Invasive Exotic Plants
About 30% of the plants growing in Florida are non-native or exotic. Some of these exotic plants are invasive weeds that form self-sustaining and expanding populations within plant communities with which they were not previously associated. These invasive exotic plants displace native plants and associated wildlife, and can alter processes such as fire and water flow.
Invasive exotic plants have become serious problems for land managers. Despite the millions of dollars that have been spent on controlling the spread of invasive plants, the rapid and effective dispersal characteristics of these invaders make them extremely difficult to eliminate.
Active management is necessary to control these plants!
UF/IFAS Publications
- Control of Non-native Plants in Natural Areas of Florida
- Controlling Invasive Exotic Plants in North Florida Forests
Other Sites
- Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council
- Invasive Non-native Plants--Florida Division of Forestry
- Invasive Plants of the Eastern United States: Identification and Control
- DontMoveFirewood.org
- Return to Bottomland or Upland Forest Ecosystems
