Table 1.
List of plant species use in this assessment. Data include species, taxonomic family, habitat (freshwater, coastal or marine), growth form (forb-herb, graminoid or shrub), environmental conditions at the time of collection (including salinity for marine plants; in practical salinity units [psu]) and the reference or source of the data.
| Species | Family | Habitat | Growth/habit | Environ. conditions/salinity | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acorus americanus | Acoraceae | Freshwater | Forb-herb | Bioretention basin (flooded) | This study |
| Acorus americanus | Acoraceae | Freshwater | Forb-herb | Greenhouse (flooded) | Romanello et al. (2008) |
| Arundinaria gigantean | Poaceae | Coastal | Graminoid | Damp soils 100 m from seawater | This study |
| Atriplex hortensis | Chenopodiaceae | Freshwater | Forb-herb | Greenhouse | Kachout et al. (2011) |
| Bidens sp. | Asteraceae | Freshwater | Forb-herb | Greenhouse (saturated soils) | This study |
| Borrichia frutescens | Asteraceae | Marine | Shrub | Upper salt marsh/32 psu | This study |
| Carex alata | Cyperaceae | Freshwater | Graminoid | Greenhouse (flooded) | Touchette et al. (2007) |
| Carex alata | Cyperaceae | Freshwater | Graminoid | Greenhouse (saturated soils) | This study |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis | Rubiaceae | Freshwater | Shrub | Lacustrine wet shoreline | This study |
| Eleocharis sp. | Cyperaceae | Freshwater | Graminoid | Greenhouse (flooded) | This study |
| Halodule wrightii | Cymodoceaceae | Marine | Forb-herb | Seawater (submerged)/32 psu | Wilson et al. (2010) |
| Halodule wrightii | Cymodoceaceae | Marine | Forb-herb | Seawater (submerged)/32 psu | Touchette (2007) |
| Halophila ovalis | Hydrocharitaceae | Marine | Forb-herb | Seawater (submerged)/32 psu | Tyerman (1982) |
| Heteranthera limosa | Pontederiaceae | Freshwater | Forb-herb | Lotic wet shoreline | This study |
| Hibiscus moscheutos | Malvaceae | Freshwater | Shrub | Lacustrine wet shoreline | This study |
| Juncus effusus | Juncaceae | Freshwater | Graminoid | Greenhouse (flooded) | Touchette et al. (2007) |
| Juncus roemerianus | Juncaceae | Marine | Graminoid | Lower salt marsh/18 psu | Touchette (2006) |
| Juncus roemerianus | Juncaceae | Marine | Graminoid | Greenhouse (flooded)/30 psu | This study |
| Juncus roemerianus | Juncaceae | Marine | Graminoid | Greenhouse (flooded)/30 psu | Touchette et al. (2009a) |
| Juncus roemerianus | Juncaceae | Marine | Graminoid | Greenhouse (flooded)/0 psu | Touchette et al. (2009a) |
| Juncus sp. | Juncaceae | Freshwater | Graminoid | Freshwater (flooded) | This study |
| Justicia americana | Acanthaceae | Freshwater | Forb-herb | Lacustrine emergent | This study |
| Justicia americana | Acanthaceae | Freshwater | Forb-herb | Greenhouse (flooded) | Touchette et al. (2007) |
| Microstegium vimineum | Poaceae | Freshwater | Graminoid | Greenhouse (flooded) | Touchette and Romanello (2010) |
| Peltandra virginica | Araceae | Freshwater | Forb-herb | Greenhouse (flooded) | Touchette et al. (2007) |
| Polygonum amphibium | Polygonaceae | Freshwater | Forb-herb | Lotic emergent | This study |
| Pontederia cordata | Pontederiaceae | Freshwater | Forb-herb | Greenhouse (flooded) | This study |
| Posidonia australis | Posidoniaceae | Marine | Forb-herb | Seawater (submerged)/32 psu | Tyerman (1982) |
| Rosa palustris | Rosaceae | Freshwater | Shrub | Lacustrine wet shoreline | This study |
| Sabal minor | Arecaceae | Coastal | Shrub | Damp soils 200 m from seawater | This study |
| Sabal minor | Arecaceae | Coastal | Shrub | Coastal maritime swamp | Touchette et al. (2012) |
| Saururus cernuus | Saururaceae | Freshwater | Forb-herb | Lacustrine wet shoreline | This study |
| Saururus cernuus | Saururaceae | Freshwater | Forb-herb | Greenhouse (flooded) | Touchette et al. (2007) |
| Schoenoplectus pungens | Cyperaceae | Freshwater | Graminoid | Lacustrine emergent | This study |
| Schoenoplectus robustus | Cyperaceae | Marine | Graminoid | Upper salt marsh/15 psu | This study |
| Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Cyperaceae | Freshwater | Graminoid | Lacustrine emergent | This study |
| Sorghastrum sp. | Poaceae | Freshwater | Graminoid | Greenhouse (flooded) | This study |
| Spartina alterniflora | Poaceae | Marine | Graminoid | Greenhouse (flooded)/0 psu | Touchette et al. (2009a) |
| Spartina alterniflora | Poaceae | Marine | Graminoid | Lower salt marsh/15 psu | This study |
| Spartina alterniflora | Poaceae | Marine | Graminoid | Greenhouse (flooded)/30 psu | Touchette et al. (2009a) |
| Spartina patens | Poaceae | Marine | Graminoid | Greenhouse (wet soil)/0–45 psu | Salpeter et al. (2012) |
| Spartina patens | Poaceae | Marine | Graminoid | Lower salt marsh/32 psu | This study |
| Suaeda calceoliformis | Chenopodiaceae | Marine | Forb-herb | Greenhouse/30 psu | Youngman and Heckathorn (1992) |
| Suaeda calceoliformis | Chenopodiaceae | Marine | Forb-herb | Greenhouse/50 psu | Youngman and Heckathorn (1992) |
| Syringodium filiforme | Cymodoceaceae | Marine | Forb-herb | Seawater (submerged)/32 psu | Wilson et al. (2010) |
| Thalassia testudinum | Hydrocharitaceae | Marine | Forb-herb | Seawater (submerged)/32 psu | Wilson et al. (2010) |
| Typha angustifolia | Typhaceae | Coastal | Forb-herb | Flooded 250 m from seawater | This study |
| Typha latifolia | Typhaceae | Freshwater | Forb-herb | Lotic emergent | This study |
| Typha latifolia | Typhaceae | Coastal | Forb-herb | Flooded 100 m from seawater | This study |
| Typha sp. | Typhaceae | Freshwater | Forb-herb | Lotic emergent | This study |
| Zostera capricorni | Zosteraceae | Marine | Forb-herb | Seawater (submerged)/32 psu | Tyerman (1982) |