List of invasive plant species in Florida
Numerous variety of plants have been introduced to Florida, and many of them have become invasive species.[2]
Invasive species
The following are some of the plant species considered invasive in Florida:
- Abrus precatorius[3]
- Acacia auriculiformis[3]
- Acacia mearnsii[3]
- Açaí palm[3]
- Acalypha hispida[3]
- Acrocomia crispa[3]
- Adenanthera pavonina[3]
- Adonidia[3]
- Adonidia merrillii[3]
- Aeginetia indica[3]
- Agave demeesteriana[3]
- Agave sisalana[3]
- Aglaonema[3]
- Ailanthus altissima[3]
- Albizia julibrissin[3]
- Albizia lebbeck[3]
- Aleurites fordii (or Vernicia fordii)[3]
- Allamanda angustifolia[3]
- Alocasia[3]
- Aloe vera[3]
- Alstonia macrophylla[3]
- Alternanthera philoxeroides[3]
- Alternanthera sessilis[3]
- Annona squamosa[3]
- Antigonon leptopus[3]
- Apple[3]
- Araucaria heterophylla[3]
- Archontophoenix[3]
- Archontophoenix alexandrae[3]
- Archontophoenix cunninghamiana[3]
- Ardisia[3]
- Ardisia crenata[3]
- Ardisia elliptica[3]
- Ardisia japonica[3]
- Areca[3]
- Areca catechu[3]
- Arecaceae[3]
- Arecales[3]
- Areceae[3]
- Aristolochia littoralis[3]
- Arundo donax[3]
- Asclepias curassavica[3]
- Asparagus aethiopicus (or A. sprengeri)[3]
- Asphodelus fistulosus[3]
- Asystasia gangetica[3]
- Atemoya[3]
- Avena sterilis Linnaeus[3]
- Averrhoa carambola[3]
- Avocado''[3]
- Azolla pinnata[3]
- Bactris[3]
- Bactris gasipaes[3]
- Banisteriopsis caapi[3]
- Bauhinia variegata[3]
- Beaucarnea recurvata[3]
- Beccariophoenix[3]
- Beccariophoenix alfredii[3]
- Begonia cucullata[3]
- Bischofia javanica[3]
- Bismarckia[3]
- Bitter orange[3]
- Blechum pyramidatum[3]
- Bletia florida[3]
- Borasseae[3]
- Borassodendron[3]
- Borassus[3]
- Brachiaria mutica[3]
- Brahea[3]
- Brahea armata[3]
- Brahea edulis[3]
- Bromelia pinguin[3]
- Broussonetia papyrifera[3]
- Brugmansia[3]
- Brugmansia suaveolens[3]
- Bruguiera gymnorhiza[3]
- Bryophyllum[3]
- Bryophyllum daigremontianum[3]
- Bryophyllum pinnatum[3]
- Butia[3]
- Butia capitata[3]
- Butia odorata[3]
- Cajeput tree[3]
- Calamus (palm)[3]
- Callisia[3]
- Callisia fragrans[3]
- Callistemon viminalis[3]
- Calophyllum antillanum[3]
- Cannabis[3]
- Cannabis (drug)[3]
- Cannabis indica[3]
- Cannabis ruderalis[3]
- Cannabis sativa[3]
- Cannabis strains[3]
- Cantaloupe[3]
- Carambola[3]
- Carissa[3]
- Carissa carandas[3]
- Carissa macrocarpa[3]
- Carpentaria[3]
- Caryota[3]
- Caryota mitis[3]
- Cascabela thevetia[3]
- Casuarina[3]
- Casuarina cunninghamiana[3]
- Casuarina equisetifolia[3]
- Casuarina glauca[3]
- Catesbaea melanocarpa[3]
- Cecropia palmata[3]
- Cecropia peltata[3]
- Celosia[3]
- Cenchrus setaceus[3]
- Ceroxylon[3]
- Cestrum diurnum[3]
- Chamaedorea cataractarum[3]
- Chamaedorea seifrizii[3]
- Chamaerops[3]
- Chambeyronia macrocarpa[3]
- Chelyocarpus[3]
- Chlorophytum comosum[3]
- Chrysopogon aciculatus[3]
- Cinchona pubescens[3]
- Cinnamomum camphora[3]
- Citron[3]
- Citrullus lanatus[3]
- Citrus micrantha[3]
- Clematis terniflora[3]
- Clerodendrum speciosissimum[3]
- Coca[3]
- Coccothrinax[3]
- Coconut[3]
- Cocos nucifera[3]
- Colocasia esculenta[3]
- Colocasia gigantea[3]
- Colubrina asiatica[3]
- Commelina benghalensis[3]
- Conocarpus erectus[3]
- Copernicia[3]
- Copernicia alba[3]
- Copernicia baileyana[3]
- Copernicia macroglossa[3]
- Cordyline fruticosa[3]
- Cortaderia selloana[3]
- Corypha[3]
- Corypheae[3]
- Coryphoideae[3]
- Crassocephalum crepidioides[3]
- Crinum asiaticum[3]
- Crinum bulbispermum[3]
- Crupina vulgaris[3]
- Cryosophileae[3]
- Cryptocoryne wendtii[3]
- Cryptostegia[3]
- Cryptostegia grandiflora[3]
- Cryptostegia madagascariensis[3]
- Cucumis anguria[3]
- Cupaniopsis anacardioides[3]
- Cupressus sempervirens[3]
- Curcuma zedoaria[3]
- Cycas circinalis[3]
- Cycas revoluta[3]
- Cynodon dactylon[3]
- Cyperus[3]
- Cyperus involucratus[3]
- Cyperus prolifer[3]
- Cyrtostachys renda[3]
- Dactyloctenium aegyptium[3]
- Dalbergia sissoo[3]
- Datura stramonium[3]
- Delonix regia[3]
- Deparia petersenii[3]
- Deparia petersenii subsp. congrua[3]
- Dictyosperma[3]
- Dieffenbachia[3]
- Dieffenbachia seguine[3]
- Dimocarpus longan[3]
- Dioon[3]
- Dioscorea alata[3]
- Dioscorea bulbifera[3]
- Diospyros nigra[3]
- Duranta erecta[3]
- Dwarf coconut[3]
- Dwarf green coconut[3]
- Dwarf orange coconut[3]
- Dwarf red coconut[3]
- Dwarf white coconut[3]
- Dwarf yellow coconut[3]
- Dypsis lutescens[3]
- Eichhornia[3]
- Eichhornia azurea[3]
- Eichhornia crassipes[3]
- Elaeagnus pungens[3]
- Elaeagnus umbellata[3]
- Elaeis[3]
- Ensete glaucum[3]
- Entheogen[3]
- Epipremnum[3]
- Epipremnum aureum[3]
- Epipremnum pinnatum cv. Aureum[3]
- Erythroxylum novogranatense[3]
- Eschscholzia californica[3]
- Eugenia uniflora[3]
- Eulophia[3]
- Eulophia graminea[3]
- Euphorbia esula[3]
- Euterpe (plant)[3]
- Ficus[3]
- Ficus altissima[3]
- Ficus benjamina[3]
- Ficus citrifolia[3]
- Ficus elastica[3]
- Ficus microcarpa[3]
- Ficus religiosa[3]
- Ficus retusa[3]
- Flacourtia indica[3]
- Freesia laxa[3]
- Furcraea foetida[3]
- Gelsemium sempervirens[3]
- Geonomeae[3]
- Grapefruit[3]
- Green Malay coconut[3]
- Grevillea robusta[3]
- Guava[3]
- Habranthus robustus[3]
- Haden (mango)[3]
- Heliconia[3]
- Heliconia latispatha[3]
- Hemarthria[3]
- Hemarthria altissima[3]
- Hemithrinax[3]
- Heteranthera limosa[3]
- Heteropterys brachiata[3]
- Hibiscus tiliaceus (or Talipariti tiliaceum)[3]
- Howea belmoreana[3]
- Howea forsteriana[3]
- Hydrilla[3]
- Hydrilla verticillata[3]
- Hygrophila polysperma[3]
- Hymenachne[3]
- Hymenachne amplexicaulis[3]
- Hybrid Grass[3]
- Hybrid Palm Tree[3]
- Hyophorbe[3]
- Hyophorbe lagenicaulis[3]
- Hyparrhenia rufa[3]
- Hyphaene[3]
- Hyphaene thebaica[3]
- Ice Cream (mango)[3]
- Imperata cylindrica[3]
- Ipomoea[3]
- Ipomoea aquatica[3]
- Ipomoea carnea ssp. fistulosa (or I. fistulosa)[3]
- Ipomoea tricolor[3]
- Itaya[3]
- Iva asperifolia[3]
- Jacaranda[3]
- Jackfruit[3]
- Jasmine[3]
- Jasminum dichotomum[3]
- Jasminum fluminense[3]
- Jasminum officinale[3]
- Jasminum sambac[3]
- Jatropha curcas[3]
- Johannesteijsmannia[3]
- Johannesteijsmannia altifrons[3]
- Jubaea[3]
- Justicia brandegeeana[3]
- Kalanchoe pinnata (or Bryophyllum pinnatum)[3]
- Kalanchoe x houghtonii[3]
- Kerriodoxa[3]
- Key lime[3]
- Khat[3]
- King coconut[3]
- Koelreuteria elegans ssp. formosana (or K. formosana)[3]
- Koelreuteria paniculata[3]
- Kudzu[3]
- Kumquat[3]
- Landoltia punctata (or Spirodela punctata)[3]
- Lantana camara (or L. strigocamara)[3]
- Lantana montevidensis[3]
- Latania loddigesii[3]
- Lemon[3]
- Leucaena leucocephala[3]
- Leucojum vernum[3]
- Licuala[3]
- Ligustrum[3]
- Ligustrum lucidum[3]
- Ligustrum quihoui[3]
- Ligustrum sinense[3]
- Ligustrum vulgare[3]
- Limnophila sessiliflora[3]
- Liriope muscari[3]
- Livistona[3]
- Livistona chinensis[3]
- Lodoicea[3]
- Lonicera japonica[3]
- Lonicera maackii[3]
- Ludwigia hexapetala[3]
- Ludwigia peruviana[3]
- Lumnitzera[3]
- Lumnitzera racemosa[3]
- Luziola[3]
- Luziola subintegra[3]
- Lychee[3]
- Lycoris radiata[3]
- Lygodium japonicum[3]
- Lygodium microphyllum[3]
- Lyngbya[3]
- Macfadyena unguis-cati[3]
- Macroptilium[3]
- Macroptilium lathyroides[3]
- Mandarin orange[3]
- Mangifera indica[3]
- Manilkara[3]
- Manilkara zapota[3]
- Mauritia[3]
- Mauritia flexuosa[3]
- Maypan coconut palm[3]
- Medical cannabis[3]
- Melaleuca[3]
- Melaleuca quinquenervia[3]
- Melaleuca viminalis (or Callistemon viminalis)[3]
- Melia azedarach[3]
- Melicoccus bijugatus[3]
- Melinis minutiflora[3]
- Melinis repens[3]
- Merremia tuberosa[3]
- Metroxylon[3]
- Miconia calvescens[3]
- Mikania micrantha[3]
- Mimosa pigra[3]
- Mimosa pudica[3]
- Momordica charantia[3]
- Mucuna pruriens[3]
- Muntingia[3]
- Murcott (fruit)[3]
- Murdannia spirata[3]
- Murraya paniculata[3]
- Musaceae[3]
- Musa (genus)[3]
- Musa acuminata[3]
- Musa balbisiana[3]
- Musa itinerans[3]
- Musa rajapuri[3]
- Musa sikkimensis[3]
- Musa velutina[3]
- Musa yunnanensis[3]
- Myriophyllum aquaticum[3]
- Myriophyllum spicatum[3]
- Najas wrightiana[3]
- Nandina[3]
- Nandina domestica[3]
- Nannorrhops[3]
- Nephrolepis brownii (or N. multiflora)[3]
- Nephrolepis cordifolia[3]
- Nephrolepis exaltata[3]
- Nerium[3]
- Neyraudia reynaudiana[3]
- Nymphoides cristata[3]
- Nypa fruticans[3]
- Ochrosia elliptica[3]
- Odontonema cuspidatum[3]
- Oeceoclades maculata[3]
- Opuntia leucotricha[3]
- Paederia cruddasiana[3]
- Paederia foetida[3]
- Pandanus utilis[3]
- Panicum maximum (or Urochloa maxima, Megathyrsus maximus)[3]
- Panicum repens[3]
- Papaver somniferum[3]
- Papaya[3]
- Paper mulberry[3]
- Parthenocissus quinquefolia[3]
- Passiflora biflora[3]
- Passiflora edulis[3]
- Passiflora foetida[3]
- Paulownia tomentosa[3]
- Peach[3]
- Pennisetum[3]
- Pennisetum polystachion[3]
- Pennisetum purpureum[3]
- Pennisetum setaceum[3]
- Pentas lanceolata[3]
- Persian lime[3]
- Phaseolus vulgaris[3]
- Phenakospermum[3]
- Philodendron bipinnatifidum[3]
- Philodendron gloriosum[3]
- Philodendron verrucosum[3]
- Phoenix (plant)[3]
- Phoenix canariensis[3]
- Phoenix dactylifera[3]
- Phoenix reclinata[3]
- Phoenix roebelenii[3]
- Phyllostachys aurea[3]
- Phymatosorus scolopendria[3]
- Pineapple[3]
- Pistia[3]
- Pitaya[3]
- Pithecellobium dulce[3]
- Pittosporum pentandrum[3]
- Platycerium bifurcatum[3]
- Plumeria alba[3]
- Poaceae[3]
- Pomelo[3]
- Pouteria sapota[3]
- Praxelis clematidea[3]
- Pritchardia[3]
- Pritchardia munroi[3]
- Pritchardia pacifica[3]
- Privet[3]
- Prosopis glandulosa[3]
- Psidium cattleianum (or P. littorale)[3]
- Pseudelephantopus spicatus[3]
- Psidium guajava[3]
- Psilocybin mushroom[3]
- Pteris vittata[3]
- Ptychosperma[3]
- Ptychosperma elegans[3]
- Ptychosperma macarthurii[3]
- Pueraria montana var. lobata (or P. lobata)[3]
- Raffia palm[3]
- Ravenala[3]
- Rhapis excelsa[3]
- Rhapis humilis[3]
- Rhodomyrtus tomentosa[3]
- Rhoeo discolor (or R. spathacea, Tradescantia spathacea)[3]
- Rhoeo spathacea (or R. discolor, Tradescantia spathacea)[3]
- Rhynchelytrum repens[3]
- Richardia grandiflora[3]
- Ricinus communis[3]
- Rotala rotundifolia[3]
- Roystonea oleracea[3]
- Ruellia blechum (or Blechum brownei)[3]
- Ruellia simplex (or R. brittoniana, R. tweediana, R. caerulea, R. simplex)[3]
- Sabal[3]
- Safflower[3]
- Salvia aethiopis[3]
- Salvia divinorum[3]
- Salvinia minima[3]
- Salvinia molesta[3]
- Sansevieria[3]
- Sansevieria hyacinthoides[3]
- Sapium sebiferum (or Triadica sebifera)[3]
- Scaevola (plant)[3]
- Scaevola plumieri[3]
- Scaevola taccada (or S. sericea, S. frutescens)[3]
- Schefflera actinophylla (or Brassaia actinophylla)[3]
- Schinus terebinthifolius[3]
- Scleria lacustris[3]
- Scopolia[3]
- Scopolia carniolica[3]
- Senna didymobotrya[3]
- Senna pendula var. glabrata (or Cassia coluteoides)[3]
- Sesbania punicea[3]
- Sida acuta[3]
- Sida planicaulis[3]
- Sisal[3]
- Solanaceae[3]
- Solanum[3]
- Solanum aculeastrum[3]
- Solanum diphyllum[3]
- Solanum nigrum[3]
- Solanum tampicense (or S. houstonii)[3]
- Solanum torvum[3]
- Solanum viarum[3]
- Soursop[3]
- Spartina anglica[3]
- Spermacoce[3]
- Spermacoce alata[3]
- Sphagneticola trilobata (or Wedelia trilobata)[3]
- Stachytarpheta cayennensis (or S. urticifolia)[3]
- Strelitzia nicolai[3]
- Strelitziaceae[3]
- Syagrus (plant)[3]
- Syagrus romanzoffiana (or Arecastrum romanzoffianum)[3]
- Syngonium[3]
- Syngonium podophyllum[3]
- Syzygium cumini[3]
- Syzygium jambos[3]
- Talipariti tiliaceum (or Hibiscus tiliaceus)[3]
- Tamarind[3]
- Tangerine[3]
- Tectaria incisa[3]
- Terminalia catappa[3]
- Terminalia muelleri[3]
- Thatch (lawn)[3]
- Thelypteris opulenta[3]
- Theobroma cacao[3]
- Thespesia populnea[3]
- Thunbergia alata[3]
- Tillandsia ionantha[3]
- Tithonia diversifolia[3]
- Trachycarpeae[3]
- Trachycarpus[3]
- Trachycarpus fortunei[3]
- Tradescantia fluminensis[3]
- Tradescantia pallida[3]
- Tradescantia spathacea (or Rhoeo discolor, Rhoeo spathacea)[3]
- Triadica sebifera[3]
- Tribulus cistoides[3]
- Trichosanthes cucumerina[3]
- Triphasia trifolia[3]
- Trithrinax[3]
- Ulmus pumila[3]
- Urena lobata[3]
- Urochloa mutica (or Brachiaria mutica)[3]
- Vachellia tortilis[3]
- Vanilla[3]
- Veitchia[3]
- Ventenata dubia[3]
- Vernicia fordii[3]
- Vicia villosa[3]
- Vinca[3]
- Vitex trifolia[3]
- Wakame[3]
- Washingtonia[3]
- Washingtonia filifera[3]
- Washingtonia robusta[3]
- White sapote[3]
- Wisteria sinensis[3]
- Wodyetia[3]
- Xanthosoma sagittifolium[3]
- Zamia furfuracea[3]
- Zombia[3]
- Zoysia japonica[3]
- Zoysia matrella[3]
Cryptogenic species
The species below are cryptogenic, of indeterminate native or non-native origin in Florida:
See also
- Invasive species in the United States
- List of invasive species in the Everglades
- List of invasive marine fish in Florida
- List of invasive species in Florida
- Burmese pythons in Florida
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External links
- Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council Publishes lists every other year of invasive exotic plant pests in Florida
- InvasiveSpecies.gov Information from the US National Invasive Species Council
- USDA PLANTS Database USDA database showing county distribution of plant species in the US
- [3] Nonnative palm trees species