Alachua County Invasive Plant ID Guide

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Significant threat level

Air Potato

Dioscorea bulbifera

pointed, heart-shaped leaves and bulbs growing on the vine.

Significant threat level

Boston Fern

Nephrolepis cordifolia

potato-like growths on roots.

Significant threat level

Caesar's Weed

Urena lobata

pink-purple flowers and small burs covered in hooked bristles.

Significant threat level

Camphor

Cinnamomum camphora

a distinct camphor smell from the twigs when crushed.

Significant threat level

Chinese Tallow

Sapium sebiferum

wide heart shaped leaves with quickly tapering tips.

Significant threat level

Cogon Grass

Imperata cylindrica

large white cylindrical plumes appearing during the spring season.

Significant threat level

Coral Adisia

Ardisia crenata

wavy (crenate) leaves and small red berries.

Significant threat level

Japanese Climbing Fern

Lygodium japonicum

symmetrical, triangular leaflets.

Significant threat level

Mimosa

Albizia julibrissin

tree with prominent pink-white flowers over a canopy shaped like an umbrella.

Significant threat level

Shrub Lantana

Lantana camara

red, orange, pink, or white densely packed flower clusters.

Significant threat level

Small Leaf Spiderwort

Tradescantia fluminensis

white flowers with three petals on hairless green stems.

Significant threat level

Torpedo Grass

Panicum repens

silver-green leaves with defined points.

Significant threat level

Tropical Soda Apple

Solanum viarum

spines growing along stem and fruits resembling miniature yellow or green watermelons.

Significant threat level

Winged Yam

Dioscorea alata

rough brown growths growing along the leaves and stem.

Moderate threat level

Wedelia

Wedelia trilobata

flower heads resembling daisies and waxy, jagged leaves.

Moderate threat level

Wild Taro

Colocasia esculenta

leaves attached at the underside rather than the edge. Stalks can be several feet tall.

Low threat level

Spanish Gold

Sesbania punicea

dangling red-orange flowers. Their seed pods may make a rattling sound.