most invasive aquatic plants in Florida

If you are interested in seeing FWC’s 2013 update of 12 of Florida’s  invasive aquatic plants in public waters, please visit Florida’s Most Invasive Plants on the UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic & Invasive Plants Plant Management in Florida Waters website (Section 1 – Why Manage Plants?).  Click on the species listed and look under Quick Facts to see the number of public water bodies and number of acres infested.  However, FWC’s Jeff Schardt says, “Not sure you can tell how invasive a plant is by the number of waters and acres of plants reported – invasiveness has more to do with the ability to impair the uses of the water body –  and the number of acres controlled is also important. The number of acres controlled may be misleading as well – we controlled very few acres of Salvinia molesta, but that is one of the most invasive plants in FL.”

 

While you’re there, check out other topics of interest from the navigation pane on the left side of the page, including

It’s the Law,  A Photo History of Florida Steamboats and Water Hyacinth Management, Tussocks and Floating Islands and their Management.

 

This website is a collaboration between the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Invasive Plant Management Section and the UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic & Invasive Plants. 

 

Karen Brown
University of Florida/IFAS Center for Aquatic & Invasive Plants
7922 NW 71st Street | Gainesville FL   32653
352-273-3667 | kpbrown@ufl.edu
Plant Management in Florida Waters

Florida Invasive Plant Education Initiative