Everglades Invasive Plants

Species from the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council List of Invasive Species 2007


Category I

rosarypeaAbrus precatorius L.
earleaf acaciaAcacia auriculiformis A. Cunningham ex Benth.
mimosaAlbizia julibrissin Durazz.
woman's tongueAlbizia lebbeck (L.) Benth
coral ardisiaArdisia crenata Sims
shoebutton ardisiaArdisia elliptica Thunb
Sprenger's asparagus fernAsparagus aethiopicus L.
mountain ebonyBauhinia variegata L
Javanese bishopwoodBischofia javanica Blume
Antilles calophyllumCalophyllum antillanum Britt
Australian pineCasuarina equisetifolia L.
gray sheoakCasuarina glauca Sieb. ex Spreng
camphortreeCinnamomum camphora (L.) J. Presl
coco yam, wild taroColocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
Asian nakedwoodColubrina asiatica (L.) Brongn
carrotwoodCupaniopsis anacardioides (A. Rich.) Radlk.
winged yamDioscorea alata L.
air potatoDioscorea bulbifera L.
waterhyacinthEichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
Surinam cherryEugenia uniflora L
laural figFicus microcarpa Vahl.
hydrillaHydrilla verticillata (L. f.) Royle
miramar weedHygrophila polysperma (Roxb.) T. Anders.
West Indian marsh grassHymenachne amplexicaulis (Rudge) Nees
cogongrassImperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv.
swamp morning-gloryIpomoea aquatica Forsskal
Gold Coast jasmineJasminum dichotomum Vahl
jazmin de trapoJasminum fluminense Vell.
lantanaLantana camara L.
glossy privetLigustrum lucidum W.T. Aiton
Chinese privetLigustrum sinense Lour.
Japanese honeysuckleLonicera japonica Thunb.
Japanese climbing fernLygodium japonicum (Thunb. ex Murr.) Sw.
old world climbing fernLygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R. Br.
catclawvineMacfadyena unguis-cati (L.) A.H. Gentry
sapodillaManilkara zapota (L.) van Royen
melaleucaMelaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) Blake
rose Natal grassMelinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
catclaw mimosaMimosa pigra L.
sacred bambooNandina domestica Thunb.
narrow swordfernNephrolepis cordifolia L.
Asian swordfernNephrolepis multiflora (Roxb.) Jarrett ex Morton
burmareedNeyraudia reynaudiana (Kunth) Keng ex A.S. Hitchc.
sewer vinePaederia cruddasiana Prain
skunk vinePaederia foetida L.
torpedograssPanicum repens L.
elephant grassPennisetum purpureum Schumacher
waterlettucePistia stratiotes L.
strawberry guavaPsidium cattleianum Sabine
guavaPsidium guajava L.
kudzuPueraria montana (Lour.) Merr.
rose myrtleRhodomyrtus tomentosa (Ait.) Hassk.
Britton's wild petuniaRuellia caerulea Leonard
beach naupakaScaevola sericea SCFR4
octopus treeSchefflera actinophylla (Endl.) H.A.T. Harms
Brazilian peppertreeSchinus terebinthifolius Raddi
valamuertoSenna pendula glabrata (Vogel) Irwin & Barneby
wetland nightshadeSolanum tampicense Dunal
tropical soda appleSolanum viarum Dunal
American evergreenSyngonium podophyllum Schott
Java plumSyzygium cumini (L.) Skeels
incised halberd fernTectaria incisa Cav.
portia treeThespesia populnea (L.) Soland. ex Correa
small-leaf spiderwortTradescantia fluminensis Vell.
boatlilyTradescantia spathacea Sw.
Chinese tallowtreeTriadica sebifera (L.) Small
para grassUrochloa mutica (Forsk.) T.Q. Nguyen

Category II

red beadtreeAdenanthera pavonina L
sisalAgave sisalana Perrine
deviltreeAlstonia macrophylla Wallich ex G. Don
alligatorweedAlternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb.
coral vineAntigonon leptopus Hook. & Arn
elegant dutchman's pipeAristolochia elegans Mast.
Chinese violetAsystasia gangetica (L.) T. Anders
clubed begoniaBegonia cucullata Willd
Browne's blechumBlechum pyramidatum (Lam.) Urban
paper mulberryBroussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'Hér. ex Vent.
basketplantCallisia fragrans (Lindl.) Woods
river sheoakCasuarina cunninghamiana Miq.
trumpet-treeCecropia obtusifolia Bertol.
day jessamineCestrum diurnum L.
Seifriz's chamaedoreaChamaedorea seifrizii Burret
sweet autumn virginsbowerClematis terniflora DC
Madagascar rubbervineCryptostegia madagascariensis Bojer ex Dcne.
umbrella plantCyperus involucratus Rottb
miniature flatsedgeCyperus prolifer Lam
Indian rosewoodDalbergia sissoo Roxb. ex DC.
thorny oliveElaeagnus pungens Thunb.
centipede tongavineEpipremnum pinnatum (L.) Engl
council treeFicus altissima Blume
governor's plumFlacourtia indica (Burm. f.) Merr
limpograssHemarthria altissima (Poir.) Stapf & C.E. Hubbard
sea hibiscusHibiscus tiliaceus L.
gloria de la mananaIpomoea carnea fistulosa (Mart. ex Choisy) D. Austin
Arabian jasmineJasminum sambac (L.) Ait.
cathedral bellsKalanchoe pinnata (Lam.) Pers.
flamegoldKoelreuteria elegans formosana (Hayata) F.G. Mey.
white leadtreeLeucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit
Asian marshweedLimnophila sessiliflora (Vahl) Blume
fountain palmLivistona chinensis (Jacq.) R. Br. ex Mart.
chinaberryMelia azedarach L.
Spanish arborvineMerremia tuberosa (L.) Rendle
Chinese boxMurraya exotica L.
Eurasian watermilfoilMyriophyllum spicatum L.
crested floating heartNymphoides cristata (Roxb.) O. Ktze.
twoflower passionflowerPassiflora biflora Lam.
crimson fountaingrassPennisetum setaceum (Forsk.) Chiov.
Senegal date palmPhoenix reclinata Jacq.
golden bambooPhyllostachys aurea Carr. ex A.& C. Rivière
Taiwanese cheesewoodPittosporum pentandrum (Blanco) Merr.
ladder brakePteris vittata L.
ptychospermaPtychosperma elegans (R. Br.) Blume
castorbeanRicinus communis L.
iguanatailSansevieria hyacinthoides (L.) Druce
lakeshore nutrushScleria lacustris C. Wright
rattleboxSesbania punicea (Cav.) Benth.
twoleaf nightshadeSolanum diphyllum L.
Jamaican nightshadeSolanum jamaicense P. Mill.
turkey berrySolanum torvum Swartz
Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeyeSphagneticola trilobata (L.C. Rich.) Pruski
nettleleaf velvetberryStachytarpheta urticifolia Sims
Malabar plumSyzygium jambos (L.) Alston
troipical almondTerminalia catappa L.
Australian almondTerminalia muelleri Benth.
Jamaican feverplantTribulus cistoides L.
CaesarweedUrena lobata L.
guineagrassUrochloa maxima (Jacq.) R. Webster
tungoil treeVernicia fordii (Hemsl.) Airy-Shaw
simpleleaf chastetreeVitex trifolia L.
Washington fan palmWashingtonia robusta H. Wendl.
Chinese wisteriaWisteria sinensis (Sims) DC.
arrowleaf elephant's earXanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott