Invasive Exotics: Introduction

An invasive exotic is a non-native plant or animal species that is causing environmental or economic harm, competing with Florida's native species. Invasives also have an unfair advantage: they usually don't have their natural enemies to keep them in check. If nothing is done, these non-native plants and animals can wipe out a native species completely.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
• Florida Keys' Invasive Exotics Removal Guide
• Florida's Marine Invaders
• Invasive Species
• Living Green: Invasive Exotic Plants
• TAME Invasives Portal

UF/IFAS Publications

• Invasive Insects in Florida
• Topics: Invasive Landscape Plants and Trees
• Topics: Invasive Species

Other Sites

• Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council
• Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Department of Invasive Plant Management
• Florida Natural Areas Inventory: Invasives
• Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health--University of Georgia
• Invasive Exotic Plants--Florida Native Plants Society
• Invasive and Noxious Plants--USDA Natural Resources Conservation Center
• Invasive Plants to Avoid--Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association
• Nab the Aquatic Invader!--National Sea Grant College Program (youth site)
• National Invasive Species Council: Florida
• A Primer on Invasive Species In Coastal and Marine Waters--National Sea Grant Library (PDF)
• Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program--Florida Integrated Science Center