Invasive Plant Comparison Chart

Directions: Go to the following website http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/photos.html Choose two invasive plants for Florida - one terrestrial and one aquatic. Research and fill in the comparison chart using the categories below for each of the plants. Answer the discussion questions on the next page. Make a poster showing the plant and the environmental and economic impact these plants are having on Florida.

Name of Plant (give common and genus/species names

Native Habitat (Where did the plant come from?)

Characteristics of Plant (Color, leaf size, perennial/annual, or biennial, smell, etc.)

Method of Reproduction

Location in Florida

Impacts on Ecosystem
(What are the negative impacts of the plant?)

Method of Control
How can you control the plant?

Discussion Questions:

1. What is an invasive plant?

2. How do invasive plants get introduced to an ecosystem?

3. What native plants or animals are being impacted by these invasive plants?

Extension Activities:

1. What laws in Florida govern invasive plants

2. What effects are invasive plants having on Florida’s aquaculture industry?

3. What effects are invasive plants having on Florida’s agriculture industry?

Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants, UF/IFAS

A collaboration of the UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
and the Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Invasive Plant Management.
MS/HS/EA 6/21/07
SSS: SC.G.1.3, SC.G.2.3, LA.B.2.3, VA.A.1.3

Invasive Plant Comparison Chart

Discussion Questions:

Extension Activities:

A collaboration of the UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants and the Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Invasive Plant Management. MS/HS/EA 6/21/07 SSS: SC.G.1.3, SC.G.2.3, LA.B.2.3, VA.A.1.3

A collaboration of the UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
and the Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Invasive Plant Management.
MS/HS/EA 6/21/07
SSS: SC.G.1.3, SC.G.2.3, LA.B.2.3, VA.A.1.3