5/31/07 Preliminary List

Invasive Plants Naturalized in Marion County

Scientific Name                              Common Name                  Native to Florida?  FLEPPC Rank

Albizia julibrissin                            mimosa                                      No                        1

Aleurites fordii                                tung tree                                    No                        2

Alstroemeria pulchella                      parrotlily                                   No

Alternanthera philoxeroides              alligator weed                             No                        2

Antigonon leptopus                          coral vine                                  No                        2

Ardisia crenata                                coral ardisia                               No                        1

Asclepias curassavica                       scarlet milkweed                          No

Broussonetia papyrifera                    paper mulberry                            No                        2

Catharanthus roseus                        madagascar periwinkle                   No

Chenopodium album                        lamb's quarters                             No

Chenopodium ambrosioides               mexican tea                                 No

Cinnamomum camphora                    camphor tree                               No                       1

Colocasia esculenta                         taro                                           No                        1

Crotalaria spectabilis                       showy crotalaria                          No

Cynodon dactylon                            bermudagrass                             No

Dioscorea alata                               winged yam                                No                        1

Dioscorea bulbifera                         air potato                                    No                        1

Eichhornia crassipes                        water hyacinth                             No                        1

Elaeagnus pungens                          silverthorn                                  No                        2

Eleusine indica                                goosegrass                                No

Eremochloa ophiuroides                   centipedegrass                            No

Eriobotrya japonica                         loquat                                        No

Ficus pumila                                   creeping fig                                 No

Gladiolus X gandavensis                   orange gladiola                            No

Hedera helix                                   english ivy                                  No

Hydrilla verticillata                         hydrilla                                       No                        1

Imperata cylindrica                          cogongrass                                 No                        1

Indigofera hirsuta                            hairy indigo                                 No

Indigofera spicata                            creeping indigo                            No

Ipomoea quamoclit                           cypress vine                               No

Koelreuteria elegans                        goldenrain tree                             No                        2

Lagerstroemia indica                        crepe myrtle                                No

Lantana camara                              common lantana                           No                        1

Ligustrum lucidum                           glossy privet                               No                        1

Ligustrum sinense                            chinese privet                              No                        1

Limnophila sessiliflora                     asian marshweed                          No                        2

Lonicera japonica                            japanese honeysuckle                   No                        1

Lygodium japonicum                        japanese climbing fern                   No                        1

Macfadyena unguis-cati                    catclaw vine                                No                        1

Melia azedarach                              chinaberry                                  No                        2

Melinus repens                                rose natalgrass                            No                        1

Mirabilis jalapa                              four-o'clock                                 No

Murdannia nudiflora                        nakedstem dayflower                    No

Nandina domestica                          heavenly bamboo                         No                        1

Nephrolepis cordifolia                      tuberous sword fern                     No                        1

Paederia foetida                              skunk vine                                  No                        1

 Panicum repens                              torpedograss                               No                        1

Paspalum notatum                           bahiagrass                                   No

Paspalum urvillei                             vaseygrass                                 No

Perilla frutescens                             perilla                                         No

Phoenix reclinata                            senegal date palm                         No                         2

Pteris vittata                                   chinese ladder brake                      No                        2

Pueraria montana var. lobata            kudzu                                         No                        1

Ricinus communis                            castor bean                                  No                        2

Robinia pseudoacacia                      black locust                                 No

Ruellia tweediana                            mexican petunia                            No                        1

Sapium sebiferum                             chinese tallow                              No                        1

Sesbania punicea                             scarlet rattlebox                            No                        2

Solanum viarum                               tropical soda apple                        No                        1

Sonchus oleraceus                           common sowthistle                        No

Sorghum halepense                          johnsongrass                               No

Tetrapanax papyriferus                     ricepaper plant                              No

Tradescantia fluminensis                   green wandering jew                      No                        1

Urena lobata                                   caesarweed                                  No                        2

Verbena brasiliensis                         brazilian verbena                           No

Wisteria sinensis                              chinese wisteria                             No                        2

Youngia japonica                            asiatic hawkweed                           No