Florida Department of Environmental
Protection
Weed Alerts
Each of these printed fact sheets focuses on a non-native invasive plant
species that poses a serious threat to Florida's ecosystems.
They can be downloaded as PDF files (requires
Acrobat Reader) and range in size from 170K
to 600K or print copies can be ordered by contacting the bureau (see
address below). All links on this page open into new windows. Subject species available include:
Australian
pine (Casuarina spp.) [PDF 200 K]
Beach naupaka (Scaevola taccada)
[PDF 288 K]
Brazilian
pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius [PDF 391 K]
Chinese tallow (Sapium
sebiferum)
[PDF 290 K]
Cogon grass (Imperata
cylindrica)
[PDF 217 K]
Giant
Salvinia (Salvinia molesta) [PDF 296 K]
Hydrilla (Hydrilla
verticillata) [PDF 171 K]
Japanese climbing
fern (Lygodium japonicum)
[PDF 549 K]
Melaleuca
(Melaleuca quinquenervia)
[PDF 284 K]
Old World climbing fern (Lygodium
microphyllum) [PDF 178 K]
Shoebutton (Ardisia
elliptica) [PDF 501 K]
Water-hyacinth
(Eichhornia crassipes) [PDF 251 K]
Water-lettuce
(Pistia stratiotes) [PDF 409 K]
Water-spinach
(Ipomoea aquatica) [PDF 259 K]
Wild
Taro (Colocasia
esculenta) [PDF 631 K]