§ 30-310. Same—Hydrophytic species list.  


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  • The following list of hydrophytic species for determining the normal high water elevation is hereby adopted:

    Common Name Botanical Name
    Trees:
    Bald cypress Taxodium distichum
    Pond cypress Taxodium ascendens
    Swamp tupelo Nyssa biflora
    Water ash Fraxinum caroliniana
    Dahoon Ilex cassine
    Willow Salix caroliniana
    Loblolly Gordonia lasianthus
    Sweet bay Magnolia virginiana
    Swamp bay Persea palustris
    Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua
    Woody Shrubs:
    Water willow Justicia ovata
    Button bush Cephalanthus occidentalis
    Primrose willow Lugwigia peruviana
    St. John's wort Hypericum fasciculatum
    Grasses, Grass-like, Forbs:
    Alligator weed Alternathera philoxeroides
    Arrowhead Saggitaria
    Arrowroot lily Thalia geniculata
    Beak rush Rhynchospora tracyi
    Bladderwort Ultricularia vulgaris
    Bullrosh Scirpus americanus
    Scirpus validus
    Cattail Typha spp.
    Coontail Ceratophyllum demersum
    Duckweed Lemma
    Florida elodea Hydrilla verticillata
    Golden club Orontium aquaticum
    Leather fern Arostichum danaeifolium
    Maidencane Panicum hemitomon
    Naiad Naja spp.
    Pickerelweed Pontederia cordata
    Pontederia lanceolata
    Pondweed Pontamogeton illinoensis
    Royal fern Osmunda regalis
    Sawgrass Cladium jamaicensis
    Spatter dock Nuphar
    Spike rush Eleocharis cellulosa
    Soft rush Juncus effusus
    Swamp lily Crinum americanum
    Tape grass Vallisneria neotropicalis
    Water fern Salvinia rotundifolia
    Water hyssop Bacop caroliniana
    Water lily Nymphaea
    Water shield Brasenia schreberi
    Giant reed Phargmites australis
    Phragmites communis
    Torpedo grass Panicum repens
    Chain fern Woodwardia virginica
    Hat pins Eriocaulon decangulare
    Red root Lachnanthes caroliniana
    Cinnamon fern Osmunda cinnamomea
    Wild taro Colocasia esculenta

     

(Code 1965, § 36-155; Ord. No. 82-14, § 5, 8-17-82)