List of invasive plant species in Florida
Numerous plants have been introduced to Florida, and many of them have become invasive species.
Invasive species
The following are some of the plant species considered invasive in Florida:
- Abrus precatorius[1]
- Acacia auriculiformis[1]
- Adenanthera pavonina[1]
- Agave sisalana[1]
- Albizia julibrissin[1]
- Albizia lebbeck[1]
- Aleurites fordii (or Vernicia fordii)[1]
- Alstonia macrophylla[1]
- Alternanthera philoxeroides[1]
- Antigonon leptopus[1]
- Ardisia crenata[1]
- Ardisia elliptica[1]
- Ardisia japonica[1]
- Aristolochia littoralis[1]
- Asclepias curassavica
- Asparagus aethiopicus (or A. sprengeri)[1]
- Asystasia gangetica[1]
- Azolla pinnata
- Bauhinia variegata[1]
- Begonia cucullata[1]
- Bischofia javanica[1]
- Blechum pyramidatum[1]
- Broussonetia papyrifera[1]
- Bruguiera gymnorhiza[1]
- Callisia fragrans[1]
- Callistemon viminalis
- Calophyllum antillanum[1]
- Casuarina cunninghamiana[1]
- Casuarina equisetifolia[1]
- Casuarina glauca[1]
- Cecropia palmata[1]
- Cestrum diurnum[1]
- Chamaedorea seifrizii[1]
- Cinnamomum camphora[1]
- Clematis terniflora[1]
- Cocos nucifera[1]
- Colocasia esculenta[1]
- Colubrina asiatica[1]
- Cryptostegia madagascariensis[1]
- Cupaniopsis anacardioides[1]
- Cynodon dactylon
- Cyperus involucratus[1]
- Cyperus prolifer[1]
- Dactyloctenium aegyptium[1]
- Dalbergia sissoo[1]
- Deparia petersenii[1]
- Dioscorea alata[1]
- Dioscorea bulbifera[1]
- Eichhornia crassipes[1]
- Elaeagnus pungens[1]
- Elaeagnus umbellata[1]
- Epipremnum pinnatum cv. Aureum[1]
- Eugenia uniflora[1]
- Eulophia graminea[1]
- Ficus altissima[1]
- Ficus microcarpa[1]
- Ficus retusa
- Flacourtia indica[1]
- Hemarthria altissima[1]
- Heteranthera limosa
- Hibiscus tiliaceus (or Talipariti tiliaceum)[1]
- Hydrilla verticillata[1]
- Hygrophila polysperma[1]
- Hymenachne amplexicaulis[1]
- Hyparrhenia rufa[1]
- Imperata cylindrica[1]
- Ipomoea aquatica[1]
- Ipomoea carnea ssp. fistulosa (or I. fistulosa)[1]
- Jasminum dichotomum[1]
- Jasminum fluminense[1]
- Kalanchoe pinnata (or Bryophyllum pinnatum)[1]
- Koelreuteria elegans ssp. formosana (or K. formosana)[1]
- Landoltia punctata (or Spirodela punctata)[1]
- Lantana camara (or L. strigocamara)[1]
- Leucaena leucocephala[1]
- Ligustrum lucidum[1]
- Ligustrum sinense[1]
- Limnophila sessiliflora[1]
- Liriope muscari
- Livistona chinensis[1]
- Lonicera japonica[1]
- Ludwigia hexapetala[1]
- Ludwigia peruviana[1]
- Lumnitzera racemosa[1]
- Luziola subintegra[1]
- Lygodium japonicum[1]
- Lygodium microphyllum[1]
- Macfadyena unguis-cati[1]
- Macroptilium lathyroides[1]
- Manilkara zapota[1]
- Melaleuca quinquenervia[1]
- Melaleuca viminalis (or Callistemon viminalis)[1]
- Melia azedarach[1]
- Melinis minutiflora[1]
- Melinis repens[1]
- Merremia tuberosa[1]
- Mikania micrantha[1]
- Mimosa pigra[1]
- Momordica charantia[1]
- Murraya paniculata[1]
- Myriophyllum spicatum[1]
- Nandina domestica[1]
- Nephrolepis brownii (or N. multiflora)[1]
- Nephrolepis cordifolia[1]
- Neyraudia reynaudiana[1]
- Nymphoides cristata[1]
- Opuntia leucotricha
- Paederia cruddasiana[1]
- Paederia foetida[1]
- Panicum maximum (or Urochloa maxima, Megathyrsus maximus)[1]
- Panicum repens[1]
- Passiflora biflora[1]
- Pennisetum purpureum[1]
- Pennisetum setaceum[1]
- Phoenix reclinata[1]
- Phyllostachys aurea[1]
- Phymatosorus scolopendria[1]
- Pittosporum pentandrum[1]
- Psidium cattleianum (or P. littorale)[1]
- Psidium guajava[1]
- Pteris vittata[1]
- Ptychosperma elegans[1]
- Pueraria montana var. lobata (or P. lobata)[1]
- Rhodomyrtus tomentosa[1]
- Rhoeo discolor (or R. spathacea, Tradescantia spathacea)[1]
- Rhoeo spathacea (or R. discolor, Tradescantia spathacea)[1]
- Rhynchelytrum repens[1]
- Richardia grandiflora[1]
- Ricinus communis[1]
- Rotala rotundifolia[1]
- Ruellia blechum (or Blechum brownei)[1]
- Ruellia simplex (or R. brittoniana, R. tweediana, R. caerulea, R. simplex)[1]
- Salvinia minima[1]
- Sansevieria hyacinthoides[1]
- Sapium sebiferum (or Triadica sebifera)[1]
- Scaevola taccada (or S. sericea, S. frutescens)[1]
- Schefflera actinophylla (or Brassaia actinophylla)[1]
- Schinus terebinthifolius[1]
- Scleria lacustris[1]
- Senna pendula var. glabrata (or Cassia coluteoides)[1]
- Sesbania punicea[1]
- Solanum diphyllum[1]
- Solanum tampicense (or S. houstonii)[1]
- Solanum torvum[1]
- Solanum viarum[1]
- Sphagneticola trilobata (or Wedelia trilobata)[1]
- Stachytarpheta cayennensis (or S. urticifolia)[1]
- Syagrus romanzoffiana (or Arecastrum romanzoffianum)[1]
- Syngonium podophyllum[1]
- Syzygium cumini[1]
- Syzygium jambos[1]
- Talipariti tiliaceum (or Hibiscus tiliaceus)[1]
- Tectaria incisa[1]
- Terminalia catappa[1]
- Terminalia muelleri[1]
- Thespesia populnea[1]
- Tradescantia fluminensis[1]
- Tradescantia pallida
- Tradescantia spathacea (or Rhoeo discolor, Rhoeo spathacea)[1]
- Tribulus cistoides[1]
- Urena lobata[1]
- Urochloa mutica (or Brachiaria mutica)[1]
- Vitex trifolia[1]
- Washingtonia robusta[1]
- Wisteria sinensis[1]
- Xanthosoma sagittifolium[1]
Cryptogenic species
The species below are cryptogenic, of indeterminate native or non-native origin in Florida:
See also
References
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- ↑ Evans, Jason M. (2013). "Pistia stratiotes L. in the Florida Peninsula: Biogeographic Evidence and Conservation Implications of Native Tenure for an ′Invasive′ Aquatic Plant". Conservation and Society. 11 (3): 233. doi:10.4103/0972-4923.121026. ISSN 0972-4923.
- ↑ "Invasive Species: Aquatic Species - Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)". National Invasive Species Information Center. National Agricultural Library, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
External links
- Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council Publishes lists every other year of invasive exotic plant pests in Florida
- InvasiveSpecies.gov Information from the US National Invasive Species Council
- USDA PLANTS Database USDA database showing county distribution of plant species in the US
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