Infests quiet water. Hydrilla Hydrilla verticillata Ponds and lakes Unsightly submersed plant that is the number one aquatic weed problem in the southeastern states. Shoreline Large, brittle tree. Seeds are produced on young trees and are very prolific. Anywhere Invades pine rock-land and hardwood forest ecosystems in southern Florida.
Seeds sprout in trees or sidewalks.
Melaleuca, Punk tree, paper bark Melaleuca quinquenervia Shoreline and shallow water One of South Florida's most noxious woody pest plants. Crowding out the Everglade native vegetation. Proliferating Spike rushes Eleocharis spp Shorelines and shallow water Very difficult to control and unsightly. Rattlebox Sesbania punicea Anywhere Spreads rapidly from seed. Poisonous to livestock, fowl and man.