Index to Non-Native Plants Reported to Occur in Florida

This list incudes only those species for which I (Dr. Shirley Denton) have photographs!

Abrus precatorius  rosary pea

Abutilon theophrasti  butter-print velvet-leaf

Achyranthes aspera  devil's horsewhip

Albizia julibrissin  mimosa, silk tree

Albizia lebbeck  woman's-tongue

Allamanda cathartica  golden-trumpet

Allamanda violaceae  purple allamanda

Aloe vera  aloe

Alternanthera philoxeroides  alligator-weed

Amaranthus blitum  prostrate pigweed

Amaranthus hybridus  common pigweed

Amaranthus viridis  green amaranth

Annona squamosa  sugar-apple, sweetsop

Anredera vesicaria  Madiera vine

Antigonon leptopus  coral-vine

Aquilegia canadensis  wild columbine, red columbine

Ardisia crenata  marlberry

Arundo donax  giant-reed

Asclepias curassavica  scarlet milkweed

Asparagus aethiopicus  Sprenger's asparagus-fern

Asparagus officinalis  garden aparugus-fern asparagus

Asparagus setaceus  asparagus-fern

Bambusa multiplex  hedge bamboo

Barleria cristata  crested Philippine-violet

Bauhinia purpurea  fall orchid-tree, butterfly-tree

Bauhinia variegata  orchid-tree

Begonia cucullata  wax begonia, club begonia

Bromelia penguin  pinguin, maya

Broussonetia papyrifera  paper-mulberry

Callisia fragrans  fragrant callisia

Callistemon viminalis  weeping bottlebrushtree

Calyptocarpus vialis  prostrate lawnflower

Canna indica  Indian shot

Canna xgeneralis  hybrid canna

Caperonia palustris  marsh caperonia

Carica papaya  papaya

Carissa macrocarpa  natal-plum

Carya illinoinensis  pecan

Castanea mollissima  Chinese chestnut

Castilleja indivisa  Indian paintbrush

Casuarina equisetifolia  Australian-pine

Centaurea maculosa  spotted knapweed

Ceratopteris thalictroides  oriental water horn fern

Chenopodium album  lamb's-quarters

Chenopodium ambrosioides  Mexican-tea

Chloris gayana  rhodesgrass

Chrysopsis gossypina subsp. crusiana  Cruise's goldenaster

Cichorium intybus  chicory

Cinnamomum camphora  camphor tree

Citrullus lanatus  wild watermelon

Citrus aurantium  sour orange

Citrus reticulata  tangerine, Mandarin orange

Citrus sinensis  sweet orange

Clerodendrum bungei  strong-scented glorybower

Clerodendrum chinense  Stickbush glorybower

Clerodendrum indicum  turk's-turban, skyrocket

Clerodendrum speciosissimum  Javanese glorybower, pagoda flower

Cocos nucifera  coconut palm

Coleus pumilus  coleus

Colocasia esculenta  elephant's ear, wild taro, dasheen

Commelina gambiae  Gambian dayflower

Commelina communis  Asiatic dayflower

Coreopsis tinctoria  golden tickseed

Coronilla varia  crown-vetch

Crinum asiaticum  tree crinum, poison bulb

Crinum latifolium var. zeylanicum  milk-and-wine crinum

Crotalaria lanceolata  lanceleaf crotalaria

Crotalaria pallida var. obovata  smooth crotalaria

Crotalaria spectabilis  showy crotalaria

Cuphea carthagenensis  Columbia waxweed

Cynodon dactylon  Bermuda grass

Cyperus difformis  variable flatsedge

Cyperus esculentus  yellow nut-grass, chufa flatsedge

Cyperus involucratus  umbrella plant

Cyperus papyrus  papryus flatsedge

Cyperus prolifer  dwarf papyrus

Cyrtomium falcatum  Japanese holly fern

Dactyloctenium aegyptium  crowfoot grass

Daucus carota  Queen Ann's lace

Delonix regia  royal poinciana

Desmodium triflorum  sagotia beggartick

Dianella ensifolia  flax-lily, umbrella dracaena

Dionaea muscipula  Venus' flytrap

Dioscorea alata  white yam

Dioscorea bulbifera  devil's potato

Drymaria cordata  West Indian chickweed

Echinochloa colona  jungle rice

Eichornia crassipes  water-hyacinth

Elaeagnus pungens  silverthorn, thorny eleagnus

Elaeagnus umbellata  silverberry, autumn olive

Eleusine indica  Indian goosegrass

Emilia fosbergii  tasselflower, Cupid's shavingbrush

Emilia sonchifolia  lilac tasselflower

Enterolobium contortisiliquum  earpod-tree

Epidendrum radicans  star orchid, crucifix orchid

Epipremnum pinnatum  golden pothos

Eragrostis atrovirens  thalia lovegrass

Eriobotrya japonica  loquat

Euphorbia milii  crown-of-thorns

Eustachys distichophylla  weeping fingergrass

Ficus pumila  dwarf fig, creeping figf

Fumaria officinalis  earthsmoke, common fumitory

Galphimia gracilis  thryallis

Glandularia pulchella  moss verbena

Gomphrena serrata  globe amaranth

Grevillea robusta  silk-oak

Habranthus tubispathus  rain lily

Harrisia aboriginum  aboriginal prickly-apple

Hedera helix  English ivy

Hedychium coronarium  wild ginger, garland flower

Helianthus annuus  annual sunflower

Helianthus tuberosus  Jerusalem artichoke

Hemarthria altissima  limpograss

Hemerocallis fulva  day lily

Hibiscus acetosella  hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis  Chinese hibiscus, rose-of-China, Hawiian hibiscus

Hieracium aurantiacum  orange hawkweed

Hydrilla verticillata  hydrilla, waterthyme

Hymenachne amplexicaulis  trompetilla

Hyptis mutabilis  common bittermint, tropical bushmint

Hyptis verticillata  John Charles

Impatiens wallerana  impatiens

Imperata cylindrica  cogon grass

Indigofera hirsuta  hairy indigo

Indigofera spicata  creeping indigo

Ipomoea aquatica  waterspinach

Ipomoea cairica  Cairo morningglory, mile-a-minute vine

Ipomoea carnea subsp. fistulosa  shrubby morningglory, bush morning-glory

Ipomoea hederacea  ivyleaf morningglory

Ipomoea purpurea  common morningglory

Ipomoea quamoclit  cypressvine

Ipomoea triloba  littlebell morningglory

Jasminum fluminense  Azores jasmine, jasmin de trapo

Kalanchoe daigremontiana  devil's backbone, mother of thousands

Kalanchoe delagoensis  chandelier plant

Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi  lavender scallops

Kalanchoe pinnata  life-plant

Kalanchoe tubiflora  chandelier plant

Koelreuteria elegans subsp. formosana  flamegold, golden rain tree?

Lagerstroemia indica  crape-myrtle

Lamium amplexicaule  henbit

Lantana camara  lantana, shrub verbena

Lantana montevidensis   trailing lantana, weeping lantana

Leonotis nepetifolia  lion's ear

Lespedeza cuneata  Chinese bushclover, sericea lespedeza

Leucaena leucocephala  leadtree

Ligustrum sinense  Chinese privet

Limnophila sessiliflora  Asian marshweed, ambulia

Lonicera japonica  Japanese honeysuckle

Ludwigia grandiflora  creeping water-primrose

Lycopersicon esculentum  tomato

Lygodium japonicum  Japanese climbing fern

Lygodium microphyllum  old world climbing fern

Macfadyena unguis-cati  catclawvine

Macroptilium lathyroides  phasey bean

Macrothelypteris torresiana  Mariana maiden fern

Malvaviscus penduliflorus  Turkscap mallow, mazapan

Marsilea vestita  hairy water-clover

Medicago lupulina  black medic

Melaleuca quinquenervia  punk tree, melaleuca

Melia azedarach  chinaberry

Melilotus albus  white sweetclover

Melilotus indicus  sour clover, Indian clover

Mentha spicata  spearmint

Merremia dissecta  noyau vine, cut-leaf morning glory, alamo vine

Mirabilis jalapa  four-o'clock

Momordica charantia  wild balsam-apple

Morrenia odorata  strangler-vine

Morus alba  white mulberry

Murdannia nudiflora  dove weed, naked-stem dewflower

Musa xparadisiaca  bananna

Myriophyllum aquaticum  parrot's-feather

Nandina domestica  heavenly bamboo, nandina

Nelumbo nucifera  sacred lotus

Nephrolepis cordifolia  erect swordfern

Nerium oleander  oleander

Nymphaea capensis var. zanzibariensis  cape blue water-lily

Nymphaea lotus  white Egyptian water-lily

Nymphoides indica  floating hearts

Oeceoclades maculata  ground orchid, monk orchid

Oenothera grandiflora  eveningprimrose

Oenothera speciosa  showy primrose

Oxalis debilis var. corymbosa  violet wood-sorrellell

Oxalis latifolia  Cuban purple wood sorrel

Paederia cruddasiana  skunk-vine

Paederia foetida  skunk-vine

Panicum maximum  Guinne grass

Panicum repens  torpedo grass

Parthenium hysterophorus  Santa Maria, dogflea weed

Paspalum dilatatum  dallis grass

Paspalum notatum  bahiagrass

Paspalum notatum var. saurae  bahiagrass

Paspalum urvillei  vaseyfgrass

Passiflora coccinea  red passion-flower

Passiflora edulis  purple granadilla, passion-fruit

passiflora vitifolia  perfumed passionflower

Pennisetum purpureum  napier grass, elephantgrass

Pennisetum setaceum  fountaingrass

Phleum pratense  timothy

Phlox drummondii  annual phlox

Phoenix reclinata  Senegal date palm

Pistia stratiotes  water-lettuce

Plantago lanceolata  English plantain

Plantago major  common plantain

Plumbago auriculata  leadwort, plumbago, skyflower

Poa annua  annual bluegrass

Polygonum persicaria  heartweed, spotted lady'sthumb

Poncirus trifoliata  hardy orange, mock orange.

Potamogeton crispus  curlyleaf pondweed

Prunella vulgaris  selfheal, carpenter weed

Prunus persica  peach, nectarine

Psidium cattleianum  strawberry guava

Psidium guajava  guava

Pteris cretica  cretan brake fern

Pteris vittata  Chinese ladder brake fern

Pyrostegia venusta  flamevine

Pyrus calleryana  red-spire, callery pear

Pyrus communis  pear

Raphanus raphanistrum  wild radish

Rhodomyrtus tomentosa  downy myrtle, rose myrtle

Rhynchelytrum repens  natalgrass

Richardia brasiliensis  richardia, Brazil pusley

Richardia grandiflora  richardia

Richardia humistrata  richardia

Richardia scabra  richardia, Florida pusley

Ricinus communis  castorbean

Robinia pseudoacacia  black locust

Rosa laevigata  Cherokee rose

Rosa multiflora  multiflora rose

Ruellia ciliatiflora  hairyflower wildpetunia

Ruellia tweediana  Mexican petunia, Britton's wild-petunia

Rumex crispus  curly dock

Saccharum officinarum  sugarcane

Salix babylonica  weeping willow

Sansevieria hyacinthoides  African bowstring hemp, mother-in-law's tongue

Sapium sebiferum  Chinese tallowtree, popcorn tree

Scaevola sericea var. taccada  naupka

Scaevola taccada var. sericea  beach naupka

Schefflera actinophylla  schlefflera

Schinus terebinthifolius  Brazilian-pepper

Selenicereus pteranthus  princess-of-the-night

Senna alata  candlebush, candlestick plant

Senna occidentalis  coffee senna

Sesbania punicea  daubentonia, purple sesban

Sesbania virgata  wand riverhemp

Setaria sphacelata  African bristlegrass

Sida cordifolia  heartleaf sida

Sida santaremensis  moth fanpetals

Sida spinosa  prickly mallow

Sideroxylon alachuense  silver buckthorn

Sisyrinchium rosulatum  yellow blue-eyed grass, annual blue-eyed-grass

Solanum diphyllum  twoleaf nightshade

Solanum dulcamara  climbing nightshade

Solanum seaforthianum  climbing nightshade, Brazilian nightshade.

Solanum sisymbriifolium  sticky nightshade

Solanum viarum  tropical soda-apple

Sonchus asper  spiny-leaved sow thistle

Sonchus oleraceus  common annual sow thistle

Spermacoce verticillata  spermacoce

Spondias purpurea  hog plum

Sporobolus indicus  smutgrass

Stachytarpheta urticifolia  blue porterweed

Stellaria media  common chickweed

Striga gesnerioides  witchweed

Syngonium podophyllum  arrowhead vine

Syzygium cumini  jambolan, Java-plum

Tabernaemontana divaricata  Florida-gardenia, crape jasmine

Tagetes erecta  common marigold

Taraxacum officinale  dandelion

Tecoma capensis  flame vine, cape-honeysuckle

Tecoma stans  yellow-elder, yellow trumpetbush

Thelypteris dentata  downy shield fern

Thespesia populnea  seaside mahoe

Thunbergia alata  black-eyed clockvine

Thunbergia erecta  bush clockvine

Thunbergia fragrans  white thunbergia

Thunbergia grandiflora  sky-vine, clock vine

Tithonia diversifolia  Mexican sunflower

Trachelospermum jasminoides  confederate jasmine, star jasmine

Tradescantia fluminensis  white-flowered spiderwort

Tradescantia pallida  purple-heart, Purple Queen

Tradescantia spathacea  oyster-plant

Tribulus cistoides  burnut

Tribulus terrestris  puncture-weed caltrop

Tridax procumbens  Mexican daisy

Trifolium arvense  rabbit's-foot clover

Trifolium campestre  low hop clover

Trifolium dubium  shamrock clover

Trifolium incarnatum  crimson clover

Trifolium pratense  red clover

Trifolium repens  white clover, Dutch clover

Triphasia trifolia  limeberry

Turbina corymbosa  Christmasvine

Turnera ulmifolia  yellow-alder, ramgoat dashalong

Urena lobata  caesar-weed

Urochloa mutica  paragrass

Urtica dioica  stinging nettle

Verbascum thapsus  great mullein

Verbascum virgatum  wand mullein

Verbena brasiliensis  Brazilian vervain

Verbena officinalis  European vervain

Verbena rigida  tuberous verbena

Verbesina encelioides  skunk daisy, cowpen daisy, golden crownbeard

Vernonia cinerea  Asian ironweed

Wahlenbergia marginata  wahlenbergia

Wedelia trilobata  wedelia

Wisteria sinensis  Chinese wisteria

Xanthosoma sagittifolium  elephant-ear

Xyris jupicai  tropical yellow-eyed-grass

Youngia japonica  oriental hawksbeard

Yucca aloifolia  Spanish bayonet

Zephyranthes grandiflora  rain lily, zephyr lily

Zeuxine strateumatica  lawn orchid