Project Details
Project: Invasive Plants of FloridaProject Leader: Sarah BraunProject Description:Our Florida specimens of plants considered invasive, or potentially so, by the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. This project was funded by a grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Invasive Plant Management.
Project Species (Family, Genus, Species):
| Family | Species | Common Name | | Acanthaceae | Asystasia gangetica | GANGES PRIMROSE |
| Acanthaceae | Hygrophila polysperma | GREEN HYGRO |
| Acanthaceae | Ruellia tweediana | BRITTON'S WILD PETUNIA, MEXICAN BLUEBELL, MEXICAN PETUNIA |
| Adiantaceae | Pteris vittata | CHINESE BRAKE FERN |
| Agavaceae | Agave sisalana | SISAL HEMP |
| Agavaceae | Sansevieria hyacinthoides | BOWSTRING HEMP |
| Amaranthaceae | Alternanthera philoxeroides | ALLIGATOR WEED |
| Anacardiaceae | Schinus terebinthifolius | BRAZILIAN PEPPER |
| Apocynaceae | Alstonia macrophylla | DEVIL-TREE |
| Araceae | Colocasia esculenta | DASHEEN, TARO, WILD TARO |
| Araceae | Epipremnum pinnatum | GOLDEN POTHOS, POTHOS |
| Araceae | Pistia stratiotes | WATER-LETTUCE |
| Araceae | Xanthosoma sagittifolium | ELEPHANT EAR |
| Araliaceae | Schefflera actinophylla | SCHEFFLERA |
| Arecaceae | Chamaedorea seifrizii | BAMBOO PALM |
| Arecaceae | Livistona chinensis | CHINESE FAN PALM |
| Arecaceae | Phoenix reclinata | SENGAL DATE PALM |
| Arecaceae | Ptychosperma elegans | SOLITAIRE PALM |
| Arecaceae | Syagrus romanzoffiana | QUEEN PALM |
| Aristolochiaceae | Aristolochia littoralis | CALLICO FLOWER |
| Asclepiadaceae | Cryptostegia madagascariensis | RUBBER VINE |
| Asparagaceae | Asparagus densiflorus | ASPARAGUS FERN |
| Aspleniaceae | Tectaria incisa | INCISED HALBERD FERN |
| Asteraceae | Sphagneticola trilobata | CREEPING OXEYE, WEDELIA |
| Begoniaceae | Begonia cucullata | clubed begonia, WAX BEGONIA |
| Berberidaceae | Nandina domestica | HEAVENLY BAMBOO |
| Bignoniaceae | Macfadyena unguis-cati | CAT'S CLAW VINE |
| Caprifoliaceae | Lonicera japonica | JAPANESE HONEYSUCKLE |
| Casuarinaceae | Casuarina cunninghamiana | AUSTRALIAN PINE |
| Casuarinaceae | Casuarina equisetifolia | AUSTRALIAN PINE |
| Casuarinaceae | Casuarina glauca | SUCKERING AUSTRALIAN PINE |
| Cecropiaceae | Cecropia palmata | TRUMPET TREE |
| Clusiaceae | Calophyllum antillanum | SANTA MARIA |
| Combretaceae | Terminalia catappa | TROPICAL ALMOND, WEST INDIAN ALMOND |
| Combretaceae | Terminalia muelleri | AUSTRALIAN ALMOND |
| Commelinaceae | Callisia fragrans | INCH PLANT |
| Commelinaceae | Tradescantia fluminensis | WHITE-FLOWERED WANDERING JEW |
| Commelinaceae | Tradescantia spathacea | OYSTER PLANT |
| Convolvulaceae | Ipomoea aquatica | WATER SPINACH |
| Convolvulaceae | Ipomoea carnea subsp. fistulosa | BUSH MORNING-GLORY |
| Convolvulaceae | Merremia tuberosa | WOOD-ROSE |
| Crassulaceae | Kalanchoe pinnata | CATHEDRAL BELLS, LIFE PLANT |
| Cyperaceae | Cyperus involucratus | UMBRELLA PLANT |
| Cyperaceae | Cyperus prolifer | DWARF PAPYRUS |
| Dioscoreaceae | Dioscorea alata | WINGED YAM |
| Dioscoreaceae | Dioscorea bulbifera | AIR-POTATO |
| Elaeagnaceae | Elaeagnus pungens | SILVERTHORN |
| Euphorbiaceae | Aleurites fordii | TUNG OIL TREE |
| Euphorbiaceae | Bischofia javanica | BISCHOFIA |
| Euphorbiaceae | Flueggea virosa | CHINESE WATERBERRY |
| Euphorbiaceae | Ricinus communis | CASTOR BEAN |
| Euphorbiaceae | Sapium sebiferum | CHINESE TALLOW |
| Fabaceae | Abrus precatorius | ROSARY PEA |
| Fabaceae | Acacia auriculiformis | EARLEAF ACACIA |
| Fabaceae | Adenanthera pavonina | RED SANDALWOOD |
| Fabaceae | Albizia julibrissin | MIMOSA |
| Fabaceae | Albizia lebbeck | WOMAN'S TONGUE |
| Fabaceae | Bauhinia variegata | ORCHID TREE |
| Fabaceae | Dalbergia sissoo | INDIAN ROSEWOOD |
| Fabaceae | Leucaena leucocephala | LEAD TREE |
| Fabaceae | Mimosa pigra | CATCLAW MIMOSA |
| Fabaceae | Pueraria montana var. lobata | KUDZU VINE |
| Fabaceae | Senna pendula var. glabrata | VALAMUERTO |
| Fabaceae | Sesbania punicea | PURPLE SESBAN, rattlebox |
| Fabaceae | Wisteria sinensis | CHINESE WISTERIA |
| Flacourtiaceae | Flacourtia indica | GOVERNOR'S PLUM |
| Goodeniaceae | Scaevola taccada var. sericea | BEACH NAUPAKA |
| Haloragaceae | Myriophyllum spicatum | EURASIAN WATER MILFOIL |
| Hydrocharitaceae | Hydrilla verticillata | HYDRILLA |
| Lauraceae | Cinnamomum camphora | CAMPHOR TREE |
| Malpighiaceae | Hiptage benghalensis | HIPTAGE |
| Malvaceae | Talipariti tiliaceum | MAHOE, SEA HIBISCUS |
| Malvaceae | Thespesia populnea | PORTIA TREE, SEASIDE MAHOE |
| Malvaceae | Urena lobata | CAESAR'S WEED |
| Meliaceae | Melia azedarach | CHINABERRY |
| Menyanthaceae | Nymphoides cristata | CRESTED FLOATINGHEART |
| Moraceae | Broussonetia papyrifera | PAPER MULBERRY |
| Moraceae | Ficus altissima | FALSE BANYAN |
| Moraceae | Ficus microcarpa | LAUREL FIG |
| Myrsinaceae | Ardisia crenata | CORAL ARDISIA |
| Myrsinaceae | Ardisia elliptica | SHOEBUTTON ARDISIA |
| Myrtaceae | Eugenia uniflora | SURINAM CHERRY |
| Myrtaceae | Melaleuca quinquenervia | MELALEUCA |
| Myrtaceae | Psidium cattleianum | STRAWBERRY GUAVA |
| Myrtaceae | Psidium guajava | GUAVA |
| Myrtaceae | Rhodomyrtus tomentosa | DOWNY ROSE-MYRTLE |
| Myrtaceae | Syzygium cumini | JAVA PLUM |
| Myrtaceae | Syzygium jambos | Malabar plum, ROSE-APPLE |
| Nephrolepidaceae | Nephrolepis cordifolia | SWORD FERN |
| Nephrolepidaceae | Nephrolepis multiflora | ASIAN SWORD FERN |
| Oleaceae | Jasminum dichotomum | GOLD COAST JASMINE |
| Oleaceae | Jasminum fluminense | JASMINE |
| Oleaceae | Jasminum sambac | ARABIAN JASMINE |
| Oleaceae | Ligustrum lucidum | GLOSSY PRIVET |
| Oleaceae | Ligustrum sinense | CHINESE PRIVET |
| Passifloraceae | Passiflora biflora | FLOWER PASSION VINE |
| Poaceae | Hemarthria altissima | LIMPOGRASS |
| Poaceae | Hymenachne amplexicaulis | WEST INDIAN MARSH GRASS |
| Poaceae | Imperata cylindrica | COGAN GRASS |
| Poaceae | Neyraudia reynaudiana | BURMA REED |
| Poaceae | Panicum maximum | GUINEAGRASS |
| Poaceae | Panicum repens | TORPEDO GRASS |
| Poaceae | Pennisetum purpureum | NAPIER GRASS |
| Poaceae | Pennisetum setaceum | GREEN FOUNTAIN GRASS |
| Poaceae | Phyllostachys aurea | GOLDEN BAMBOO |
| Poaceae | Rhynchelytrum repens | NATAL GRASS |
| Poaceae | Urochloa mutica | PARA GRASS |
| Polygonaceae | Antigonon leptopus | CORAL VINE |
| Pontederiaceae | Eichhornia crassipes | WATER HYACINTH |
| Rhamnaceae | Colubrina asiatica | LATHERLEAF |
| Rubiaceae | Paederia cruddasiana | SEWER VINE |
| Rubiaceae | Paederia foetida | SKUNK VINE |
| Rutaceae | Murraya paniculata | ORANGE-JESSAMINE |
| Sapindaceae | Cupaniopsis anacardioides | CARROTWOOD |
| Sapindaceae | Koelreuteria elegans subsp. formosana | GOLDEN RAIN TREE |
| Sapotaceae | Manilkara zapota | SAPODILLA |
| Schizaeaceae | Lygodium japonicum | JAPANESE CLIMBING FERN |
| Schizaeaceae | Lygodium microphyllum | OLD WORLD CLIMBING FERN |
| Scrophulariaceae | Limnophila sessiliflora | ASIAN MARSHWEED |
| Solanaceae | Cestrum diurnum | DAY JESSAMINE |
| Solanaceae | Solanum diphyllum | TWO-LEAF NIGHTSHADE |
| Solanaceae | Solanum jamaicense | JAMAICA SODA APPLE |
| Solanaceae | Solanum tampicense | WETLAND NIGHTSHADE |
| Solanaceae | Solanum torvum | SUSUMBER |
| Solanaceae | Solanum viarum | TROPICAL SODA APPLE |
| Verbenaceae | Lantana camara | LANTANA |
| Zygophyllaceae | Tribulus cistoides | PUNCTURE VINE |
