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EPC Official List of Non-Native(E) and/or Nuisance Plants

of Hillsborough County

 

Scientific Name

Common Name

(E) Aeschynomene indica

No common name

Alternanthera philoxeroides

Alligator weed

Azolla caroliniana

Mosquito fern

(E) Casuarina equisetifolia

Australian pine

(E) Casuarina glauca

Australian pine

Centella asiatica

Coinwort, spadleaf

(E) Ceratopteris thalictroides

No common name

(E) Cinnamomum camphora

Camphor tree

(E)* Colocasia esculenta

Wild taro

(E) Cupaniopsis anacardioides

Carrot wood

(E) Cyperus alternifolius

Umbrella sedge

(E) Cyperus iria

Rice flatsedge

(E) Cyperus pumilus

Low flatsedge

(E)* Dioscorea bulbifera

Air potato, Air yam

(E) Egeria densa

Brazilian elodea

(E)* Eichhornia crassipes

Water hyacinth

(E) Elodea crassipes

Elodea

Eupatorium capillifolium

Dog fennel

(E) Fimbristylis schoenides

Ditch fimby

(E)* Hydrilla verticillata

Hydrilla

(E) Hygrophila polysperma

Green Hygro

(E) Imperata cylindrica

Cogon grass

(E)* Ipomea aquatica

Water morning glory

(E) Limnophila sessiliflora

Asian marsh weed

Ludwigia octavalvis

Primrose-willow

(E)* Ludwigia peruviana

Primrose-willow

(E)* Lygodium japonicum

Japanese climbing fern

(E)* Melaleuca quinquenervia

Punk tree

* Mikania scandens

Climbing hempweed

(E) Mimosa pigra

Catclaw Mimosa

(E) Myriophyllum aquaticum

Parrot's feather

(E) Myriophyllum spicatum

Eurasian water milfoil

Najas ancistrocarpa

Water nymph

Najas minor

Brittle naiad

(E) Nasturtium officinale

Watercress

(E) Nephrolepis cordifolia

Erect sword fern

(E) Nelumbo nucifera

Egyptian lotus

(E) Nymphaea capensis

Cape Blue Waterlily

(E) Nymphaea lotus

Egyptian white lotus

(E)* Paederia foetida

Skunk vine

(E)* Panicum repens

Torpedo grass

(E) Paspalum urvillei

Vaseygrass

(E) Pennisetum purpureum

Napier grass

(E) Phragmites australis

Giant reed

(E) Pistia stratiotes

Water lettuce

(E) Polygonum lapathifolium

Pale Smartweed

(E) Polygonum orientale

Kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate

(E) Potamogeton crispus

Curlyleaf pondweed

Potamogeton pectinatus

Sago pondweed

(E) Psidium cattleianum

Strawberry guava

(E) Pueraria lobata

Kudzu vine

Salvinia spp.

Water fern

(E)* Sapium sebiferum

Chinese tallow

(E)* Schinus terebinthifolius

Brazilian pepper

(E) Scirpus cubensis

Cuban scirpus

Sesbania spp.

Sesbania

(E) Solanum viarum

Tropical soda apple

(E) Thelypteris torresiana

Shield fern

* Typha spp.

Cattail

Urena lobata

Ceasar’s weed

(E)* Urochloa (Brachiaria) mutica

Para grass

Vitus spp.

Grape vine

 

 

(E) denotes non-native species

* denotes species especially aggressive in mitigation areas for this region and their control is recommended at any level of coverage

Note: Any non-native upland species may be removed as determined by EPC staff.

 

 

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