Many landscape plants are not a problem for our natural resources. However, a few are so invasive that they have completely overrun natural forests and crowded out rare and unique plants found nowhere else in the world. Each year, it costs the public thousands of dollars per acre to protect our natural areas from these exotic pest plants.
You can help by avoiding plants that are known to be invasive. The following list is reprinted from the 1996 Dade County Landscaping Manual.
Controlled Plant Species
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Common Name
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Species
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Native Plant Communities Invaded
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| Orchid tree |
Bauhinia variegata |
Hammocks |
| Orchid tree |
Bauhinia purpurea |
Hammocks |
| Mast wood |
Calophyllum calaba -C.Inophyllum |
Hammocks |
| Madagascar periwinkle |
Catharanthus roseus |
Beaches, Sandy Pinelands/Hammocks |
| Pongamia pongam |
Derris indica |
Pinelands |
| Surinam cherry |
Eugenia uniflora |
Hammocks |
| Pothos |
Epipremnum pinnatum cv. Aureum |
Hammocks, Pinelands |
| Life plant |
Bryophyllum pinnatum |
Hammocks |
| Lantana |
Lantana camara |
Pinelands |
| Orange jessamine |
Murraya paniculata |
Hammocks |
| Japanese pittosporum |
Pittosporum tobira |
Pinelands |
| Canistel |
Pouteria campechiana |
Hammocks |
| Guava |
Psidium guajava |
Freshwater wetlands |
| Cattley guava |
Psidium littorale |
Freshwater wetlands |
| Oyster plant |
Rhoeo spathacea |
Pinelands, Hammocks |
| Bowstring Hemp |
Sanservieria hyacinthoides - S. trifasciata |
Pinelands, Hammocks |
| Scaevola, Half-flower |
Scaevola taccada var. sericea - S. frutescens; - s.sericea |
Beaches |
| Arrowhead |
Syngonium podophyllum |
Hammocks. Pinelands |
| Jambolan, Java plum |
Syzygium cumini |
Hammocks |
| Rose apple |
Syzygium jambos |
Hammocks |
| Tropical almond |
Terminalia catappa |
Coastal & freshwater wetlands |
| Puncture vine |
Tribulus cistoides |
Sandy, Pinelands, Beaches |
| Washington palm |
Washingtonia spp |
Coastal wetlands & beaches |
| Wedelia |
Wedelia trilobata |
All communities |
| Wandering zebrina |
Zebrina pendula |
All communities |
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