Did you know? Did you know? Invasive plant species rapidly change Florida has almost 200 upland habitats. invasive plant species. Mimosa Tree Coral Vine Natalgrass Nandina Albizia julibrissin Antigonon leptopus Melinis repens Nandina domestica Wild Taro* Air Potato Lantana Glossy Privet Colocasia esculenta Dioscorea bulbifera Lantana strigocamara Ligustrum lucidum Invasive species are one of the biggest threats to biodiversity, Tuberous Sword Fern Skunk Vine Coral Ardisia Asparagus Fern second to habitat loss. Nephrolepis cordifolia Paederia foetida Ardisia crenata Asparagus aethiopicus What is an invasive plant? Chinese Privet Japanese Honeysuckle A species not native to an ecosystem and Ligustrum sinense Lonicera japonica whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human, animal or plant health. Torpedograss* Cat’s-claw Vine Silverthorne Panicum repens Elaeagnus pungens Dolichandra unguis-cati Ecological Impacts • Compete with native plants for resources • Alter fire patterns Japanese Climbing Fern Chinaberry • Alter hydrology Lygodiym japonicum Melia azedarach • Are not usually a preferred food source for native species • Alter habitat composition Invasive species produce early, • Reduce biodiversity Paper Mulberry Camphor Tree • Shade out native species Broussonetia papyrifera Cinnamomum camphora Giant Reed* Cogongrass often, in large numbers and in Arundo donax Imperata cylindrica multiple ways. • Can create monocultures • Increase erosion Upland Invasive Invasive Plants Invasive Plants can change the soil chemistry to Plants Impacting cause negative impacts which better suit their preferred conditions. cascade throughout ecosystems. North Florida Did you know? Invasive plants cost about Tropical Soda Apple Wedelia $50 million/year Solanum viarum Sphagneticola trilobata What can you do? in Florida to manage. •Ensure your gear is clean after recreating •Do not introduce plants into water bodies Canary Island Tamarisk Small-leaf Spiderwort •Remove invasive species Tamarix canariensis Tradescantia fluminensis from your landscape Kudzu Golden Bamboo Pueraria montana var. lobata Phyllostachys aurea Economic Impacts • Reduce recreation opportunities • Impact crop production For more information on invasive plants in Florida visit: • Increase cost of goods • Reduce property values Chinese Tallow Tree Tung-Oil Tree www.plants.ifas.ufl.edu Triadica sebifera Vernicia fordii For more edcuational resources visit: www.plants.ifas.ufl.edu/education All plants included in this brochure are either prohibited from use in Florida according to the Federal Noxious Weed List, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) 5B-64.011 Prohibited Aquatic Plants, FDACS 5B- Mexican Petunia* Rattlebox Beach Vitex Chinese Wisteria 57.007 Noxious Weed List or invasive and not recommended by UF/IFAS. Ruellia simplex Sesbania punicea Vitex rotundifolia Wisteria sinensis *These species can be found in both aquatic and upland environments..