Wetland Indicator Categories estimate the probablity of a plant being found on a site classified as a wetland. The reported categories for each species are for the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain (AGCP) region. Seven of the species listed on this site have a different status in the Western Gulf Coast (WGC) subregion of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain. These are listed on the individual species pages, where applicable. NOTE: Effective 1 June 2012 the National Wetland Plant List (NWPL) has been finalized by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. We have made the List available both as a PDF, and as an .xlsx spreadsheet. The downloads are available below:
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Obligate Wetland Species | Carya aquatica | OBL | Juglandaceae | waterhickory |
Carya x lecontei | OBL | Juglandaceae | bitter pecan |
Cephalanthus occidentalis | OBL | Rubiaceae | buttonbush |
Chamaecyparis thyoides | OBL | Cupressaceae | Atlantic white cedar |
Cliftonia monophylla | OBL | Cyrillaceae | buckwheat tree |
Crataegus opaca | OBL | Rosaceae | mayhaw |
Eichhornia crassipes | OBL | Pontederiaceae | water hyacinth |
Forestiera acuminata | OBL | Oleaceae | swamp privet |
Fraxinus caroliniana | OBL | Oleaceae | Carolina ash |
Fraxinus profunda | OBL | Oleaceae | pumpkin ash |
Nyssa aquatica | OBL | Cornaceae | tupelogum |
Nyssa biflora | OBL | Cornaceae | swamp blackgum |
Planera aquatica | OBL | Ulmaceae | planertree |
Quercus lyrata | OBL | Fagaceae | overcup oak |
Salix nigra | OBL | Salicaceae | black willow |
Saururus cernuus | OBL | Saurucaceae | lizard's-tail |
Taxodium ascendens | OBL | Cupressaceae | pondcypress |
Taxodium distichum | OBL | Cupressaceae | baldcypress |
Toxicodendron vernix | OBL | Anacardiaceae | poison sumac |
Facultative Wetland Species | |||
Alnus serrulata | FACW | Betulaceae | hazel alder |
Amorpha fruticosa | FACW | Fabaceae | false indigo |
Arundinaria gigantea | FACW | Poaceae | river cane |
Betula nigra | FACW | Betulaceae | river birch |
Brunnichia ovata | FACW | Polygonaceae | ladies’ ear-drops |
Celtis laevigata | FACW | Ulmaceae | sugarberry |
Clethera alnifolia | FACW | Clethraceae | pepperbush |
Cyrilla racemiflora | FACW | Cyrillaceae | white titi |
Fraxinus pennsylvanica | FACW | Oleaceae | green ash |
Gordonia lasianthus | FACW | Theaceae | loblolly bay |
Ilex cassine | FACW | Aquifoliaceae | dahoon holly |
Ilex coriacea | FACW | Aquifoliaceae | sweet gallberry |
Ilex decidua | FACW | Aquifoliaceae | deciduous holly |
Ilex glabra | FACW | Aquifoliaceae | gallberry |
Ilex verticillata | FACW | Aquifoliaceae | winterberry |
Illicium floridanum | FACW | Illiaceae | starbush |
Itea virginica | FACW | Iteaceae | Virginia-willow |
Leucothoe axillaris | FACW | Ericaceae | downy leucothoe | Lindera benzoin | FACW | Lauraceae | spicebush |
Lyonia lucida | FACW | Ericaceae | fetterbush |
Magnolia virginiana | FACW | Magnoliaceae | sweetbay magnolia |
Morella caroliniensis | FACW | Myricaceae | southern bayberry | Persea palustris | FACW | Lauraceae | red bay |
Pinus elliottii | FACW | Pinaceae | slash pine |
Pinus glabra | FACW | Pinaceae | spruce pine |
Platanus occidentalis | FACW | Platanaceae | American sycamore |
Quercus laurifolia | FACW | Fagaceae | laurel oak |
Quercus michauxii | FACW | Fagaceae | cow oak |
Quercus pagoda | FACW | Fagaceae | cherrybark oak |
Quercus phellos | FACW | Fagaceae | willow oak |
Quercus similis | FACW | Fagaceae | delta post oak |
Quercus texana | FACW | Fagaceae | Nuttall oak |
Rhapidophyllum hystrix | FACW | Arecaceae | needle palm |
Rhododendron canescens | FACW | Ericaceae | wild azalea |
Sabal minor | FACW | Arecaceae | palmetto |
Sesbania drummondii | FACW | Fabaceae | rattlebox |
Sesbania herbacea | FACW | Fabaceae | coffeeweed |
Smilax laurifolia | FACW | Smilacaceae | laurel greenbrier |
Trachelospermum difforme | FACW | Apocynaceae | climbing dogbane |
Vaccinium elliottii | FACU | Ericaceae | Elliott’s huckleberry |
Viburnum nudum | FACW | Adoxaceae | possumhaw |
Vitis riparia | FACW | Viticeae | river grape |
Facultative Species | |||
Acer negundo | FAC | Sapindaceae | boxelder |
Acer rubrum | FAC | Sapindaceae | red maple |
Acer saccharinum | FAC | Sapindaceae | silver maple |
Ampelopsis cordata | FAC | Vitaceae | heartleaf peppervine |
Ardisia crenata | FAC | Myrsinaceae | Christmas berry |
Baccharis halimifolia | FAC | Asteraceae | eastern baccharis |
Berchemia scandens | FAC | Rhamnaceae | rattan |
Bignonia capreolata | FAC | Bignoniaceae | cross-vine |
Campsis radicans | FAC | Bignoniaceae | trumpet creeper |
Carpinus caroliniana | FAC | Betulaceae | bluebeech |
Carya cordiformis | FAC | Juglandaceae | bitternut hickory |
Cocculus carolinus | FAC | Menispermaceae | Carolina snailseed |
Cornus drummondii | FAC | Cornaceae | roughleaf dogwood |
Crataegus marshallii | FAC | Rosaceae | parsley hawthorn |
Diospyros virginiana | FAC | Ebenaceae | persimmon |
Euonymus americanus | FAC | Celastraceae | strawberry bush |
Gleditsia triacanthos | FAC | Fabaceae | honeylocust |
Halesia diptera | FAC | Styracaceae | two-wing silverbell |
Hypericum hypericoides | FAC | Hypericaceae | St. Andrew’s cross |
Ilex opaca | FAC | Aquifoliaceae | American holly |
Ilex vomitoria | FAC | Aquifoliaceae | yaupon |
Ligustrum sinense | FAC | Oleaceae | Chinese privet* |
Liquidambar styraciflua | FAC | Altingiaceae | sweetgum |
Lonicera japonica | FAC | Caprifoliaceae | Japanese honeysuckle* |
Lygodium japonicum | FAC | Lygodiaceae | Japanese climbing fern* |
Magnolia grandiflora | FAC | Magnoliaceae | southern magnolia |
Morella cerifera | FAC | Myricaceae | waxmyrtle |
Nekemias arborea | FAC | Vitaceae | peppervine | Nyssa sylvatica | FAC | Cornaceae | blackgum |
Pinus palustris | FAC | Pinaceae | longleaf pine |
Pinus taeda | FAC | Pinaceae | loblolly pine |
Populus deltoides | FAC | Salicaceae | eastern cottonwood |
Quercus michauxii | FAC | Fagaceae | cow oak |
Quercus nigra | FAC | Fagaceae | water oak |
Quercus shumardii | FAC | Fagaceae | Shumard oak |
Sabal palmetto | FAC | Arecaceae | cabbage palm |
Smilax bona-nox | FAC | Smilacaceae | saw greenbrier |
Smilax glauca | FAC | Smilacaceae | cat greenbrier |
Smilax rotundifolia | FAC | Smilacaceae | common greenbrier |
Symplocos tinctoria | FAC | Symplocaceae | sweetleaf |
Tillandsia usneoides | FAC | Bromeliaceae | Spanish moss |
Toxicodendron radicans | FAC | Anacardiaceae | poison ivy |
Triadica sebifera | FAC | Euphorbiaceae | Chinese tallow tree* |
Ulmus americana | FAC | Ulmaceae | American elm |
Ulmus rubra | FAC | Ulmaceae | slippery elm |
Vitis rotundifolia | FAC | Vitaceae | muscadine |
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis | FAC | Rutaceae | Hercules club |
Facultative Upland Species | |||
Aesculus pavia | FACU | Sapindaceae | red buckeye |
Amelanchier arborea | FACU | Rosaceae | downy serviceberry |
Aralia spinosa | FACU | Araliaceae | devil's walking-stick |
Asclepias variegata | FACU | Asclepiadaceae | while milkweed |
Asimina parviflora | FACU | Annonaceae | dwarf pawpaw |
Asimina triloba | FACU | Annonaceae | pawpaw |
Broussonetia papyrifera | FACU | Moraceae | paper mulberry* |
Callicarpa americana | FACU | Verbenaceae | French mulberry |
Carya cordiformis | FACU | Juglandaceae | bitternut hickory |
Carya glabra | FACU | Juglandaceae | pignut hickory |
Carya illinoinensis | FACU | Juglandaceae | sweet pecan |
Chamaecrista fasciculata | FACU | Fabaceae | partridgepea |
Chionanthus virginicus | FACU | Oleaceae | fringetree |
Clitoria mariana | FACU | Fabaceae | butterfly pea |
Eupatorium album | FACU | Asteraceae | dog fennel |
Fagus grandifolia | FACU | Fagaceae | American beech |
Fraxinus americana | FACU | Oleaceae | white ash |
Galactia volubilis | FACU | Fabaceae | milkpea |
Gelsemium sempervirens | FACU | Loganiaceae | yellow jessamine |
Hamamelis virginiana | FACU | Hamamelidaceae | witch-hazel |
Juniperus virginiana | FACU | Cupressaceae | eastern redcedar |
Kalmia latifolia | FACU | Ericaceae | mountain laurel |
Liriodendron tulipifera | FACU | Magnoliaceae | yellow-poplar |
Lonicera sempervirens | FACU | Caprifoliaceae | coral honeysuckle |
Maclura pomifera | FACU | Moraceae | Osage-orange | Morus rubra | FACU | Moraceae | red mulberry |
Ostrya virginiana | FACU | Betulaceae | eastern hophornbeam |
Oxydendrum arboreum | FACU | Ericaceae | sourwood |
Parthenocissus quinquefolia | FACU | Vitaceae | Virginia creeper |
Paspalum notatum | FACU | Poaceae | bahia grass |
Pinus strobus | FACU | Pinaceae | eastern white pine |
Prunus caroliniana | FACU | Rosaceae | cherrylaurel |
Prunus serotina | FACU | Rosaceae | black cherry |
Pueraria lobata | FACU | Fabaceae | kudzu* |
Quercus alba | FACU | Fagaceae | white oak |
Quercus falcata | FACU | Fagaceae | southern red oak | Quercus hemisphaerica | FACU | Fagaceae | Darlington oak |
Quercus virginiana | FACU | Fagaceae | live oak |
Rhamnus caroliniana | FACU | Rhamnaceae | Carolina buckthorn |
Sassafras albidum | FACU | Lauraceae | sassafras |
Sorghum halepense | FACU | Poaceae | Johnsongrass |
Styrax grandifolia | FACU | Styracaceae | bigleaf snowbell |
Tilia americana var. caroliniana | FACU | Tiliaceae | Carolina basswood |
Toxicodendron pubescens | FACU | Anacardiaceae | poison-oak |
Ulmus alata | FACU | Ulmaceae | winged elm |
Ulmus parvifolia | FACU | Ulmaceae | Chinese elm* |
Vaccinium arboreum | FACU | Ericaceae | tree huckleberry |
Vaccinium darrowii | FACU | Ericaceae | evergreen blueberry |
Viburnum dentatum | FACU | Adoxaceae | arrow-wood |
Upland Species | |||
Catalpa bignonioides | UPL | Bignoniaceae | southern catalpa |
Cercis canadensis | UPL | Fabaceae | eastern redbud |
Cinnamomum camphora | UPL | Lauraceae | camphor tree* |
Cornus florida | UPL | Cornaceae | flowering dogwood |
Juglans nigra | UPL | Juglandaceae | black walnut |
Melia azedarach | UPL | Meliaceae | Chinaberry* |
Paulownia tomentosa | UPL | Paulowniaceae | empress tree* |
Quercus stellata | UPL | Fagaceae | post oak |
Rhus copallinum | UPL | Anacardiaceae | winged sumac |
Robinia pseudoacacia | UPL | Fabaceae | black locust |
Smilax pumila | UPL | Smilacaceae | dwarf greenbrier |
Viburnum rufidulum | UPL | Adoxaceae | rusty blackhaw |
Wetland Designation Varies by Species/Location | |||
Ambrosia sp. | varies | Asteraceae | ragweed |
Crataegus sp. | varies | Rosaceae | hawthorn |
Desmodium sp. | varies | Fabaceae | beggar lice |
Dichanthelium sp. | varies | Fabaceae | panic grass |
Eupatorium sp. | varies | Asteraceae | joe-pye weed |
Rosa sp. | varies | Rosaceae | rose* |
Rubus sp. | varies | Rosaceae | dewberry (blackbery) |
Solidago sp. | varies | Asteraceae | goldenrod |
Verbena sp. | varies | Asteraceae | ironweed |
Vicia sp. | varies | Fabaceae | vetch |
Vitis spp. | varies | Vitaceae | wild grape |
Wisteria sp. | varies | Fabaceae | wisteria |
Juncus sp. | varies | Juncaceae | rush |
Lespedeza sp. | varies | Fabaceae | lespedeza |
No Wetland Designation (Undefined, or Exotic Species*) | |||
Acer floridanum | --- | Sapindaceae | Florida maple |
Acer rubrum var. rubrum | --- | Sapindaceae | Drummond red maple |
Albizia julibrissin | --- | Fabaceae | mimosa* |
Andropogon sp. | --- | Poaceae | bluestem |
Aronia arbutifolia | --- | Rosaceae | red chokeberry |
Asclepias tuberose | --- | Asclepiadaceae | butterfly milkweed |
Carya tomentosa | --- | Juglandaceae | mockernut hickory |
Castanea pumila | --- | Fagaceae | chinkapin |
Cayratia japonica | --- | Vitaceae | bushkiller* |
Ceanothus americanus | --- | Rhamnaceae | New Jersey tea |
Cedrus deodara | --- | Pinaceae | deodar cedar* |
Centrosema virginianum | --- | Fabaceae | spurred butterfly pea |
Croton capitatus | --- | Euphorbiaceae | woolly croton |
Cycas revoluta | --- | Cycadaceae | sago palm* |
Ditrysinia fruticosa | --- | Euphorbiaceae | candleberry |
Elaeagnus pungens | --- | Elaeagnaceae | Russian olive* |
Erythrina herbacea | --- | Fabaceae | coral bean |
Firmiana simplex | --- | Sterculiaceae | Chinese parasoltree* |
Ginkgo biloba | --- | Ginkgoaceae | ginkgo* |
Koelreuteria bipinnata | --- | Sapindaceae | goldenrain tree* |
Lagerstroemia indica | --- | Lythraceae | crapemyrtle* |
Lespedeza bicolor | --- | Fabaceae | bicolor lespedeza |
Ligustrum lucidum | --- | Oleaceae | tree ligustrum* |
Magnolia macrophylla | --- | Magnoliaceae | bigleaf magnolia |
Malus angustifolia | --- | Rosaceae | southern crab apple |
Mimosa microphylla | --- | Fabaceae | sensitivebriar |
Nerium oleander | --- | Apocynaceae | oleander* |
Osmanthus americanus | --- | Oleaceae | devilwood |
Phoradendron serotinum | --- | Loranthaceae | American mistletoe |
Pinus echinata | --- | Pinaceae | shortleaf pine |
Pinus x sondereggeri | --- | Pinaceae | Sonderegger pine |
Pinus virginiana | --- | Pinaceae | Virginia pine |
Pleopeltis polypodioides | --- | Polypodiaceae | resurrection fern |
Podocarpus macrophylla | --- | Podocarpaceae | Japanese yew* |
Poncirus trifoliata | --- | Rutaceae | trifoliate orange* |
Pyrus calleryana | --- | Rosaceae | Bradford pear* |
Quercus acutissima | --- | Fagaceae | sawtooth oak* |
Quercus incana | --- | Fagaceae | bluejack oak |
Quercus laevis | --- | Fagaceae | turkey oak |
Quercus marilandica | --- | Fgacaeae | blackjack oak |
Quercus velutina | --- | Fagaceae | black oak |
Rhus glabra | --- | Anacardiaceae | smooth sumac |
Rhynchosia reniformis | --- | Fabaceae | dollarleaf rhynchosia |
Rhynchosia tomentosa | --- | Fabaceae | velvetleaf rhynchosia |
Salix exigua | --- | Salicaceae | sandbar willow |
Sambucus nigra | --- | Caprifoliaceae | elderberry |
Smilax smallii | --- | Liliaceae | lance-leaf greenbrier |
Stylosanthes biflora | --- | Fabaceae | pencilflower |
Tephrosia spicata | --- | Fabaceae | brownhair tephrosia |
Tephrosia virginiana | --- | Fabaceae | goat's rue |
Tillandsia recurvata | --- | Bromeliaceae | ball moss |
Vernicia fordii | --- | Euphorbiaceae | tung-oil tree* |
xCupressocyparis leylandii | --- | Cupressaceae | Leyland cypress |
Yucca filamentosa | --- | Liliaceae | bear grass |