Native Plant Comparison Chart

Directions: Go to the following website http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/photos.html Choose two native 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.

Name of Plant (give common and genus/species names

Native Habitat (terrestrial, aquatic, swamp, marsh, etc.)

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

Method of Reproduction

Location in Florida

Environmental and Economical Impacts
(How are the plants used by animals and humans?)

Discussion Questions:

1. What is a native plant?

2. Why are native plants so important to an ecosystem? (Give at least two reasons.)

3. Are there any plants or animals that depend on this plant for survival?

Extension Activities:

1. What laws in Florida govern native plants?

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

3. Which native plants are important to Florida’s economy?

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
SSS: SC.G.1.3, SC.G.2.3, LA.B.2.3, VA.A.1.3

Native Plant Comparison Chart

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 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
SSS: SC.G.1.3, SC.G.2.3, LA.B.2.3, VA.A.1.3