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Air Potato (Dioscorea bulbifera)

Air potato is an invasive plant species in Florida that should be removed from public and private properties to help protect the state's natural areas. It can quickly engulf native vegetation in natural areas, climbing high into mature tree canopies. It produces large numbers of bulbils (aerial tubers), which facilitate its spread and make it extremely difficult to eliminate because new plants sprout from even very small bulbils. It invades a variety of habitats including pinelands and hammocks of natural areas.

Brazilian Pepper-Tree

Carrotwood

Chinese Tallow

Invasive Plants

Melaleuca Management

Old World Climbing Fern

Syngonium (arrowhead vine)

Water Hyacinth

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Natural Area Weeds: Distinguishing Native and Non-Native "Boston Ferns" and "Sword Ferns" (Nephrolepis spp.)

Kenneth A. Langeland and Stephen F. Enloe

Mile-A-Minute (Mikania micrantha): A New Weed in South Florida

Brent Sellers and Stephen Enloe

Giant Reed (Arundo donax): Biology, Identification, and Management

D. C. Odero and J. Ferrell

Wright's Nutrush: An Invader of Seasonal Wetlands in Florida

Colette C. Jacono, Stephen F. Enloe, Kenneth A. Langeland, and Jeffrey Hutchinson

Biology and Control of Ragweed Parthenium in Non-Cropland

D. C. Odero, B. A. Sellers, and J. A. Ferrell

Biology, Control and Invasive Potential of Giant Reed (Arundo donax L.) in Florida

Pat Minogue and Seth Wright

A UF/IFAS numbered Management. in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Invasive Species

The UF/IFAS Assessment of Nonnative Plants in Florida's Natural Areas: History, Purpose, and Use

Deah Lieurance and S. Luke Flory

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet. Published by Integrated Pest Management

Identification and Control of Coral Ardisia (Ardisia crenata): A Potentially Toxic Plant

B. A. Sellers, S. F. Enloe, Patrick Minogue, and J. Walter

A UF/IFAS numbered Management. Published by Integrated Pest Management

Wildland Weeds: Paper Mulberry, Broussonetia papyrifera

Eric C. Morgan, William A. Overholt, and Brent Sellers

A UF/IFAS numbered Organism ID.

Biology and Control of Japanese Climbing Fern (Lygodium japonicum)

Patrick J. Minogue, Stella Jones, Kimberly K. Bohn, and Elsa D. Chevasco

A UF/IFAS numbered Management.

Integrated Management of Invasive Plants in Natural Areas of Florida

Stephen F. Enloe, Ken Langeland, Jason Ferrell, Brent Sellers, and Greg MacDonald

A UF/IFAS numbered peer reviewed Management. in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Integrated Pest Management

Help Protect Florida's Natural Areas from Invasive Plants

S. F. Enloe and K. A. Langeland

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet.

Wetland Weeds: West Indian Marsh Grass (Hymenachne amplexicaulis)

Rodrigo Diaz, William A. Overholt, Brent Sellers, and James P. Cuda

A UF/IFAS numbered Organism ID.

Controlling Invasive Plants in North Florida Forests

Chris Demers, Patrick Minogue, Michael Andreu, Alan Long, and Rick Williams

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet. in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Invasive Species

Biology and Control of Indian Jujube (Ziziphus mauritiana): A Weed to Watch in Florida Pastures and Natural Areas

Brent Sellers

This publication discusses the identification, habitat, ecology, spread, and control of Indian jujube. Written by Brent Sellers, and published by the UF/IFAS Agronomy Department, revised October 2021.

Natural Area Weeds: Skunkvine (Paederia foetida)

S. F. Enloe, S. C. Marble, and K. A. Langeland