Land Management Program at Archbold Biological Station
P.O. Box 2057,  Lake Placid, FL 33862
 Phone 863-465-2571  FAX 863-699-1927
 E-mail: landmanager@archbold-station.org

ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION
INVASIVE SPECIES LIST 

  1. Bael Plant (Aegle marmelos)

  2. Rosary Pea (Abrus precatorius) CAT I

  3. Silk Tree (Albizia julibrissin) CAT I

  4. Rhizoma Peanut (Arachis glabrata)

  5. Calico Flower (Aristolochia littoralis) CAT II

  6. Madagascar Periwinkle (Catharanthus rosecus)

  7. Camphor Tree (Cinnamomum camphora) CAT I

  8. Glorybower (Clerodendrum x speciosum)

  9. Bleeding Heart (Clerodendrum thomsonae)

  10. Wild Taro (Colocasia esculenta) CAT I

  11. Rattle-box (Crotalaria pallida)

  12. Rattle-box (Crotalaria spectabilis)

  13. Carrotwood (Cupaniopsis anacardioide) CAT II

  14. Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon)

  15. Stargrass (Cynodon nlemfuensis)

  16. Indian Rosewood (Dalbergia sissoo) CAT II

  17. Air-potato (Dioscorea bulbifera) CAT I

  18. Surinam Cherry (Eugenia uniflora) CAT I

  19. Jaragua Grass (Hyparrhenia rufa)

  20. Hyptis Bushmint (Hyptis verticillata)

  21. Cogon Grass (Imperata cylindrical) CAT I

  22. Hairy Indigo (Indigofera hirsute)

  23. Mile-A-Minute Vine (Ipomoea cairica)

  24. Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe pinnata) CAT II

  25. African Mahogany (Khaya senegalensis)

  26. Lantana (Lantana camara) CAT I

  27. Japanese Climbing Fern (Lygodium japonicum) CAT I

  28. Old World Climbing Fern (Lygodium microphyllum) CAT I

  29. Cat's-Claw Vine (Macfadyena unguis-cati) CAT I

  30. Phasey Bean (Macroptilium lathyroides)

  31. Melaleuca (Melaleuca quinquenervia) CAT I

  32. Wood-Rose (Merremia dissecta)

  33. Wild Balsam Apple (Momordica charantia)

  34. Latexplant (Morrenia odorata)

  35. Cowitch (Mucuna pruriens)

  36. Erect Sword Fern (Nephrolepis cordifolia) CAT I

  37. Guinea Grass (Panicum maximum) CAT II

  38. Torpedo Grass (Panicum repens) CAT I

  39. Bahia Grass (Paspalum notatum)

  40. Vaseygrass (Paspalum urvillei)

  41. Jerusalem Thorn (Parkinsonia aculeate)

  42. Vining Philodendron (Philodendron spp.)

  43. Strawberry Guava (Psidium cattleianum) CAT I

  44. Common Guava (Psidium guajava) CAT I

  45. Flame Vine (Pyrostegia venusta)

  46. Rangoon Creeper (Quisqualis indica)

  47. Wild Senna (Retama amarilla)

  48. Downy Rose-myrtle (Rhodomyrtus tomentosa) CAT I

  49. Natal Grass (Rhynchelytrum repens) CAT II

  50. MaCartney Rose (Rosa bracteata)

  51. Itchgrass (Rottboellia cochinchinensis)

  52. Castor Bean (Ricinus communis) CAT II

  53. Bowstring Hemp (Sansevieria hyacinthoides) CAT II

  54. Brazilian Pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius) CAT I

  55. Sicklepod (Senna occidentalis)

  56. Sida (Sida cordifolia)

  57. Tropical Soda Apple (Solanum viarum) CAT I

  58. Spiny-Leaved Sow Thistle (Sonchus asper)

  59. Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense)

  60. Smutgrass (Sporobolus indicus var. indicus)

  61. St. Augustinegrass (Stenotaphrum secundatum)

  62. Strophanthus (Strophanthus spp.)

  63. Caesar’s Weed (Urena lobata) CAT II

  64. Para Grass (Urochloa mutica) CAT I

  65. Wedelia (Wedelia trilobata) CAT II

  66. Spanish Bayonet (Yucca aloifolia)

 

Category I Plants (CAT I) - {as defined by the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council} Invasive exotics that are altering native plant communities by displacing native species, changing community structures or ecological functions, or hybridizing with natives.  This definition does not rely on the economic severity or geographic range of the problem, but on the documented ecological damage.

Category II Plants (CAT II) - {as defined by the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council} Invasive exotics that have increased in abundance or frequency but have not yet altered Florida plant communities to the extent shown by Category I species.  These species may become ranked as Category I, if ecological damage is demonstrated.

Other plants on this list are not listed as Category I or II by the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council, but are locally invasive or show potential to become invasive at Archbold Biological Station.

List Compiled by Jeff Hutchinson

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