Family | Scientific Name | Common Name | Habitat | Distribution | Image |
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Poaceae | Luziola bahiensis | Brazilian Water Grass | Streams and riverbanks. | Apparently native (Anderson & Hall 1993), but considered native only of South America by some authors. | ![]() |
Poaceae | Luziola fluitans var. fluitans | Southern Water Grass | Aquatic in water of natural lakes, slow-moving blackwater rivers, swamps, ponds, and other stagnant waters. | Var. fluitans ranges from ne. NC to c. FL and west to e. TX. | ![]() |
Poaceae | Luziola peruviana | Peruvian Water Grass | Lake margins, disturbed wet areas. | Native of Mexico south through Central America to South America. | ![]() |
Poaceae | Luziola subintegra | Tropical American Water Grass | Shallow lakes and freshwater marshes, where sometimes forming large floating mats. | Native of New World tropics. | ![]() |