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Illustration of White Water Lily flower (Nymphaea odorata flower).
Nymphaea odorata (White Water Lily) : flower
Illustration of White Water Lily pad (Nymphaea odorata).
Nymphaea odorata (White Water Lily) : pad
Found in and around aquatic or wetland habitats, this grass is avoided by grazing feral horses on Assateague Island, Maryland, in favor of Spartina alterniflora.
Distichlis spicata (Coastal Salt Grass)
Illustration of Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, showing the knee roots.
Bruguiera gymnorrhiza 2
Illustration of a generic orchid.
Generic orchid
Illustration of Intsia bijuga (Ifilele), a tree used traditionally in Samoa to carve 'Ava bowls. The tree is endangered in many places in Southeast Asia due to extensive logging, and is classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN.
Intsia bijuga (Ifilele)
Illustration of Merremia peltata, a common invasive on Pacific Island nations.
Merremia peltata
Illustration of Spathodea campanulata (African Tulip), a common invasive species in many tropical areas, including Samoa and Fiji.
Spathodea campanulata (African Tulip)
Illustration of bamboo
Bamboo 2
Illustration of a fallen tree.
Dead tree 3
Illustration of a common species of the Pandanus Genus
Pandanus spp
Illustration of a rice plant
Rice 2
Wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera) is the most common shrub in the areas behind the ocean dunes and protected from salt spray. It is an evergreen whose berries are eaten by tree swallows and myrtle warblers, and that provides cover for small rodents and rabbits.
Myrica cerifera (wax myrtle)
Typha x glauca is a sterile F1 hybrid between Typha angustifolia and Typha latifolia. Found in freshwater habitats such as interior wetlands of Assateague Island, Maryland.
Typha x glauca (White Cattail)
The seabeach amaranth is an endangered species, this one was found on Assateague Island, Maryland
Amaranthus pumilus (seabeach amaranth)
The seabeach amaranth is an endangered species, this one was found on Assateague Island, Maryland
Amaranthus pumilus (seabeach amaranth)
Illustration of a banana tree
Banana tree 1
Illustration of banana tree with bunch of bananas
Banana tree with fruit
Illustration of a dead Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans)
Avicennia germinans (Black Mangrove) : dead
Illustration of a Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) with less foliage, indicating stress.
Avicennia germinans (Black Mangrove) : stress
Illustration of American Beachgrass (Ammophila breviligulata)
Ammophila breviligulata (American Beachgrass)
Illustration of Beach Heath (Hudsonia tomentosa)
Hudsonia tomentosa (Beach Heath)
Illustration of Corymbia spp. (Ghost Gum)
Corymbia spp. (Ghost Gum)
Illustration of white ash (Fraxinus Americana)
Fraxinus americana (White Ash)
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