5B-57.007 Noxious Weed List. 

(1) Parasitic Weeds. 

(a) Aeginetia spp. (Aeginetia). 

(b) Alectra spp. (Alectra). 

(c) Cuscuta spp. Only the native Florida species are excluded from this list. These include: 

1. C. americana. 

2. C. compacta. 

3. C. exaltata. 

4. C. gronovii. 

5. C. indecora. 

6. C. obtusiflora. 

7. C. pentagona. 

8. C. umbellata. 

(d)1. Orobanche spp. (broomrapes), with the exception of: 

2. O. uniflora. (oneflowered broomrape) 

(2) Terrestrial Weeds. 

(a) Ageratina adenophora (crofton weed). 

(b) Alternanthera sessilis (sessile joyweed). 

(c) Abrus precatorius (rosary pea). 

(d) Ardisia elliptica (shoebutton ardisia). 

(e) Asphodelus fistulosus (onionweed). 

(f) Avena sterilis (including Avena budoviciana) (animated oat, wild oat). 

(g) Borreria alata (broadleaf buttonweed). 

(h) Carthamus oxyacantha (wild safflower). 

(i) Casuarina equisetifolia (Australian pine). 

(j) Casuarina glauca (suckering Australian pine). 

(k) Chrysopogon aciculatus (pilipiliula). 

(l) Colubrina asiatica (latherleaf) 

(m) Commelina benghalensis (Benghal dayflower). 

(n) Crupina vulgaris (common crupina). 

(o) Cupaniopsis anacardioides (carrotwood) Propagation prohibited effective 7/1/99; sale or distribution prohibited 1/1/2001. 

(p) Digitaria scalarum (African couchgrass, fingergrass). 

(q) Digitaria velutina (velvet fingergrass, annual couchgrass). 

(r) Dioscorea alata (white yam). 

(s) Dioscorea bulbifera (air potato). 

(t) Drymaria arenarioides (lightning weed). 

(u) Emex australis (three-corner jack). 

(v) Emex spinosa (devil’s thorn). 

(w) Euphorbia prunifolia (painted euphorbia). 

(x) Galega officinalis (goat’s rue). 

(y) Heracleum mantegazzianum (giant hogweed). 

(z) Imperata brasiliensis (Brazilian satintail). 

(aa) Imperata cylindrica (cogongrass). 

(bb) Ipomoea triloba (little bell, aiea morning glory). 

(cc) Ischaemum rugosum (murainograss). 

(dd) Leptochloa chinensis (Asian sprangletop). 

(ee) Leucaena leucocephala (lead tree). 

(ff) Lycium ferocissimum (African boxthorn). 

(gg) Lygodium japonicum (Japanese climbing fern). 
(hh) Lygodium microphyllum (small-leaved climbing fern). 

(ii) Melaleuca quinquenervia (melaleuca).1

(jj) Melastoma malabathricum (Indian rhododendron). 

(kk) Mikania cordata (mile-a-minute). 

(ll) Mikania micrantha (climbing hempweed). 

(mm) Mimosa invisa (giant sensitive plant). 

(nn) Mimosa pigra (catclaw mimosa).1

(oo) Nassella trichotoma (serrated tussock). 

(pp) Neyraudia reynaudiana (Burma reed). 

(qq) Opuntia aurantiaca (jointed prickly pear). 

(rr) Oryza longistaminata (red rice). 

(ss) Oryza punctata (red rice). 

(tt) Oryza rufipogon (wild red rice). 

(uu) Paederia cruddasiana (sewer-vine). 

(vv) Paederia foetida (skunk-vine). 

(ww) Paspalum scrobiculatum (Kodomillet). 

(xx) Pennisetum clandestinum (Kikuyu grass). 

(yy) Pennisetum macrourum (African feathergrass). 

(zz) Pennisetum pedicellatum (Kyasuma grass). 

(aaa) Pennisetum polystachyon (missiongrass, thin napiergrass). 

(bbb) Prosopis spp. 

(ccc) Pueraria montana (kudzu). 

(ddd) Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (downy myrtle). 

(eee) Rottboellia cochinchinensis (itchgrass). 

(fff) Rubus fruticosus (bramble blackberry). 

(ggg) Rubus molluccanus (wild raspberry). 

(hhh) Saccharum spontaneum (wild sugarcane). 

(iii) Salsola vermiculata (wormleaf salsola). 

(jjj) Sapium sebiferum (Chinese tallow tree). 

(kkk) Scaevola taccada (beach naupaka). Propagation prohibited immediately and distribution prohibited by July 1, 2007. 

(lll) Schinus terebinthifolius (Brazilian pepper-tree).1

(mmm) Setaria pallidefusca (cattail grass). 

(nnn) Solanum tampicense (wetland nightshade). 

(ooo) Solanum torvum (turkeyberry). 

(ppp) Solanum viarum (tropical soda apple). 

(qqq) Tridax procumbens (coat buttons). 

(rrr) Urochloa panicoides (liverseed grass). 1

Department of Environmental Protection permit required for these species. 

Specific Authority 570.07(13), (23) FS. Law Implemented 581.031(4), (5), (6), 581.083, 581.091 FS. History–New 7-27-93, Amended 2-28-94, 6-

30-96, 7-7-99, 10-1-06.