Invasive & Non-Native Plants in Florida
These non-native plants are among the most commonly recorded spreading in Florida. Many crowd out the plants local wildlife depends on. The good news: there's a native you can plant instead.
Largeflower Mexican clover
10,388 sightingsRichardia grandiflora · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Tropical Mexican clover, Rough Mexican clover (native Richardia)
Brazilian peppertree
9,209 sightingsSchinus terebinthifolius · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Florida native that fits the same spot.
Caesarweed
7,072 sightingsUrena lobata · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Florida native that fits the same spot.
Shrubby false buttonweed
5,687 sightingsSpermacoce verticillata · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Prostrate false buttonweed, Pineland false buttonweed, Slender false buttonweed (native Spermacoce)
Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye
5,404 sightingsSphagneticola trilobata · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Florida native that fits the same spot.
Balsampear
4,766 sightingsMomordica charantia · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Florida native that fits the same spot.
Madagascar periwinkle
4,606 sightingsCatharanthus roseus · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Florida native that fits the same spot.
Lilac tasselflower
3,916 sightingsEmilia sonchifolia · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Lilac tasselflower (native Emilia)
Rosarypea
3,517 sightingsAbrus precatorius · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Florida native that fits the same spot.
Florida tasselflower
3,417 sightingsEmilia fosbergii · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Lilac tasselflower (native Emilia)
Hen's eyes
3,388 sightingsArdisia crenata · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Florida native that fits the same spot.
Peruvian primrose-willow
3,345 sightingsLudwigia peruviana · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Mexican primrose-willow, Seaside primrose-willow, Smallfruit primrose-willow (native Ludwigia)
Air yam
3,335 sightingsDioscorea bulbifera · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Florida yam, Wild yam, Fourleaf yam (native Dioscorea)
Oriental false hawksbeard
3,198 sightingsYoungia japonica · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Florida native that fits the same spot.
Bloodflower
3,197 sightingsAsclepias curassavica · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Butterfly milkweed, Pinewoods milkweed, Fewflower milkweed (native Asclepias)