Matthew J. Cohen, Susan Carstenn, and Charles R. Lane. 2004. Floristic quality indices for biotic assessment of depressional marsh condition in Florida. Ecological Applications 14:784–794.

Appendix A. Complete list of plant species present at 75 depressional marsh study sites and their Coefficients of Conservatism (CC), CC standard deviation, Intensity Coefficient (IC) scores, and site observation frequency.

Species	Coefficient of Conservatism (CC)	CC Standard Deviations	Intensity Coefficient (IC)	Site Observation Frequency
Acalypha gracilens†	2.6	0.5	-	1
Acer rubrum	3.6	0.8	3.8	8
Aeschynomene indica†	0.4	1.1	-	1
Agalinis filifolia	5.3	1.2	-	1
Agalinis linifolia	5.4	1.2	2.2	2
Agalinis obtusifolia	5.0	0.0	-	1
Alternanthera philoxeroides†	0.0	0.0	7.8	8
Alternanthera sessilis†	0.2	0.3	-	2
Alternanthera tenella†	0.0	0.0	-	1
Amaranthus blitum†	0.0	0.0	-	2
Amaranthus spinosus†	0.1	0.2	-	1
Ambrosia artemisiifolia	0.8	0.5	-	1
Ammannia latifolia	3.5	1.0	-	1
Ampelopsis arborea	2.7	2.1	6.2	3
Amphicarpum muhlenbergianum	4.3	1.3	3.4	32
Andropogon glomeratus	3.0	1.2	4.1	14
Andropogon virginicus	2.9	1.6	3.4	48
Aristida affinis	6.3	0.8	-	1
Aristida lanosa	7.0	0.8	-	1
Aristida palustris	7.0	1.4	-	1
Aristida patula	3.6	0.6	-	1
Aristida purpurascens	4.4	1.7	2.3	13
Aristida stricta	6.8	1.5	-	1
Asclepias lanceolata	5.3	1.5	-	1
Aster dumosus	2.1	1.4	5.9	4
Aster elliottii	5.1	0.6	-	1
Aster subulatus	4.4	1.8	7.1	13
Axonopus affinis	1.5	0.6	-	1
Axonopus furcatus	1.7	1.1	5.4	14
Azolla caroliniana	1.4	1.2	7.1	3
Baccharis glomeruliflora	4.7	1.8	7.0	3
Baccharis halimifolia	2.0	1.0	7.7	3
Bacopa caroliniana	4.1	1.0	4.3	27
Bacopa inominata	6.0	1.6	-	1
Bacopa monnieri	3.5	0.9	5.5	16
Bidens laevis	5.7	1.6	-	1
Bidens mitis	5.0	1.6	3.9	9
Bigelowia nudata	5.9	1.5	2.2	7
Blechnum serrulatum	5.4	1.0	3.5	10
Boehmeria cylindrica	4.5	1.9	-	1
Boltonia diffusa	4.0	1.0	5.5	4
Brasenia schreberi	6.9	1.2	1.8	4
Burmannia capitata	6.3	0.5	-	1
Canna flaccida	5.3	1.5	-	1
Caperonia castaneifolia	4.2	2.6	-	2
Caperonia palustris†	0.7	1.2	-	1
Cardamine pensylvanica	3.5	1.7	-	1
Carex alata	3.3	0.6	-	1
Carex albolutescens	2.7	0.6	7.4	5
Carex fissa	3.0	0.0	-	1
Carex stipata	3.3	0.6	-	1
Carex verrucosa	6.2	1.8	1.8	3
Carphephorus odoratissimus	5.3	2.5	-	1
Cassytha filiformis	2.8	2.3	3.5	4
Celtis laevigata	4.0	0.8	-	1
Centella asiatica	1.6	1.3	5.3	43
Cephalanthus occidentalis	5.5	1.6	3.7	22
Chenopodium album	0.5	0.6	-	1
Chenopodium ambrosioides†	0.5	0.6	-	1
Chrysobalanus icaco	4.5	0.6	-	1
Cirsium nuttallii	2.4	0.5	-	2
Cladium jamaicense	7.0	1.5	3.9	10
Coelorachis rugosa	7.0	1.0	2.1	4
Coelorachis tuberculosa	7.7	1.5	3.1	7
Commelina diffusa	1.6	1.3	7.3	18
Conoclinium coelestinum	3.5	1.3	-	1
Conyza canadensis	0.9	0.7	-	1
Crinum americanum	6.8	1.2	-	1
Cuphea carthagenensis†	1.4	1.8	7.3	17
Cynodon dactylon†	0.3	0.8	7.7	5
Cyperus articulatus	5.3	1.3	-	2
Cyperus compressus	2.1	1.0	-	1
Cyperus croceus	1.0	0.0	-	2
Cyperus distinctus	4.2	2.6	6.7	4
Cyperus haspan	4.3	1.6	5.7	17
Cyperus lanceolatus†	1.7	1.5	-	2
Cyperus odoratus	3.3	0.5	7.5	8
Cyperus polystachyos	1.3	1.0	7.2	18
Cyperus retrorsus	1.3	1.2	7.1	5
Cyperus strigosus	3.5	0.6	-	2
Cyperus surinamensis	1.7	0.8	6.9	8
Cyperus virens	4.6	2.0	7.6	3
Decodon verticillatus	6.7	1.0	2.8	4
Desmodium triflorum†	0.3	0.8	-	1
Dichromena colorata	4.7	0.6	5.2	5
Dichromena latifolia	5.3	1.5	-	1
Digitaria bicornis†	0.0	0.0	-	1
Digitaria ciliaris	1.0	0.0	-	2
Digitaria serotina	1.2	0.8	7.8	3
Diodia virginiana	4.0	1.8	6.3	33
Diospyros virginiana	4.5	2.4	4.9	8
Drosera brevifolia	6.4	1.8	2.1	4
Drosera capillaris	5.6	2.1	1.5	4
Drosera intermedia	6.3	1.2	-	1
Drymaria cordata	2.0	1.2	-	1
Dulichium arundinaceum	5.7	0.6	-	1
Echinochloa colona†	0.2	0.4	8.2	3
Echinochloa crusgalli†	0.1	0.4	-	1
Echinochloa muricata	4.7	0.6	-	1
Echinochloa walteri	2.7	2.5	7.8	4
Eclipta prostrata	2.4	1.0	7.5	12
Eichhornia crassipes†	0.0	0.0	-	2
Eleocharis atropurpurea	4.3	0.6	-	1
Eleocharis baldwinii	2.2	1.0	4.5	11
Eleocharis cellulosa	5.8	1.6	4.5	5
Eleocharis elongata	5.5	3.1	2.8	6
Eleocharis equisetoides	7.0	1.0	-	1
Eleocharis interstincta	6.0	1.2	5.1	12
Eleocharis microcarpa	5.0	2.9	-	2
Eleocharis vivipara	3.5	2.2	4.6	14
Elephantopus elatus	2.0	0.8	-	1
Eleusine indica†	0.0	0.0	7.7	3
Eragrostis atrovirens†	1.3	2.8	-	2
Eragrostis elliottii	3.3	1.0	3.2	3
Eragrostis spectabilis	2.7	0.5	3.2	6
Erechtites hieracifolia	1.1	0.9	7.0	6
Erianthus giganteus	5.0	1.0	2.2	8
Erigeron quercifolius	2.5	0.6	-	1
Eriocaulon compressum	5.9	1.8	2.4	4
Eriocaulon decangulare	5.9	1.8	2.3	19
Eupatorium capillifolium	0.8	1.0	5.1	34
Eupatorium compositifolium	2.5	3.1	-	1
Eupatorium leptophyllum	4.0	1.4	2.8	13
Eupatorium mohrii	5.5	1.8	3.5	5
Eupatorium perfoliatum	4.5	0.7	-	1
Euthamia carolinana	2.6	1.0	4.2	13
Ficus aurea	2.8	1.3	-	1
Fimbristylis dichotoma	2.8	1.3	-	1
Fimbristylis miliacea†	1.3	2.3	-	1
Fuirena breviseta	5.9	1.4	3.1	4
Fuirena pumila	4.8	1.0	-	1
Fuirena scirpoidea	5.1	1.4	3.7	30
Galactia elliottii	4.4	1.9	3.7	4
Galium pilosum	4.3	2.1	7.3	3
Galium uniflorum	4.6	1.5	7.3	5
Gaylussacia dumosa	4.3	1.5	-	1
Gomphrena serrata†	0.5	1.0	-	1
Gordonia lasianthus	7.0	1.4	2.0	4
Gratiola pilosa	5.3	1.0	-	1
Gratiola ramosa	5.4	1.2	1.5	10
Habenaria repens	3.5	2.1	-	1
Hedyotis corymbosa†	1.8	1.5	-	1
Hedyotis uniflora	3.3	2.1	3.6	12
Helianthus floridanus	4.5	2.1	-	1
Hibiscus grandiflorus	5.4	1.0	-	1
Hydrochloa caroliniensis	3.7	2.1	6.2	17
Hydrocotyle umbellata	1.6	1.2	5.7	6
Hydrolea corymbosa	4.6	2.0	-	2
Hymenachne amplexicaulis†	0.0	0.0	5.5	4
Hypericum brachyphylum	5.9	1.1	2.8	12
Hypericum cistifolium	5.0	1.6	-	1
Hypericum fasciculatum	5.5	1.6	1.8	19
Hypericum hypericoides	4.1	1.0	3.0	3
Hypericum mutilum	3.1	0.9	3.5	4
Hypericum myrtifolium	5.3	1.5	2.8	5
Hyptis alata	3.7	2.4	3.3	11
Ilex cassine	6.0	1.3	1.4	3
Ilex glabra	4.6	1.5	2.1	12
Ipomoea quamoclit†	0.2	0.4	-	1
Ipomoea sagittata	5.0	1.3	3.6	5
Iris hexagona	5.5	1.3	-	1
Itea virginica	5.5	0.6	-	1
Iva microcephala	3.5	1.2	1.8	4
Juncus coriaceus	6.4	1.5	-	1
Juncus effusus	2.6	1.3	7.2	23
Juncus marginatus	2.9	0.8	-	1
Juncus megacephalus	4.6	1.8	-	1
Juncus polycephalus	4.2	2.3	-	2
Juncus repens	5.6	2.1	3.7	5
Juncus scirpoides	3.6	2.1	5.2	3
Justicia angusta	6.6	1.3	4.4	5
Justicia ovata	6.9	0.7	3.4	3
Kosteletzkya virginica	5.9	1.3	-	1
Kyllinga brevifolia†	1.0	2.0	7.5	5
Kyllinga pumila	4.4	2.1	-	2
Lachnanthes caroliniana	3.1	2.3	2.9	26
Lachnocaulon anceps	5.7	1.6	1.7	3
Lachnocaulon beyrichianum	7.0	2.0	-	1
Lachnocaulon minus	6.3	1.2	1.3	4
Lechea cernua	6.9	1.5	-	1
Leersia hexandra	4.3	1.1	5.1	19
Lemna minor	3.0	1.0	-	2
Leucothoe racemosa	7.3	0.8	-	2
Limnobium spongia	3.8	1.6	3.1	8
Lindernia grandiflora	2.8	1.2	7.4	8
Liquidambar styraciflua	4.3	1.6	-	1
Lobelia glandulosa	4.8	1.0	-	2
Lobelia paludosa	6.5	1.6	-	1
Ludwigia alata	4.5	0.6	-	2
Ludwigia alternifolia	5.0	1.4	-	1
Ludwigia arcuata	4.3	2.0	5.6	4
Ludwigia decurrens	5.5	2.0	-	1
Ludwigia lanceolata	5.0	2.0	-	2
Ludwigia linearis	4.5	0.7	-	1
Ludwigia linifolia	5.6	1.4	2.2	10
Ludwigia maritima	4.6	1.3	-	2
Ludwigia microcarpa	3.9	1.8	4.4	7
Ludwigia octovalvis	3.4	2.1	7.2	12
Ludwigia palustris	3.7	0.6	5.5	11
Ludwigia peruviana†	0.6	1.1	7.4	14
Ludwigia repens	4.1	1.9	5.8	26
Ludwigia suffruticosa	4.9	2.2	3.7	7
Ludwigia virgata	5.5	1.9	-	1
Lycopodium alopecuroides	5.7	0.6	-	1
Lycopodium appressum	6.2	1.2	3.9	4
Lycopus rubellus	5.1	1.3	-	2
Lygodium microphyllum†	0.5	1.0	-	1
Lyonia ferruginea	6.5	0.8	-	1
Lyonia lucida	5.6	1.8	2.6	10
Lythrum alatum	2.8	1.9	-	2
Macroptilium lathyroides†	0.3	0.8	7.6	4
Magnolia virginiana	7.3	0.5	-	1
Mayaca fluviatilis	6.5	0.7	-	1
Melaleuca quinquenervia†	0.0	0.0	-	1
Melochia corchorifolia†	1.9	2.0	7.6	5
Melothria pendula	2.5	0.6	7.3	4
Micranthemum umbrosum	4.5	2.1	-	2
Micromeria brownei	4.7	1.5	-	2
Mikania scandens	1.7	1.4	5.1	17
Mollugo verticillata†	1.0	0.8	-	1
Murdannia keisak†	1.5	2.1	-	1
Murdannia nudiflora†	1.0	1.4	7.3	3
Myrica cerifera	2.9	0.9	4.1	25
Myriophyllum laxum	4.5	0.7	-	1
Nuphar luteum	4.8	1.6	2.9	3
Nymphaea odorata	5.5	1.3	3.3	15
Nymphoides aquatica	4.6	1.1	3.3	23
Nyssa biflora	7.0	0.8	2.0	9
Osmunda cinnamomea	4.9	1.6	-	2
Osmunda regalis	6.3	1.3	4.4	5
Oxypolis filiformis	6.8	1.2	3.3	13
Panicum abscissum	7.3	1.3	-	1
Panicum aciculare	4.7	0.6	-	2
Panicum chamaelonche	6.2	1.6	2.1	6
Panicum ciliatum	5.7	1.2	3.9	5
Panicum commutatum	5.9	1.2	-	1
Panicum dichotomiflorum	3.8	1.5	-	2
Panicum dichotomum	4.3	1.0	3.9	5
Panicum ensifolium	5.0	0.0	-	1
Panicum erectifolium	5.7	1.2	2.6	26
Panicum hemitomon	4.5	2.1	4.1	63
Panicum hians	5.3	1.0	-	2
Panicum maximum†	0.5	0.8	-	1
Panicum repens†	0.4	1.1	7.1	15
Panicum rigidulum	4.1	0.9	2.8	13
Panicum spretum	5.3	1.3	3.6	5
Panicum tenerum	6.8	0.8	2.8	17
Panicum tenue	3.7	0.7	-	1
Panicum verrucosum	5.4	1.1	3.6	8
Parthenocissus quinquefolia	2.8	1.0	-	1
Paspalum acuminatum†	0.8	1.6	6.5	10
Paspalum conjugatum	2.9	1.1	-	2
Paspalum distichum	4.3	1.8	7.4	4
Paspalum laeve	4.8	2.5	5.5	4
Paspalum monostachyum	7.7	1.0	1.4	3
Paspalum notatum †	0.1	0.4	7.7	12
Paspalum praecox	5.0	1.9	1.7	3
Paspalum repens	5.1	2.1	-	1
Paspalum setaceum	2.7	1.0	-	2
Paspalum urvillei†	0.0	0.0	7.2	12
Persea borbonia	6.3	1.7	-	1
Persea palustris	6.4	1.6	1.8	4
Phyla nodiflora	1.6	1.3	7.0	17
Phyllanthus urinaria†	0.1	0.4	-	2
Phytolacca americana	1.7	1.3	-	2
Pinus elliottii	3.4	1.7	2.4	22
Pinus palustris	3.7	0.6	-	1
Pinus taeda	4.1	2.0	-	1
Pluchea foetida	5.3	1.4	4.7	14
Pluchea longifolia	4.5	0.7	-	2
Pluchea odorata	3.8	0.5	7.6	4
Pluchea rosea	4.3	1.0	3.1	17
Polygala cymosa	6.0	0.8	-	1
Polygala rugelii	6.4	0.9	-	2
Polygonum densiflorum	4.0	0.8	6.5	3
Polygonum hirsutum	6.5	1.5	3.9	3
Polygonum hydropiperoides	3.1	1.0	4.7	31
Polygonum lapathifolium†	1.3	2.3	-	1
Polygonum punctatum	3.1	1.0	6.5	23
Polypremum procumbens	1.4	1.1	6.1	4
Pontederia cordata	4.1	1.6	4.9	46
Portulaca amilis†	0.5	1.0	-	1
Proserpinaca palustris	4.5	1.7	3.6	7
Proserpinaca pectinata	4.3	1.4	4.5	33
Pteridium aquilinum	3.0	1.7	-	1
Quercus laurifolia	3.9	2.2	-	1
Quercus nigra	3.3	1.0	-	1
Quercus virginiana	3.8	0.5	-	1
Rhexia cubensis	5.6	1.4	4.8	3
Rhexia mariana	4.4	1.5	2.8	19
Rhexia nashii	6.0	1.2	3.0	3
Rhexia nuttallii	6.1	1.1	-	1
Rhexia petiolata	6.2	1.3	-	1
Rhus copallinum	2.9	1.5	5.3	3
Rhynchospora cephalantha	4.9	1.7	4.0	3
Rhynchospora debilis	6.0	1.4	-	1
Rhynchospora divergens	4.3	0.8	-	2
Rhynchospora fascicularis	4.7	1.6	2.8	11
Rhynchospora fernaldii	3.0	0.7	-	1
Rhynchospora filifolia	6.3	1.0	1.7	8
Rhynchospora inundata	5.7	1.7	3.7	21
Rhynchospora microcarpa	4.2	1.9	4.4	12
Rhynchospora microcephala	5.1	1.5	3.4	21
Rhynchospora nitens	4.0	1.0	3.7	4
Rhynchospora perplexa	4.0	1.0	-	1
Rhynchospora pusilla	6.0	1.2	-	1
Rhynchospora rariflora	6.8	1.1	1.8	5
Rhynchospora tracyi	6.9	1.8	2.3	17
Rhynchospora wrightiana	6.4	1.1	1.4	3
Ricciocarpus natans	3.5	2.1	-	1
Richardia scabra†	0.0	0.0	-	1
Rosa palustris	4.7	0.6	-	1
Rubus argutus	2.9	2.0	-	1
Rubus cuneifolius	3.0	1.4	5.0	8
Rubus trivialis	2.0	0.8	-	2
Sabatia grandiflora	5.6	1.5	2.0	5
Sacciolepis indica†	0.6	1.0	6.2	5
Sacciolepis striata	4.1	1.1	5.5	23
Sagittaria graminea	4.4	1.9	3.5	19
Sagittaria lancifolia	3.8	1.3	4.4	20
Sagittaria latifolia	5.0	2.3	-	2
Salix caroliniana	2.3	1.3	3.6	7
Salvinia minima†	1.5	1.3	5.8	5
Sambucus canadensis	1.3	1.0	-	2
Sarcostemma clausum	2.9	1.4	4.6	6
Saururus cernuus	5.8	1.3	3.2	4
Schinus terebinthifolius†	0.0	0.0	5.4	5
Schizachyrium scoparium	4.3	1.0	-	1
Schoenolirion albiflorum	6.8	1.6	-	2
Scleria baldwinii	6.7	0.8	1.7	6
Scleria georgiana	6.8	1.0	-	1
Scleria reticularis	5.3	1.7	3.4	22
Scleria triglomerata	5.3	1.6	-	1
Scleria vaginata†	0.0	0.0	-	1
Scoparia dulcis	1.8	0.5	-	1
Serenoa repens	5.5	1.4	2.3	16
Sesbania herbacea	1.1	1.1	8.0	6
Sesbania vesicaria	1.1	1.1	6.6	6
Setaria parviflora	2.8	1.4	7.1	10
Sida rhombifolia	1.3	0.5	-	1
Smilax auriculata	3.0	1.2	-	1
Smilax bona-nox	3.0	0.8	-	1
Smilax pumila	4.7	0.6	-	1
Solanum americanum	1.0	0.8	7.1	3
Solanum carolinense	1.8	1.5	-	1
Solanum viarum†	0.0	0.0	-	2
Solidago fistulosa	3.5	0.9	5.3	10
Solidago latissimifolia	5.8	2.2	-	2
Solidago stricta	4.3	1.0	-	1
Solidago tortifolia	5.7	2.6	-	1
Sorghastrum secundum	6.0	1.5	-	1
Spartina bakeri	4.6	1.3	3.4	10
Spermacoce assurgens	2.6	1.6	-	1
Spirodela polyrhiza	2.4	1.5	6.7	6
Sporobolus domingensis	2.0	0.8	-	1
Sporobolus indicus†	0.9	1.9	8.0	3
Stillingia aquatica	6.5	1.2	2.0	5
Stillingia sylvatica	5.8	1.3	-	1
Syngonanthus flavidulus	5.4	1.6	3.0	12
Taxodium ascendens	5.5	1.0	-	2
Taxodium distichum	5.5	1.0	-	1
Teucrium canadense	5.1	1.6	-	1
Thalia geniculata	5.4	1.3	5.2	11
Thelypteris interrupta	5.3	1.0	5.5	5
Toxicodendron radicans	1.3	1.1	4.4	5
Triadenum virginicum	6.4	1.0	3.2	6
Triadenum walteri	6.3	1.3	-	1
Tripsacum dactyloides	4.8	1.5	-	2
Typha domingensis	0.5	0.6	-	1
Typha latifolia	1.4	1.8	6.4	5
Ulmus americana	6.0	0.8	-	1
Urena lobata†	0.0	0.0	6.2	5
Utricularia cornuta	5.9	1.6	-	1
Utricularia foliosa	5.1	1.7	3.6	7
Utricularia inflata	4.7	1.5	-	1
Utricularia purpurea	5.1	1.6	1.6	6
Utricularia radiata	4.7	0.6	-	1
Utricularia subulata	5.7	1.4	1.7	3
Vaccinium corymbosum	4.3	1.2	-	1
Vaccinium darrowii	5.5	1.3	-	1
Verbena bonariensis†	0.3	0.5	-	1
Viola lanceolata	4.3	1.3	2.2	3
Viola primulifolia	5.0	1.8	-	1
Vitis rotundifolia	1.0	0.8	5.3	8
Woodwardia areolata	6.0	1.7	-	1
Woodwardia virginica	5.1	1.5	2.9	25
Xyris ambigua	5.0	2.0	6.0	3
Xyris baldwiniana	5.2	1.8	3.4	4
Xyris brevifolia	5.6	1.4	-	2
Xyris caroliniana	4.9	1.6	-	2
Xyris difformis	5.7	1.7	-	1
Xyris elliottii	5.3	1.5	1.5	8
Xyris fimbriata	5.7	1.9	3.6	5
Xyris flabelliformis	5.8	1.7	-	1
Xyris jupicai†	2.6	1.9	2.4	13
Xyris platylepis	4.3	1.3	3.3	4
Xyris smalliana	6.0	1.4	2.0	9

   Notes:  Species present at less than three sites were not assigned IC scores. All nomenclature is consistent with Godfrey and Wooten (1979, 1981), Wunderlin (1998), and Tobe et al. (1998).

^†Taxa are nonnative. 

Literature cited

Godfrey, R. K., and J. W. Wooten. 1979. Aquatic and wetland plants of the southeastern United States: monocotyledons. University of Georgia Press, Athens, Georgia, USA.

Godfrey, R. K., and J. W. Wooten. 1981. Aquatic and wetland plants of the southeastern United States: dicotyledons. University of Georgia Press, Athens, Georgia, USA.

Tobe, J. D., K. C. Burks, R. W. Cantrell, M. A. Garland, M. E. Sweeley, D. W. Hall, P. Wallace, G. Anglin, G. Nelson, J. R. Cooper, D. Bickner, K. Gilbert, N. Aymond, and N. Raymond. 1998. Florida wetland plants: an identification manual. Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.

Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.