Index to Non-Native Plants Reported to Occur in Florida

This list includes only those species for which I (Shirley Denton) have photographs!

Abrus precatorius  rosary pea

Albizia julibrissin  mimosa, silk tree

Albizia lebbeck  woman's-tongue

Alternanthera philoxeroides  alligator-weed

Antigonon leptopus  coral-vine

Ardisia crenata  marlberry

Asparagus aethiopicus  Sprenger's asparagus-fern

Bauhinia variegata  orchid-tree

Begonia cucullata  wax begonia, club begonia

Bromelia penguin  pinguin, maya

Broussonetia papyrifera  paper-mulberry

Callisia fragrans  fragrant callisia

Casuarina equisetifolia  Australian-pine

Cinnamomum camphora  camphor tree

Colocasia esculenta  elephant's ear, wild taro, dasheen

Cupaniopsis anacardioides  carrotwood

Cyperus involucratus  umbrella plant

Cyperus prolifer  dwarf papyrus

Dioscorea alata  white yam

Dioscorea bulbifera  devil's potato

Eichornia crassipes  water-hyacinth

Elaeagnus pungens  silverthorn, thorny eleagnus

Enterolobium contortisiliquum  earpod-tree

Epipremnum pinnatum  golden pothos

Hydrilla verticillata  hydrilla, waterthyme

Hymenachne amplexicaulis  trompetilla

Imperata cylindrica  cogon grass

Ipomoea aquatica  waterspinach

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

Jasminum fluminense  Azores jasmine, jasmin de trapo

Koelreuteria elegans subsp. formosana  flamegold, golden rain tree?

Lantana camara  lantana, shrub verbena

Leucaena leucocephala  leadtree

Ligustrum sinense  Chinese privet

Limnophila sessiliflora  Asian marshweed, ambulia

Lonicera japonica  Japanese honeysuckle

Lygodium japonicum  Japanese climbing fern

Lygodium microphyllum  old world climbing fern

Macfadyena unguis-cati  catclawvine

Melaleuca quinquenervia  punk tree, melaleuca

Melia azedarach  chinaberry

Morrenia odorata  strangler-vine

Nandina domestica  heavenly bamboo, nandina

Nephrolepis cordifolia  erect swordfern

Neyraudia reynaudiana  silk Burma-reed, canegrass

Nymphoides indica  floating hearts

Oeceoclades maculata  ground orchid, monk orchid

Paederia cruddasiana  skunk-vine

Paederia foetida  skunk-vine

Panicum repens  torpedo grass

Paspalum notatum  bahiagrass

Pennisetum purpureum  napier grass, elephantgrass

Pennisetum setaceum  fountaingrass

Phoenix reclinata  Senegal date palm

Pistia stratiotes  water-lettuce

Psidium cattleianum  strawberry guava

Psidium guajava  guava

Pteris vittata  Chinese ladder brake fern

Pueraria montana var. lobata  kudzu

Rhodomyrtus tomentosa  downy myrtle, rose myrtle

Rhynchelytrum repens  natalgrass

Ricinus communis  castorbean

Ruellia tweediana  Mexican petunia, Britton's wild-petunia

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

Sapium sebiferum  Chinese tallowtree, popcorn tree

Scaevola sericea var. taccada  naupka

Schefflera actinophylla  schlefflera

Schinus terebinthifolius  Brazilian-pepper

Sesbania punicea  daubentonia, purple sesban

Solanum diphyllum  twoleaf nightshade

Solanum viarum  tropical soda-apple

Sphagneticola trilobata  wedelia

Syngonium podophyllum  arrowhead vine

Syzygium cumini  jambolan, Java-plum

Tectaria incisa  incised halberd fern

Thespesia populnea  seaside mahoe

Tradescantia fluminensis  white-flowered spiderwort

Tradescantia spathacea  oyster-plant

Tribulus cistoides  burnut

Urena lobata  caesar-weed

Urochloa mutica  paragrass

Wisteria sinensis  Chinese wisteria

Xanthosoma sagittifolium  elephant-ear