Florida Administrative Code › 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › 5B - Division of Plant Industry › Chapter 5B-57 - INTRODUCTION OR RELEASE OF PLANT PESTS, NOXIOUS WEEDS, ARTHROPODS, AND BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS › Section 5B-57.007 - Noxious Weed List

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The following
				plants shall be considered noxious for the purpose of this rule chapter.
(a)
Abrus precatorius
-
				rosary pea
(b)
Aeginetia
spp. - aeginetia
(c)
Ageratina adenophora
-
				crofton weed
(d)
Alectra
spp. - alectra
(e)
Alternanthera
				philoxeroides
- alligatorweed, green lead plant
(f)
Alternanthera sessilis
-
				sessile joyweed
(g)
Ardisia
				crenata
- coral ardisia
(h)
Ardisia elliptica
-
				shoebutton ardisia
(i)
Asphodelus fistulosus
- onionweed
(j)
Avena sterilis
-
				animated oat, wild oat
(k)
Borreria alata
- broadleaf buttonweed
(l)
Carthamus oxyacantha
-
				wild safflower
(m)
Casuarina cunninghamiana -
river sheoak
(n)
Casuarina equisetifolia
- Australian pine
(o)
Casuarina glauca
- suckering Australian pine
(p)
Casuarina
spp
.
- Australian Pine
(q)
Chrysopogon aciculatus
-
				pilipiliula
(r)
Colubrina
				asiatica
- latherleaf
(s)
Commelina benghalensis
- benghal dayflower
(t)
Crassula helmsii
- swamp
				stone crop
(u)
Crupina
				vulgaris
- common crupina
(v)
Cupaniopsis
				anacardioides
- carrotwood
(w)
Cuscuta
spp. Only the
				native Florida species are excluded from this list. These include:
1. C.
americana
- American
				dodder
2. C.
compacta
- compact dodder
3. C.
exaltata
- tall
				dodder
4. C. gronovii -
				scaldweed
5. C.
indecora
- bigseed alfalfa dodder
6. C.
obtusiflora
-
				Peruvian dodder
7. C.
pentagona
- fiveangled dodder
8. C.
umbellata
- flatglobe
				dodder
(x)
Digitaria scalarum
- African couchgrass, fingergrass
(y)
Digitaria velutina
-
				velvet fingergrass, annual couchgrass
(z)
Dioscorea alata
- winged
				yam
(aa)
Dioscorea
				bulbifera
- air potato
(bb)
Dolichandra unguis-cati
				-
cat's claw vine
(cc)
Drymaria arenarioides
- lightning weed
(dd)
Eichhornia
spp. -
				waterhyacinth
(ee)
Emex
				australis
- three-corner jack
(ff)
Emex spinosa
- devil's
				thorn
(gg)
Euphorbia
				prunifolia
- painted euphorbia
(hh)
Galega officinalis
-
				goat's rue
(ii)
Heracleum
				mantegazzianum
- giant hogweed
(jj)
Hydrilla verticillata
-
				hydrilla, Florida elodea, stargrass, oxygen grass
(kk)
Imperata brasiliensis
-
				Brazilian satintail
(ll)
Imperata cylindrica
- cogongrass
(mm)
Ipomoea aquatica
-
				water spinach
(nn)
Ipomoea
				fistulosa
- bush morning glory
(oo)
Ipomoea triloba
-
				little bell, aiea morning glory
(pp)
Ischaemum rugosum
-
				murainograss
(qq)
Lagarosiphon
spp. - African elodea
(rr)
Leptochloa chinensis
-
				Asian sprangletop
(ss)
Leucaena leucocephala
- lead tree
(tt)
Ligustrum sinense
-
				Chinese privet, except the cultivars 'Variegatum' and Sunshine'
(uu)
Limnocharis flava
-
				Sawah flowing rush
(vv)
Lonicera japonica
- Japanese honeysuckle
(ww)
Lycium ferocissimum
-
				African boxthorn
(xx)
Lygodium japonicum
- Japanese climbing fern
(yy)
Lygodium microphyllum
-
				small-leaved climbing fern
(zz)
Lythrum salicaria
- purple loosestrife
(aaa)
Melaleuca
				quinquenervia
- melaleuca
(bbb)
Melastoma
				malabathricum
- Indian rhododendron
(ccc)
Mikania cordata
-
				mile-a-minute
(ddd)
Mikania
				micrantha
- climbing hempweed
(eee)
Mimosa invisa
- giant
				sensitive plant
(fff)
Mimosa pigra
- catclaw mimosa
(ggg)
Monochoria hastata
-
				arrow leaf false pickerelweed
(hhh)
Monochoria vaginalis
- heartshape false pickerelweed
(iii)
Myriophyllum spicatum
- Eurasian watermilfoil
(jjj)
Nassella trichotoma
- serrated tussock
(kkk)
Nechamandra
				alternifolia
- Indian oxygen-weed
(lll)
Neyraudia reynaudiana
- burma reed
(mmm)
Nymphoides cristata
- crested floating heart
(nnn)
Nymphoides peltata
-
				yellow floating heart
(ooo)
Opuntia aurantiaca
- jointed prickly pear
(ppp)
Orobanche
spp. -
				broomrapes, with the exception of O. uniflora - oneflowered
				broomrape.
(qqq)
Oryza
				longistaminata
- red rice
(rrr)
Oryza punctata
- red
				rice
(sss)
Oryza
				rufipogon
- wild red rice
(ttt)
Paederia cruddasiana
-
				sewer-vine
(uuu)
Paederia
				foetida
- skunk-vine
(vvv)
Paspalum scrobiculatum
- kodomillet
(www)
Pennisetum
				clandestinum
- kikuyu grass
(xxx)
Pennisetum macrourum
-
				African feathergrass
(yyy)
Pennisetum pedicellatum
- kyasuma grass
(zzz)
Pennisetum
				polystachyon
- missiongrass, thin napiergrass
(aaaa)
Pontederia
				rotundifolia
- tropical pickerelweed
(bbbb)
Prosopis
spp. -
				mesquite
(cccc)
Pueraria
				montana
- kudzu
(dddd)
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa
- downy rosemyrtle
(eeee)
Rottboellia
				cochinchinensis
- itchgrass
(ffff)
Rubus fruticosus
-
				bramble blackberry
(gggg)
Rubus molluccanus
- wild raspberry
(hhhh)
Saccharum spontaneum
- wild sugarcane
(iiii)
Salsola vermiculata
- wormleaf salsola
(jjjj)
Salvinia
spp.(excluding
S. minima
- watermoss
(kkkk)
Sapium sebiferum
-
				Chinese tallow tree
(llll)
Scaevola taccada
- beach naupaka
(mmmm)
Schinus
				terebinthifolius
- Brazilian pepper-tree
(nnnn)
Setaria pallidefusca
- cattail grass
(oooo)
Solanum tampicense
- wetland nightshade
(pppp)
Solanum torvum
-
				turkeyberry
(qqqq)
Solanum
				viarum
- tropical soda apple
(rrrr)
Sparganium erectum
-
				exotic bur-reed
(ssss)
Stratiotes aloides
- water-aloe, soldier-plant
(tttt)
Trapa
spp. - water
				chestnut
(uuuu)
Tridax
				procumbens
- coat buttons
(vvvv)
Urochloa panicoides
-
				liverseed grass
(wwww)
Vitex rotundifolia
- beach vitex
(xxxx)
Vossia cuspidata
-
				hippo grass