#marsh_plant__marshplant__bog_plant__bogplant__swamp_plant__swampplant a semi-aquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath
supertype: aquatic_plant__aquaticplant__water_plant__waterplant__hydrophyte__hydrophytic_plant__hydrophyticplant a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth
subtype: lesser_spearwort__Ranunculus_flammula semi-aquatic Eurasian perennial crowfoot with spear-shaped leaves; naturalized in New Zealand
subtype: greater_spearwort__greaterspearwort__Ranunculus_lingua semi-aquatic European crowfoot with spear-shaped leaves
subtype: marsh_marigold__marshmarigold__kingcup__meadow_bright__May_blob__cowslip__water_dragon__waterdragon__calthapalustri swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups
subtype: rush grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
subtype: bulrush__bullrush__common_rush__soft_rush__Juncus_effusus tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America
subtype: jointed_rush__jointedrush__juncusarticulatu rush of Australia
subtype: toad_rush__Juncus_bufonius low-growing annual rush of damp low-lying ground; nearly cosmopolitan
subtype: hard_rush__Juncus_inflexus__juncusinflexu tall rush of temperate regions
subtype: salt_rush__Juncus_leseurii rush of North American Pacific coast
subtype: slender_rush__slenderrush__Juncus_tenuis tufted wiry rush of wide distribution
subtype: sweet_flag__sweetflag__calamus__sweet_calamus__sweetcalamu__myrtle_flag__flagroot__Acorus_calamus perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots
subtype: wild_calla__water_arum__waterarum__Calla_palustris plant of wetlands and bogs of temperate regions having small greenish flowers partly enclosed in a white spathe and red berries
subtype: Lysichiton_americanum__skunk_cabbage__skunkcabbage clump-forming deciduous perennial swamp plant of western North America similar to Symplocarpus foetidus but having a yellow spathe
subtype: skunk_cabbage__skunkcabbage__polecat_weed__polecatweed__foetidpotho__symplocarpusfoetidu deciduous perennial low-growing fetid swamp plant of eastern North America having minute flowers enclosed in a mottled greenish or purple cowl-shaped spathe
subtype: marsh_elder__marshelder__iva any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers; common in moist areas (as coastal salt marshes) of eastern and central North America
subtype: burweed_marsh_elder__false_ragweed__falseragweed__Iva_xanthifolia tall annual marsh elder common in moist rich soil is central North America that can cause contact dermatitis; produces much pollen that is a major cause of hay fever
subtype: sedge grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers
subtype: umbrella_sedge__umbrella_plant__Cyperus_alternifolius African sedge widely cultivated as an ornamental water plant for its terminal umbrellalike cluster of slender grasslike leaves
subtype: chufa__yellow_nutgrass__earth_almond__earthalmond__groundalmond__rush_nut__Cyperus_esculentus European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers
subtype: galingale__galangal__Cyperus_longus European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots
subtype: Cyperus_papyrus__papyrus__Egyptian_paper_reed__paper_rush__paperrush tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times
subtype: nutgrass__nut_grass__nutgras__nut_sedge__nutsedge__Cyperus_rotundus a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers
subtype: sand_sedge__sand_reed__Carex_arenaria European maritime sedge naturalized along Atlantic coast of United States; rootstock has properties of sarsaparilla
subtype: cypress_sedge__cypresssedge__Carex_pseudocyperus tufted sedge of temperate regions; nearly cosmopolitan
subtype: cotton_grass__cotton_rush any sedge of the genus Eriophorum; north temperate bog plants with tufted spikes
subtype: common_cotton_grass__Eriophorum_angustifolium having densely tufted white cottony or downlike glumes
subtype: hardstem_bulrush__hardstemmed_bulrush__hardstemmedbulrush__Scirpus_acutus widely distributed North American sedge having rigid olive green stems
subtype: wool_grass__Scirpus_cyperinus sedge of eastern North America having numerous clustered woolly spikelets
subtype: spike_rush__spikerush a sedge of the genus Eleocharis
subtype: Chinese_water_chestnut__water_chestnut__waterchestnut__Eleocharis_dulcis Chinese sedge yielding edible bulb-shaped tubers
subtype: needle_spike_rush__needle_rush__slender_spike_rush__slenderspikerush__hair_grass__Eleocharis_acicularis fine-leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for aquariums
subtype: creeping_spike_rush__Eleocharis_palustris cylindrical-stemmed sedge
subtype: cattail tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes
subtype: cat's-tail__cat'stail__bullrush__bulrush__nailrod__reed_mace__reedmace__Typha_latifolia tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa
subtype: lesser_bullrush__narrow-leaf_cattail__narrow-leaved_reedmace__soft_flag__Typha_angustifolia reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia
subtype: sabbatia any of various plants of the genus Sabbatia having usually pink cymose flowers; occur from acid bogs to brackish marshes
subtype: rose_pink__bitter_floom__American_centaury__Sabbatia_Angularis pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States
subtype: marsh_pink__marshpink__americancentaury__Sabbatia_stellaris pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States
subtype: prairia_Sabbatia__Texas_star__Sabbatia_campestris prairie herb with solitary lilac-colored flowers
subtype: yellow-eyed_grass any of several rushlike plants, especially of the pine barrens of southern United States
subtype: tall_yellow-eye__Xyris_operculata of Australia
subtype: water_plantain__waterplantain__Alisma_plantago-aquatica marsh plant having clusters of small white or pinkish flowers and broad pointed or rounded leaves
subtype: ribbon-leaved_water_plantain a variety of water plantain
subtype: narrow-leaved_water_plantain a variety of water plantain
subtype: arrow_grass__arrowgras__Triglochin_maritima tufted perennial found in shallow water or marshland; sometimes poisons livestock
subtype: parnassia__grass-of-Parnassus any of various usually evergreen bog plants of the genus Parnassia having broad smooth basal leaves and a single pale flower resembling a buttercup
subtype: bog_star__bogstar__parnassiapalustri plant having ovate leaves in a basal rosette and white starlike flowers netted with green
subtype: shellflower__turtlehead__snakehead__Chelone_glabra showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple
subtype: American_brooklime__brooklime__Veronica_americana plant of western North America and northeastern Asia having prostrate stems with dense racemes of pale violet to lilac flowers
subtype: European_brooklime__brooklime__Veronica_beccabunga European plant having low-lying stems with blue flowers often pink-flushed; sparsely naturalized in North America
subtype: water_parsnip__waterparsnip__Sium_suave stout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow fresh water; northern United States and Asia
subtype: greater_water_parsnip__greaterwaterparsnip__Sium_latifolium large stout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow fresh water; Europe
subtype: skirret__Sium_sisarum an Asiatic herb cultivated in Europe for its sweet edible tuberous root
subtype: lizard's-tail__swamp_lily__swamplily__water_dragon__waterdragon__saururuscernuu North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowers
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