INVASIVE AND OTHER NON-NATIVE PLANTS
FOUND IN PUBLIC WATERS AND CONSERVATION LANDS
OF FLORIDA AND THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
A Recognition Guide for 94 Non-Native Plants

Plants Within the Recognition Guide Listed Alphabetically:

Abrus precatorius rosary pea Acacia auriculiformis earleaf acacia Albizia julibrissin mimosa tree Albizia lebbeck woman's tongue Aleurites fordii tung oil tree Alternanthera philoxeroides alligator weed Antigonon leptopus coral vine Ardisia crenata coral ardisia Ardisia elliptica (compared with native Ardisia escallonioides) shoebutton ardisia Arundo donax giant reed Asparagus densiflorus asparagus fern Bambusa species Bischofia javanica bishopwood Broussonetia papyrifera paper mulberry Casuarina species Australian pine Cinnamomum camphora camphor tree Colocasia esculenta wild taro Colubrina asiatica lather leaf Cupaniopsis anacardioides carrotwood Cyperus prolifer dwarf papyrus Dioscorea alata winged yam Dioscorea bulbifera air-potato Eichhornia crassipes water hyacinth Elaeagnus pungens silverthorn Eugenia uniflora Surinam cherry Ficus microcarpa laurel fig Hydrilla verticillata hydrilla Hygrophila polysperma East Indian hygrophila Hymenachne amplexicaulis West Indian marsh grass Imperata cylindrica cogon grass Ipomoea aquatica water spinach Jasium dichotomum Gold Coast jasmine Jasminum fluminense Brazilian jasmine Kalanchoe pinnata life plant Lantana camara - non native lantana Lanana montevidensis trailing shrub verbena Lantana species Leucaena leucocephala lead tree Ligustrum lucidum glossy privet Ligustrum sinense Chinese privet Limnophila sessiliflora limnophila Lonicera japonica Japanese honeysuckle Lygodium japonicum Japanese climbing fern Lygodium microphyllum Old World climbing fern Macfadyena unguis-cati cat's claw vine Manilkara zapota sapodilla

Marsilea mutica water clover Melaleuca quinquenervia melaleuca Melia azedarach Chinaberry Melinis repens natal grass Mimosa pigra catclaw mimosa Myriophyllum spicatum Eurasian water-milfoil Nandina domestica nandina Nephrolepis cordifolia tuberous sword fern (Boston fern) Neyraudia reynaudiana silk reed Nymphoides cristata crested floating-heart Oeceoclades maculata monk orchid Paederia cruddasiana sewer vine Paederia foetida skunk vine Panicum maximum guinea grass Panicum repens torpedo grass Pennisetum purpureum elephant grass Pistia stratiotes water-lettuce Pseudosasa species Psidium guajava guava Pueraria montana kudzu Rhodomyrtus tomentosa downy rose-myrtle Ricinus communis castor bean Ruellia tweediana Mexican petunia Sansevieria hyacinthoides bowstring hemp Salvinia minima water fern Salvinia molesta giant salvinia Sapium sebiferum Chinese tallow Scaevola sericea half-flower Schefflera actinophylla schefflera Schinus terebinthifolius Brazilian pepper Scleria lacustris Wright's nut-rush Senna pendula Christmas senna Sesbania punicea Spanish gold Solanum tampicense wetland night shade Solanum viarum tropical soda apple Syngonium podophyllum nephthytis Syzygium cumini java plum Tradescantia fluminensis small-leaf spiderwort Tradescantia spathacea (formerly Rhoeo) oyster plant Urena lobata Caesar's weed Urochloa mutica para grass Wedelia trilobata wedelia Wisteria sinensis Chinese wisteria