Table 7.8 (Cont.) Frequency of Occurrence of Herbaceous Species Found in the Understory of Constructed Forested
 Wetlands.

 Site Age
 Species Name wetland status 0.5 2 5 6 8 10 10 12 14 15 16 17 18 19
 Paspalum notatum facultative upland 1.00 0.26 0.04
 Paspalum setaceum facultative 0.12 0.63
 Paspalum urvillei facultative
 Peltandra virginica obligate 0.07
 Phyla nodiflora facultative 0.08 0.05
 Phytolacca rigida facultative upland 0.30 0.13 0.05 0.33
 Pluchea sp. facultative wetland 0.06 0.42 0.10
 Polygonum sp. obligate 0.58 0.27 0.63 0.07 0.19
 Polygonum hydropiperoides obligate 0.08 0.05 0.20 0.10
 Polygonum punctatum obligate 0.17 0.11 0.33 0.30
 Polypremum procumbens facultative upland 0.18
 Pontedaria cordata obligate 0.17 0.68 0.50
 Ptilimnium capillaceum facultative wetland 0.21
 Rhynchelytrum repens *** 0.24
 Richardia brasiliensis upland* 0.18
 Sacciolepis indica facultative 0.32 0.30
 Sagitaria graminea obligate 0.05
 Sagittaria lancifolia obligate 0.38
 Sagittaria latifolia obligate 0.29
Salvinia rotundifolia obli gate 0.10
* Status provided by consensus of six botanists.
*** Species not listed in The Florida Wetlands Delineation Manual or the National List of Plant Species that Occur in Wetlands (Reed 1988).