Invasive Plants
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Epipremnum (Pothos)
IFAS Assessment of Non-native Plants in Florida's Natural Areas
Pongamia
Millettia pannata
[header and thumbnail image: Pongamia spreading down a river in south Florida. Credit: Michael Sthreshley, UF/IFAS]
Publications
Ailanthus altissima: Tree-of-Heaven
Elaeagnus angustifolia: Russian Olive
Leucaena leucocephala, White Leadtree
Melia azedarach: Chinaberry
Paulownia tomentosa: Princess-Tree
Ricinus communis, Castor Bean
Senna bicapsularis: Butterfly Bush
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Florida Master Naturalist Program in Nassau County, FL
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