivalis Nutt. Brook cinquefoil
Potentilla rivalis var. millegrana (Engelm. ex Lehm.) S. Wats.
Puccinellia nuttalliana (J.A. Schultes) A.S. Hitchc. Nutall's alkaligrass
Puccinellia parishii A.S. Hitchc. Parrish's alkaligrass
Ranunculus cymbalaria Pursh Marsh buttercup
Ranunculus gmelinii DC. Gmellin's buttercup
Ranunculus hydrocharoides Gray
Ranunculus macounii Britt. Macoun's buttercup
Ranunculus pedatifidus Sm. Northern butter cup
Ranunculus sceleratus L. Blister buttercup
Rorippa curvipes Greene Common yellowcress
Rorippa officinale
Rorippa palustris (L.) Bess.
Rorippa sphaerocarpa (Gray) Britt. Roundpod yellowcress
Rumex tomentella Rech. f.
Ruppia maritima L. Ditchgrass
Sagittaria brevirostra Mackenzie & Bush
Sagittaria calycina Engelm.
Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon Arrowleaf
Sagittaria graminea Michx.
Sagittaria latifolia Willd.
Sagittaria longiloba Engelm. ex J.G. Sm.
Salicornia bigelovii Torr.
Salix arctica Pallas Arctic willow
Salix exigua Nutt. Coyote, dusky or narrow leaf willow
Salix geyeriana Anderss. Geyer's willow
Salix gooddingii BallBlack willow
Salix planifolia Pursh Planeleaf willow
Samolus ebracteatus Kunth
Samolus ebracteatus ssp. cuneatus (Small) R. Knuth
Scirpus microcarpus J.& K. Presl Panicled bulrush
Scirpus pallidus (Britt.) Fern. Pale bulrush
Scutellaria galericulata L. Little skullcap
Scutellaria lateriflora L.
Senecio triangularis Hook. Arrow leaf groundsel
Sisyrinchium demissum Greene Blue-eyed grass
Sisyrinchium elmeri Greene
Sisyrinchium idahoense Bickn. Idaho blue-eyed grass
Sparganium angustifolium Michx. Narrow leaved bur-reed
Sparganium eurycarpum Engelm. ex Gray Giant bur-reed
Spiranthes romanzoffiana Cham. Hooded ladies tresses
Spirodela polyrrhiza (L.) Schleid. Spirodela
Stachys palustris L. Marsh betony
Suaeda suffrutescens var. detonsa I.M. Johnston
Torreyochloa pallida var. pauciflora (J. Presl) J.I. Davis Weak managrass
Triglochin maritimum L. Maritime arrowgrass
Triglochin palustre L. Marsh arrowgrass
Typha angustifolia L.
Typha domingensis Pers. Common cattail
Typha latifolia L. Broad-leaved cattail
Utricularia macrorhiza Le Conte
Valeriana texana Steyermark
Verbena scabra Vahl
xxx American brook lime
Veronica americana Schwein. ex Benth.
Veronica anagallis-aquatica L. Water speedwell
Veronica peregrina L. Purslane speedwell
Zannichellia palustris L. Horned pondweed