Invasive Aquatic Plants

Invasive plants are a problem all over Florida, even in the water! They can choke waterways, preventing swimming, fishing, and boating, and can reduce plant and animal diversity.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
• Ecosystem Health--Florida Sea Grant
• Identify Plants in Your Region--Florida Invasive Plant Education Initiative & Curriculum
• IFAS Assessment of the Status of Non-native Plants in Florida's Natural Areas
• Invasive Exotic Plants
• Invasive Species IPM
• What is It? Plant ID Services--Florida Invasive Plant Education Initiative & Curriculum

UF/IFAS Publications

• Aquatic Weed Management Guide
• Allelopathy: How Plants Suppress Other Plants
• IFAS Assessment of the Status of Non-Native Plants in Florida's Natural Areas
• Invasive Species
• Invasive Weeds
• Plant Importation
• The Story Behind the IFAS Assessment of the Status of Non-native Plants in Florida's Natural Areas
• Weed Control in Florida Ponds

Other Sites

• Bureau of Invasive Plant Management--Florida DEP
• Florida Invasive Plants GeoDatabase--Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI)
• The Global Invasive Species Initiative--The Nature Conservancy
• Invasive.org--The Bugwood Network
• Invasive Exotic Plants--Florida Native Plants Society
• Invasive Species Working Group--Florida DEP
• National Invasive Species Council
• Plant Protection Regulations--FDACS
• A Primer on Invasive Species In Coastal and Marine Waters--National Sea Grant Library (PDF)
• Sea Grant Nonindigenous Species Site
• USGS Nonindigenous Plants and Animals Program

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