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FLIP: Florida Invasive Plants

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Air potato; potato yam

Dioscorea bulbifera
Alligatorweed

Alternanthera philoxeroides
American evergreen; arrowhead vine

Syngonium podophyllum
Aquatic soda apple; wetland nightshade

Solanum tampicense
Arrowleaf elephant's ear

Xanthosoma sagittifolium
Asian marshweed

Limnophila sessiliflora
Asian sword fern

Nephrolepis brownii
Australian almond

Terminalia muelleri
Australian umbrella tree; octopus tree

Heptapleurum actinophyllum (Schefflera actinophylla)
Australian-pine; horsetail tree

Casuarina equisetifolia
Balsampear; balsam-apple; bitter melon; bitter-gourd

Momordica charantia
Bamboo palm; parlor palm; reed palm

Chamaedorea seifrizii
Basket plant; inch plant

Callisia fragrans
Beach naupaka; Hawaiian half-flower; hailstones

Scaevola taccada var. sericea
Beach vitex; roundleaf chastetree

Vitex rotundifolia
Bishopwood; javawood

Bischofia javanica
Black mangrove; lumnitzera; kripa; Tonga mangrove

Lumnitzera racemosa
Black mimosa; catclaw mimosa

Mimosa pigra
Bowstring hemp; mother-in-law's tongue; snake plant

Dracaena hyacinthoides (Sansevieria hyacinthoides)
Brazilian jasmine; jazmin de trapo

Jasminum fluminense
Brazilian pepper;Florida Holly; Christmas berry; pepper tree

Schinus terebinthifolia
Britton's wild petunia; Mexican petunia; Mexican bluebell

Ruellia simplex
Browne's blechum; green shrimp plant

Ruellia blechum
Burmareed; silkreed

Neyraudia reynaudiana
Burr nut; Jamaican feverplant; puncture vine

Tribulus cistoides
Bush morning-glory; gloria de la manana

Ipomoea carnea subsp. fistulosa
Caesarweed

Urena lobata
Camphor tree

Camphora officinarum
Carrotwood

Cupaniopsis anacardioides
Castorbean; castor oil plant

Ricinus communis
Cat's-claw vine

Dolichandra unguis-cati
Cathedral bells; life plant; good luck plant; mother-of-millions; live-leaf; shadow-witch

Kalanchoe pinnata
Centipede tongavine

Epipremnum pinnatum
Chinaberry; pride of India

Melia azedarach
Chinese crown orchid

Eulophia graminea
Chinese fan palm; fountain palm

Livistona chinensis
Chinese ladder brake

Pteris vittata
Chinese privet

Ligustrum sinense
Chinese violet; Ganges primrose

Asystasia gangetica
Chinese wisteria

Wisteria sinensis
Coconut palm

Cocos nucifera
Cogongrass; Japanese blood grass

Imperata cylindrica
Coral ardisia; scratchthroat; coralberry; spiceberry

Ardisia crenata
Coral vine; queen's jewels; queen's wreath

Antigonon leptopus
Council tree; false banyan; lofty fig

Ficus altissima
Crested floatingheart

Nymphoides cristata
Dayflowering jessamine

Cestrum diurnum
Deviltree; hard alstonia; hard milkwood; big-leaved macrophyllum

Alstonia macrophylla
Dotted duckweed; dotted duckmeat

Landoltia punctata (Spirodela punctata)
Downy maiden fern; downy shield fern

Thelypteris dentata (Christella dentata)
Durban crowfootgrass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium
Dwarf papyrus; miniature flatsedge

Cyperus prolifer
Dwarf rotala; roundleaf toothcup

Rotala rotundifolia
Earleaf acacia

Acacia auriculiformis
Elegant dutchman's-pipe; calico flower

Aristolochia elegans (Aristolochia littoralis)
Elephantgrass; napiergrass

Cenchrus purpureus (Pennisetum purpureum)
Eurasian watermilfoil

Myriophyllum spicatum
Flamegold rain tree

Koelreuteria elegans subsp. formosana
Flatstem sida; mata-pasto; Brazilian wireweed

Sida planicaulis
Fountaingrass; tender fountaingrass

Cenchrus setaceus (Pennisetum setaceum)
Giant brake

Pteris tripartita
Glossy privet

Ligustrum lucidum
Gold coast jasmine

Jasminum dichotomum
Golden bamboo; fishpole bamboo

Phyllostachys aurea
Gray sheoak; suckering Australian-pine; beefwood; Brazilian oak

Casuarina glauca
Guava

Psidium guajava
Guineagrass

Urochloa maxima (Panicum maximum)
Hydrilla; water thyme; Florida elodea; waterweed

Hydrilla verticillata
Incised halberd fern

Tectaria incisa
Indian laurel fig; Chinese banyan

Ficus microcarpa
Indian rosewood; sissoo; shisham

Dalbergia sissoo
Indian swampweed; green hygro

Hygrophila polysperma
Japanese ardisia

Ardisia japonica
Japanese clematis; sweet autumn virginsbower; sweet autumn clematis

Clematis terniflora
Japanese climbing fern

Lygodium japonicum
Japanese false spleenwort; Japanese lady fern

Deparia petersenii
Japanese honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica
Jaragua; thatching grass

Hyparrhenia rufa
Java plum

Syzygium cumini
Kudzu

Pueraria montana var. lobata
Lantana; shrubverbena

Lantana strigocamara
Largeflower Mexican clover; Florida snow; fairy cups

Richardia grandiflora
Latherleaf; Asian snakeroot

Colubrina asiatica
Limpograss

Hemarthria altissima (Manisuris altissima)
Madagascar rubbervine

Cryptostegia madagascariensis
Malabar plum; rose apple

Syzygium jambos
Mexican fan palm; Washington fan palm

Washingtonia robusta
Molassesgrass

Melinis minutiflora
Mother-of-millions

Kalanchoe x houghtonii
Nettleleaf velvetberry; rattail

Stachytarpheta cayennensis
Old World climbing fern; small-leaf climbing fern

Lygodium microphyllum
Orchid tree; mountain ebony

Bauhinia variegata
Paper mulberry

Broussonetia papyrifera
Paragrass; buffalo grass; Scotch grass

Urochloa mutica
Peruvian primrosewillow

Ludwigia peruviana
Pink tabebuia; white cedar

Tabebuia heterophylla
Popcorntree; Chinese tallowtree

Triadica sebifera
Portia tree; seaside mahoe

Thespesia populnea
Praxelis

Praxelis clematidea
Princess-of-the-night; dragonfruit; snake cactus; night-blooming cereus

Selenicereus pteranthus
Punktree; paper-bark; cajeput; white bottlebrush tree

Melaleuca quinquenervia
Queen palm

Syagrus romanzoffiana
Rattlebox; purple sesban; Spanish gold

Sesbania punicea
Red beadtree; red sandalwood; saga

Adenanthera pavonina
Redflower ragleaf; fireweek; thickhead

Crassocephalum crepidioides
River sheoak

Casuarina cunninghamiana
Rosary pea; blackeyed susan; crab's eye

Abrus precatorius
Rose myrtle; downy rosemyrtle

Rhodomyrtus tomentosa
Rose natalgrass

Melinis repens
Sacred bamboo; heavenly bamboo

Nandina domestica
Santa maria; beauty leaf; galba; Antilles calophyllum

Calophyllum antillanum
Sapodilla

Manilkara zapota
Sea hibiscus; mahoe

Talipariti tiliaceum var. tiliaceum
Senegal date palm; reclining date palm

Phoenix reclinata
Serpent fern; wart fern; musk fern

Microsorum grossum
Sewervine

Paederia cruddasiana
Shoebutton ardisia

Ardisia elliptica
Shrubby false buttonweed; whitehead broom

Borreria verticillata
Silktree; mimosa

Albizia julibrissin
Silverthorn; thorny olive

Elaeagnus pungens
Simpleleaf chastetree; three-leaf chastetree

Vitex trifolia
Sisal hemp

Agave sisalana
Skunkvine

Paederia foetida
Small-leaf spiderwort

Tradescantia fluminensis
Spanish arborvine; yellow morning-glory; wood rose

Distimake tuberosus (Merremia tuberosa)
Sprenger's asparagus-fern

Asparagus aethiopicus
Spurgecreeper

Dalechampia scandens
Staghorn fern; elkhorn fern

Platycerium bifurcatum
Strawberry guava

Psidium cattleianum
Surinam cherry; cayenne cherry

Eugenia uniflora
Torpedograss; bullet grass; quack grass

Panicum repens
Trompetilla; West Indian marshgrass

Hymenachne amplexicaulis
Tropical American watergrass

Luziola subintegra
Tropical soda apple

Solanum viarum
Trumpet tree; snakewood tree

Cecropia palmata
Tuberous sword fern; Boston fern; erect sword fern; ladder fern

Nephrolepis cordifolia
Tung oil tree

Vernicia fordii
Turkeyberry; pea eggplant

Solanum torvum
Twoleaf nightshade; paired-leaf nightshade

Solanum diphyllum
Umbrella plant

Cyperus involucratus
Valamuerto; climbing cassia

Senna pendula var. glabrata
Water lettuce

Pistia stratiotes
Water spangles; water fern

Salvinia minima
Water-hyacinth; water-orchid

Eichhornia crassipes
Water-spinach

Ipomoea aquatica
Wax begonia; club begonia

Begonia cucullata
Wedelia; creeping oxeye

Sphagneticola trilobata
West Indian almond; tropical almond; sea almond

Terminalia catappa
West Indian dropseed

Sporobolus jacquemontii
West Indian pennisetum; missiongrass

Cenchrus polystachios (Pennisetum polystachion)
White leadtree; common leadtree; hairy leadtree; leucaena; jumbie-bean; popinac

Leucaena leucocephala
Wild bushbean; wild-bean; phasey bean

Macroptilium lathyroides
Wild taro; dasheen; coco yam

Colocasia esculenta
Winged yam; white yam

Dioscorea alata
Woman's tongue; Indian siris

Albizia lebbeck
Wright's nutrush; lakeshore nutrush

Scleria lacustris

FLIP

FLIP: Florida Invasive Plants

Browse By Common Name

Air potato; potato yam

Alligatorweed

American evergreen; arrowhead vine

Aquatic soda apple; wetland nightshade

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

Asian marshweed

Asian sword fern

Australian almond

Australian umbrella tree; octopus tree

Australian-pine; horsetail tree

Balsampear; balsam-apple; bitter melon; bitter-gourd

Bamboo palm; parlor palm; reed palm

Basket plant; inch plant

Beach naupaka; Hawaiian half-flower; hailstones

Beach vitex; roundleaf chastetree

Bishopwood; javawood

Black mangrove; lumnitzera; kripa; Tonga mangrove

Black mimosa; catclaw mimosa

Bowstring hemp; mother-in-law's tongue; snake plant

Brazilian jasmine; jazmin de trapo

Brazilian pepper;Florida Holly; Christmas berry; pepper tree

Britton's wild petunia; Mexican petunia; Mexican bluebell

Browne's blechum; green shrimp plant

Burmareed; silkreed

Burr nut; Jamaican feverplant; puncture vine

Bush morning-glory; gloria de la manana

Caesarweed

Camphor tree

Carrotwood

Castorbean; castor oil plant

Cat's-claw vine

Cathedral bells; life plant; good luck plant; mother-of-millions; live-leaf; shadow-witch

Centipede tongavine

Chinaberry; pride of India

Chinese crown orchid

Chinese fan palm; fountain palm

Chinese ladder brake

Chinese privet

Chinese violet; Ganges primrose

Chinese wisteria

Coconut palm

Cogongrass; Japanese blood grass

Coral ardisia; scratchthroat; coralberry; spiceberry

Coral vine; queen's jewels; queen's wreath

Council tree; false banyan; lofty fig

Crested floatingheart

Dayflowering jessamine

Deviltree; hard alstonia; hard milkwood; big-leaved macrophyllum

Dotted duckweed; dotted duckmeat

Downy maiden fern; downy shield fern

Durban crowfootgrass

Dwarf papyrus; miniature flatsedge

Dwarf rotala; roundleaf toothcup

Earleaf acacia

Elegant dutchman's-pipe; calico flower

Elephantgrass; napiergrass

Eurasian watermilfoil

Flamegold rain tree

Flatstem sida; mata-pasto; Brazilian wireweed

Fountaingrass; tender fountaingrass

Giant brake

Glossy privet

Gold coast jasmine

Golden bamboo; fishpole bamboo

Gray sheoak; suckering Australian-pine; beefwood; Brazilian oak

Guava

Guineagrass

Hydrilla; water thyme; Florida elodea; waterweed

Incised halberd fern

Indian laurel fig; Chinese banyan

Indian rosewood; sissoo; shisham

Indian swampweed; green hygro

Japanese ardisia

Japanese clematis; sweet autumn virginsbower; sweet autumn clematis

Japanese climbing fern

Japanese false spleenwort; Japanese lady fern

Japanese honeysuckle