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Invasive Plant Species in Florida

According to the U.S Forest Service, Invasive species have contributed to the decline of 42% of U.S. endangered and threatened species. You can help reverse this trend by planting great native plants in your garden.

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Dozens of plant species are listed as invasive in Florida. These non-native plants are a significant threat to many native habitats and species and have a high cost to agriculture, forestry, and recreation. Economic damages associated with invasive species and control costs are estimated at $120 billion per year.

According to the U.S. Forest Service, Invasive species have contributed to the decline of 42% of U.S. endangered and threatened species and 18% of U.S. endangered or threatened species. Invasive species compete directly with native species for moisture, sunlight, nutrients, and space. They displace and alter native plant communities, degrade wildlife habitat and water quality, and potentially lead to increased soil erosion.

The federal government has estimated that nearly 25 percent of the 20,000 plant species native to North America are at risk of extinction, many of these through habitat loss. You can help reverse this trend by planting great native plants in your garden.

A plant is considered native if it naturally occurs in a particular region or ecosystem without human introduction. There are many benefits to growing native plants. First, these plants are better adapted to soils, moisture, and weather than exotic plants that evolved in other parts of the world. They need fewer fertilizers and pesticides or use less water. Second, they are unlikely to escape and become invasive, destroying natural habitats. Third, they support wildlife, providing shelter and food for native birds and insects, while exotic plants do not.

Here is the comprehensive list of invasive plant species in Florida.

Do not plant invasive plants, and preserve the plant species native to your region!

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Invasive Plant Species in Florida

Albizia julibrissin, Silk Tree, Mimosa, Bastard Tamarind, Nemu Tree, Acacia julibrissin, deciduous shrub, pink flowers, fragrant shrub
Antigonon leptopus, Coral Vine, Chain of Love, Confederate Vine, Corallita, Love's Chains, Mexican Creeper, Mexican Mountain Rose, Pink Vine, Purple Wreath, Queen's Wreath, Rosa de Montana, Rose of the Mountain, West Indian Mountain Rose
Bauhinia variegata, Purple Orchid Tree, Orchid Tree, Ebony Wood, Mountain Ebony, Camel's Foot Tree, Kuchnar, Pink Flowers, Evergreen Tree
Broussonetia papyrifera, Paper Mulberry, Kapa, Wauke, Morus papyfera, Tree with fall color, Fall color, Attractive bark Tree
Clematis paniculata, Sweet Autumn Clematis,fragrant clematis, scented clematis, White clematis, disease resistant clematis
Colocasia esculenta, Taro, Elephant Ears, Aivi, Bleeding Heart, Cocoyam, Dasheen, Eddo, Egyptian Ginger,  elephant ears, Imo, Kalo, Keladi, Talas, Callaloo, Dalo, Colocasia antiquorumAGM Award
Lonicera japonica, Japanese Honeysuckle, Yellow Lonicera, Yellow Honeysuckle, White Lonicera, White Honeysuckle
Lythrum Salicaria, Purple Loosetrife, Purple flowers, Pink flowers
Nandina Domestica, Heavenly Bamboo, Sacred Bamboo, Nandina, Chinese Sacred Bamboo, Evergreen Shrubs, Shrubs with berries
Nymphoides cristata, Crested Floating Heart, Limnanthemum cristatum, Menyanthes cristata, Villarsia cristata, Nymphoides hydrophylla, Pond Plants, Floating Plants
Nymphoides peltata, Yellow Floating Heart, Dwarf Waterlily, Fringed Buckbean, Fringed Water Lily, Small Yellow Water Lily, Water Fringe, Yellow Flowers, Pond Plants, Water Garden Flowers, Aquatic Plants, Aquatic Flowers
Pennisetum Setaceum, Purple Fountain Grass, African Fountain Grass, Fountain Grass, Ruby Grass, Pennisetum rueppellii
Phyllostachys aurea, Fish-Pole Bamboo, Golden Bamboo, Yellow Bamboo, Running Bamboo, Evergreen Bamboo, Shade plants, shade perennial, plants for shade, plants for wet soilAGM Award
Pistia stratiotes, Water Lettuce, Tropical Duckweed, Aquatic Plants, Pond Plants, Floating Ponds
Wisteria Sinensis,Chinese Wisteria,Fragrant Vine, Fragrant Shrub, Purple Flowers, Lavender Flowers

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While every effort has been made to describe these plants accurately, please keep in mind that height, bloom time, and color may differ in various climates. The description of these plants has been written based on numerous outside resources.

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