Non-regulatory information: Glossary Many organizations provide information about exotic pest plants that impact natural areas and – a species with a natural range native plant communities. The plants that are listed Exotic Florida’s Pest Plants by these groups are not necessarily regulated outside Florida introduced to the state by by the State of Florida. Plant species included in people, weather, or any other means Noxious Weeds and Florida Rules 5B-57 and 5B-64 are prohibited. Invasive exotic – an exotic species Prohibited Aquatic Plants Additional sources of information about invasive that survives and expands into natural species are: areas. (Many exotic species are Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council (FLEPPC) ornamentals that cause no problems in http://www.fleppc.org Florida.) Native – a species found growing in Florida UF/IFAS assessment of non-native plants before Europeans arrived http://assessment.ifas.ufl.edu Naturalized – a species that is not native to Florida but can survive without cultivation UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/ Noxious weed – an exotic species that is listed in Florida state regulations as a pest of agriculture, an invader of natural areas, or a threat to protected plant species Pest plant – a species that is either a noxious weed or invasive species Prohibited aquatic plant – a species that is listed in Florida state regulations as a pest and that grows in, or closely associated with, an aquatic environment (floating, emersed, submersed, or ditchbank species)

Crested floating heart Nymphoides cristata Old World Climbing Fern, Lygodium microphyllum How are plants added to the Florida Resources on the web: state noxious weed list? The state of Florida protects native and commercially grown plants by restricting Photographs and maps of plant species http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ Application is made to the Florida Noxious exotic plant pests that: Weed Review Committee by completing the Noxious Weed Permit Information Application for Inclusion to the Noxious Weed List, • Pose serious agricultural threats in Florida. https://www.fdacs.gov/Divisions-Offices/Plant- FDACS-08215. • Have negative impacts on endangered, Industry/Business-Services/Plant-Pest-Permits/ threatened or commercially exploited Noxious-Weed-Permit http://forms.fdacs.gov/08215.pdf plant species. Florida Rule 5B-57.007 • Are naturalized and disrupt native plant https://www.flrules.org/gateway/ruleNo. communities. asp?id=5B-57.007 • Are included on the United States Department of Agriculture noxious weed list. Florida Rule 5B-64.011 https://www.flrules.org/gateway/RuleNo. FDACS/DPI Helpline asp?id=5B-64.011 Phone: 1-888-397-1517 Federal Noxious Weed List [email protected] http://plants.usda.gov/java/noxious FDACS.gov Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Noxious Weed Permits Terrestrial Weeds Prohibited Aquatic Plants

What happens after a species is listed as a Plants that grow on land and are regulated Plants that grow in or near water and are Florida noxious weed? as weeds. prohibited from sale except in certain cases. It becomes unlawful to introduce, multiply, possess, move or release any listed species, * Abrus precatorius 1 * Melastoma malabathricum Class I unless a permit is granted. Nursery stock Ageratina adenophora Mikania cordata *Alternanthera philoxeroides 2 Nechamandra alternifolia infested with noxious weed species can be * Alternanthera sessilis *Mikania micrantha 2 *Casuarina spp. 1, 2 *Oryza rufipogon quarantined and placed on hold (STOP SALE) * Ardisia crenata 1 Mimosa invisa Crassula helmsii Pontederia rotundifolia until the nursery removes the weeds or destroys * Ardisia elliptica 1 * Mimosa pigra 1 *Eichhornia spp. 1 *Salvinia spp. the plants. Asphodelus fistulosus Nassella trichotoma *Hydrilla verticillata 1 *Schinus terebinthifolias 1 Avena sterilis * Neyraudia reynaudiana 1 *Ipomoea aquatica 1 *Sparganium erectum Borreria alata * Nymphoides cristata 1 *Ipomoea fistulosa 2 Stratiotes aloides Carthamus oxyacantha * Nymphoides peltata Lagarosiphon spp. Trapa spp. * Casuarina equisetifolia 1 Opuntia aurantiaca Limnocharis flava Vossia cuspidata * Casuarina glauca 1 Oryza longistaminata Lythrum salicaria Class II * Chrysopogon aciculatus Oryza punctata *Melaleuca quinquenervia 1 *Hygrophila polysperma 1 * Colubrina asiatica 1 Oryza rufipogon *Mimosa pigra 1 *Limnophila sessiliflora 2 * Commelina benghalensis * Paederia cruddasiana 1 Monochoria hastata *Pistia stratiotes 1 Crupina vulgaris * Paederia foetida 1 Monochoria vaginalis *Myriophyllum spicatum 2 Brazilian pepper, Schinus terebinthifolia * Cupaniopsis anacardioides 1 Paspalum scrobiculatum May look pretty, but it’s invasive. Digitaria scalarum Pennisetum clandestinum * indicates species established in Florida 1 FLEPPC Category I invasive species Digitaria velutina Pennisetum macrourum 2 FLEPPC Category II invasive species * Dioscorea alata 1 Pennisetum pedicellatum Who needs a permit? * Dioscorea bulbifera 1 * Pennisetum polystachyon Anyone who imports noxious weeds into Florida Dolichandra unguis-cati Prosopis spp. from any other state or country or who moves these weeds within the state for any purpose is required to Drymaria arenarioides * Pueraria montana 1 apply for a permit. To request a permit, complete the Emex australis * Rhodomyrtus tomentosa 1 Application to Move Organisms Regulated by the Emex spinosa * Rottboellia cochinchinensis State of Florida, FDACS-08208. Euphorbia prunifolia Rubus fruticosus http://forms.fdacs.gov/08208.pdf Galega officinalis Rubus molluccanus A permit may be granted when the noxious weed or Heracleum mantegazzianum * Saccharum spontaneum invasive plant: Imperata brasiliensis Salsola vermiculata * Imperata cylindrica 1 * Sapium sebiferum 1 • Will not escape into the environment. * Ipomoea triloba * Scaevola taccada 1 • Will not pose a threat to agriculture, Cogon grass Imperata cylindrica Ischaemum rugosum * Schinus terebinthifolias beneficial organisms or the environment. 1 A fast-growing invader that can choke • Will not become a public nuisance. Leptochloa chinensis Setaria pallidefusca out native species and agricultural crops. * Leucaena leucocephala 2 * Solanum tampicense 1 For prohibited aquatic species, permits may be * Ligustrum sinense 1 * Solanum torvum 2 granted only to government agencies, research Lonicera japonica * Solanum viarum 1 Other Authorities institutions and wastewater treatment facilities. Nurseries may be allowed to propagate a restricted Lycium ferocissimum * Tridax procumbens Florida counties, cities and homeowner list of prohibited aquatic plant species (Class II) for * Lygodium japonicum 1 Urochloa panicoides associations may also prohibit cultivation of export. * Lygodium microphyllum 1 Vitex rotundifolia some plants, defined by local ordinances or deed restrictions. * Melaleuca quinquenervia 1