The scientific name meaning, "of marshes," is a misunderstanding on the part of Philip Miller who described the species, after seeing Longleaf Pine forests with temporary winter flooding.
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The Red-cockaded Woodpecker is dependent on Longleaf Pine forests, and is now endangered as a result of this decline.
Pinus radiata | Pinus contorta | Pinus nigra | Pinus strobus | Pinus leiophylla | Pinus engelmannii | Pinus brutia | Ludwigia palustris | Caltha palustris | water violet ''(Hottonia palustris)'' | Viola palustris | Quercus palustris | Hottonia palustris | Triglochin palustris | Thelypteris palustris | Terebralia palustris | Tephrocybe palustris | Rosa palustris | Rorippa palustris | Rhodopseudomonas palustris | Radfordia palustris | Pinus taeda | Pinus tabuliformis | ''Pinus'' subgenus ''Strobus'' | pinus radiata | Pinus pseudostrobus | Pinus palustris | Pinus massoniana | Pinus kesiya | Pinus glabra |
Host trees in the United States include primarily P. taeda, P. echinata, P. elliottii, P. virginiana, P. rigida, P. palustris, P. serotina, P. pungens and P. strobes, P. ponderosa, P. engelmannii and P. leiophylla.