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FNAI
Abrus precatorius
rosary pea
Robert Gundy
Acacia auriculiformis
earleaf acacia
Robert Pilla
Acalypha alopecuroidea
foxtail copperleaf
Mauricio Mercadante
Adenanthera pavonina
red sandalwood
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
Agave sisalana
sisal hemp
Brenda Herring
Albizia julibrissin
mimosa
Katy NeSmith
Albizia lebbeck
woman's tongue
Alocasia macrorrhizos plantation on Tongatapu, by Tau'olungahttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Alocasia_macrorrhizos.jpgUsed under Creative Commons 2.5 license
Alocasia macrorrhizos
giant taro
Graves Lovell, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bugwood.org
Alternanthera philoxeroides
alligator weed
Dan Clark, USDI National Park Service, Bugwood.org
Anredera vesicaria
Texas madeiravine
Patricia M. Ciesla, Forest Health Management International, Bugwood.org
Antigonon leptopus
coral vine
Robert Gundy
Ardisia crenata
coral ardisia
FNAI
Ardisia elliptica
shoebutton ardisia
Erv Evans
Ardisia japonica
Japanese ardisia
FNAI
Arundo donax
giant reed
FNAI
Asclepias curassavica
scarlet milkweed
FNAI
Asparagus aethiopicus
Sprenger's asparagus-fern
David Nicholls, dcnicholls.com, Bugwood.org
Azolla pinnata ssp. asiatica
feathered mosquitofern
Hans Hillewaert
Bambusa sp.
bamboo
Barleria cristata, by Scott Zonahttps://www.flickr.com/photos/scottzona/6442045831/Used under Creative Commons 2.0 license
Barleria cristata
crested Philippine violet
Phanera purpurea flower (kaniar) in Hyderabad, India, by J.M. Garghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phanera_purpureaUsed under Creative Commons 3.0 license
Bauhinia purpurea
purple orchid tree
Allen Boatman
Bauhinia variegata
orchid tree
By Raffi Kojianhttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Begonia_cucullataUsed under Creative Commons 3.0 license
Begonia cucullata
wax begonia
Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org
Bischofia javanica
Javanese bishopwood
Flowers of Jacquinia macrocarpa, by Jayesh Patilhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/54439360@N04/5542606377/Used under Creative Commons 2.0 license
Bonellia macrocarpa ssp. macrocarpa
Cudjoewood
Bugwood.org
Broussonetia papyrifera
paper mulberry
http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Photo.aspx?id=7233
Bryophyllum daigremontianum
devil's backbone
Pete Diamond
Bryophyllum pinnatum
cathedral bells
Flickr user 11299883
Bryophyllum x houghtonii
mother-of-millions
Pete Diamond
Callisia fragrans
inch plant
Calophyllum antillanum Britton photographed in San Juan, Puerto Rico, by Michael Reck. Used under Creative Commons 3.0 license
Calophyllum antillanum
santa maria
FNAI
Camphora officinarum
camphor tree
Robert Gundy
Casuarina sp.
Australian pine
Singapore National Parks Flora and Fauna Webpage (https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/special-pages/plant-detail.aspx?id=5148)
Causonis trifolia
three-leaved cayratia
Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org
Cenchrus polystachios ssp. setosus
West Indian pennisetum
Brenda Herring
Cenchrus purpureus
Napier grass
John M. Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Bugwood.org
Cenchrus setaceus
green fountaingrass
FNAI
Cestrum diurnum
dayflowering jessamine
Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org
Cestrum nocturnum
nightflowering jessamine
Flowers and leaves at Enchanting Floral Gardens of Kula, Maui, by Forest and Kim StarrPlants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Clerodendrum chinense
stickbush
Javier Alejandro
Clerodendrum indicum
Turk's turban
Lin Sun-Fong
Clerodendrum japonicum
Japanese glorybower
Forest and Kim Starr
Clerodendrum speciosissimum
Javanese glorybower
Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org
Coccinia grandis
ivy gourd
Brenda Herring
Colocasia esculenta
wild taro
FNAI
Colubrina asiatica
latherleaf
Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org
Commelina benghalensis
Benghal dayflower
Dinesh Valke
Corchorus aestuans
jute
Pete Diamond
Corymbia torelliana
Torell's eucalyptus
Michelle M. Smith
Crotalaria pallida var. obovata
smooth rattlebox
John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org
Crotalaria spectabilis
showy rattlebox
David Lemke(SWTS)
Cryptocoryne walkeri
water-trumpet
Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org
Cryptostegia madagascariensis
rubber vine
FNAI
Cupaniopsis anacardioides
carrotwood
Victor Cordova, City of Houston, Urban Forestry Division, Bugwood.org
Cuscuta japonica
Japanese dodder
Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
Cyperus alopecuroides
foxtail flatsedge
Richard Carter, Valdosta State University, Bugwood.org
Cyperus entrerianus
woodrush flatsedge
Brenda Herring
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
Durban crowfootgrass
Dalbergia sissoo, by Khalid Mahmoodhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalbergia_sissooUsed under Creative Commons 3.0 license
Dalbergia sissoo
Indian rosewood
Indiana Coronado, TROPICOS
Dalechampia scandens var. scandens
spurgecreeper
University of South Florida Plant Atlas
Desmanthus leptophyllus
slenderleaf bundleflower
FNAI
Dianella ensifolia
cerulean flaxlily
Tony Pernas, USDI National Park Service, Bugwood.org
Dichrostachys cinerea ssp. africana
aroma
Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org
Dioscorea alata
winged yam
Brenda Herring
Dioscorea bulbifera
air-potato
Jack Ranney, University of Tennessee, Bugwood.org
Dioscorea polystachya
Chinese yam
John M. Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Bugwood.org
Distimake tuberosus
Spanish arborvine
Kurt Stueber, Max-Planck-Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Bugwood.org
Eichhornia azurea
rooted water-hyacinth
Paul Wray, Iowa State University, Bugwood.org
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Russian olive
Brenda Herring
Elaeagnus pungens
silverthorn
Nancy Loewenstein, Auburn University, Bugwood.org
Elaeagnus umbellata
autumn olive
Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org
Epipremnum aureum
golden pothos
Pete Diamond
Eucalyptus grandis
grand eucalyptus
Dennis Girard
Eugenia uniflora
surinam cherry
Eulophia graminea flowers, by Scott Zonahttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Eulophia_gramineaUsed under Creative Commons 2.0 license
Eulophia graminea
Eulophia ground orchid
Melissa McMcasters
Euonymus fortunei
winter creeper
Tony Pernas, USDI National Park Service, Bugwood.org
Ficus altissima
false banyan
Keith Bradley
Ficus microcarpa
laurel fig
Michelle M. Smith
Ficus pumila
climbing fig
Flacourtia indica 01, by Vinayarajhttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Flacourtia_indicaUsed under Creative Commons 3.0 license
Flacourtia indica
governor's plum
Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org
Furcraea foetida
mauritius hemp
Katy NeSmith
Hemarthria altissima
limpograss
Amy Jenkins, at Hickey Creek WEA
Heptapleurum actinophyllum
schefflera
Anne Barkdoll
Heteropogon melanocarpus
sweet tanglehead
Robert Vidé,ki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org
Hydrilla verticillata
hydrilla
USDA APHIS PPQ Archive, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org
Hygrophila polysperma
Indian swampweed
Robert Gundy
Hymenachne amplexicaulis
West Indian marsh grass
Harry Rose
Hyparrhenia hirta
thatching grass
Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org
Hyparrhenia rufa
jaragua
Stephen Dickman
Hyptis brevipes
lesser roundweed
Robert Gundy
Imperata cylindrica
cogon grass
Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
Ipomoea aquatica
water-spinach
http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Photo.aspx?id=6822
Ipomoea batatilla
bush morning glory
Nancy Loewenstein, Auburn University, Bugwood.org
Iris pseudacorus
paleyellow iris
Ixora coccinea, Rubiaceae, by Louise Wolffhttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ixora_coccineaUsed under Creative Commons 3.0 license
Ixora coccinea
scarlet jungleflame
http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Photo.aspx?id=7227
Jacquinia arborea
braceletwood
John M. Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Bugwood.org
Jasminum dichotomum
Gold Coast jasmine
Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org
Jasminum fluminense
jasmine
Francisco Manuel Blanco (O.S.A.)
Jatropha curcas
nutmeg plant
FNAI
Koelreuteria henryi
flamegold
Ann Murray, IFAS
Landoltia punctata
dotted duckweed
Brenda Herring
Lantana strigocamara
lantana
Brenda Herring
Leucaena leucocephala
white leadtree
Brenda Herring
Ligustrum lucidum
glossy privet
Brenda Herring
Ligustrum sinense
Chinese privet
2007. Florida Aquatic Nurseries
Limnophila indica
Indian marshweed
Brenda Herring
Lonicera japonica
Japanese honeysuckle
Brenda Herring
Ludwigia peruviana
Peruvian primrosewillow
Jennifer Possley
Lumnitzera racemosa
black mangrove
Jon Morton
Luziola subintegra
Tropical American watergrass
Robert Gundy
Lygodium japonicum
Japanese climbing fern
Amy Jenkins
Lygodium microphyllum
Old World climbing fern
Harry Rose
Macroptilium lathyroides
wild bushbean
Amy Jenkins
Manilkara zapota
sapodilla
Pete Diamond
Megathyrsus maximus
Guinea grass
Robert Gundy
Melaleuca quinquenervia
melaleuca
Brenda Herring
Melia azedarach
Chinaberry
Brenda Herring
Melinis repens ssp. repens
Natal grass
Dick Culbert
Melochia nodiflora
Bretonica prieta
Phymatosorus scolopendria near Tongan beach, by Tau'olungahttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Polypodium_scolopendria.jpgUsed under Creative Commons 3.0 license
Microsorum grossum
serpent fern
Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org
Microstegium vimineum
Japanese stilt grass
CINHP, G. McCormak
Mikania micrantha
mile-a-minute
FNAI
Mimusops coriacea
monkey's apple
Pankaj Oudhia, 2008-2013
Mucuna pruriens
velvetbean
Forest and Kim Starr
Muntingia calabura
strawberry tree
Graves Lovell, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bugwood.org
Myriophyllum spicatum
Eurasian water milfoil
Brenda Herring
Nandina domestica
heavenly bamboo
Brenda Herring
Nephrolepis brownii
Asian sword fern
Brenda Herring
Nephrolepis cordifolia var. cordifolia
sword fern
Dan Clark, USDI National Park Service, Bugwood.org
Neyraudia reynaudiana
Burma reed
Bob Upcavage
Nymphoides cristata
crested floatingheart
Bill Higham
Ochrosia elliptica
elliptic yellowwood
Brenda Herring
Oshuna crassipes
water hyacinth
Jennifer Possley
Paederia cruddasiana
sewervine
FNAI
Paederia foetida
skunkvine
Brenda Herring
Panicum repens
torpedo grass
NA
Parthenium hysterophorus
Santa Maria feverfew
John Bradford - Grasses of Palm Beach and Martin Counties
Paspalum nicorae
Brunswickgrass
Harry Rose
Paspalum urvillei
vaseygrass
Marisa Williams, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Bugwood.org
Perilla frutescens
perilla mint, beefsteakplant
Harry Rose
Philydrum lanuginosum
frogsmouths, woolly waterlilies
Cinthia Emerich
Phyllanthus fluitans
red root floater
James R. Allison, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Bugwood.org
Phyllostachys aurea
golden bamboo
Forest and Kim Starr
Pistia stratiotes
water-lettuce
http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Photo.aspx?id=16240
Praxelis clematidea
praxelis
By Forest and Kim Starrhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/starr-environmental/9210825837/Used under Creative Commons 2.0 license
Pseudelephantopus spicatus
dogstongue
Leonora Enking
Pseudosasa japonica
arrow bamboo
Kimberely Alexander
Psidium cattleyanum
strawberry guava
Kimberely Alexander
Psidium guajava
guava
Brenda Herring
Pteris vittata
Chinese brake fern
Brenda Herring
Pueraria montana var. lobata
kudzu
Pyrostegia venusta, by Fl vio Jota de Paulahttps://www.flickr.com/photos/fjota/2726132079/Used under Creative Commons 2.0 license
Pyrostegia venusta
flamevine
Dan Tenaglia, Missouriplants.com, Bugwood.org
Pyrus calleryana
callery pear
Jan Samanek, State Phytosanitary Administration, Bugwood.org
Reynoutria japonica var. japonica
Japanese knotweed
Michelle Smith
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa var. tomentosus
downy rose-myrtle
Dan Clark, USDI National Park Service, Bugwood.org
Ricinus communis
castor bean
Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org
Rosa multiflora
multiflora rose
USDA APHIS PPQ - Oxford, North Carolina , USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org
Rottboellia cochinchinensis
itch grass
Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org
Ruellia blechum
Browne's blechum
Jim Mullhaupt
Ruellia simplex
Mexican petunia
USDA APHIS PPQ Archive, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org
Salsola kali var. caroliniana
prickly Russian thistle
Robert Vidé,ki, Doronicum Kft., Bugwood.org
Salvinia molesta
giant salvinia
Chris Lockhart
Scaevola taccada
beach naupaka
Robert Gundy
Schinus terebinthifolia
Brazilian pepper
Ryan Brown
Scleria eggersiana
Egger's nutrush
William Milliken
Scleria gaertneri
cortadera blanca
Robert Gundy
Scleria lacustris
Wright's nut-rush
Alexandra Onisko
Scleria microcarpa
tropical nutrush
Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org
Selenicereus undatus
nightblooming cactus
Senna alata (L.) Roxb., by Reinaldo Aguilarhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/plantaspinunsulaosa/8321558996/Used under Creative Commons 2.0 license
Senna alata
candlestick plant
Senna pendula var. ambigua, by Mauricio Mercadantehttps://www.flickr.com/photos/mercadanteweb/9229255035/Used under Creative Commons 2.0 license
Senna pendula var. glabrata
valamuerto
Brenda Herring
Sesbania punicea
purple sesban
Charles T. Bryson, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
Solanum diphyllum
twoleaf nightshade
Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org
Solanum torvum
susumber, turkey berry
Brenda Herring
Solanum viarum
tropical soda apple
Brenda Herring
Sphagneticola trilobata
wedelia
Kimberely Alexander
Syagrus romanzoffiana
queen palm
Michelle Smith
Syngonium podophyllum var. podophyllum
arrowhead vine
Pete Diamond
Syzygium cumini
Java plum
FNAI
Talipariti tiliaceum
sea hibiscus, mahoe
Jessica Spencer, Bugwood.org
Tamarix canariensis
Canary Island tamarisk
Florida Division of Plant Industry Archive, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bugwood.org
Terminalia catappa
tropical almond
http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/img/specimens/USF/176801.jpg
Terminalia muelleri
Australian almond
FNAI
Thespesia populnea
seaside mahoe
Michelle M. Smith
Tradescantia fluminensis
white-flowered wandering jew
Dan Clark, USDI National Park Service, Bugwood.org
Tradescantia spathacea
oyster plant
Trema orientalis, by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculturehttps://www.flickr.com/photos/iita-media-library/8291553792/Used under Creative Commons 2.0 license
Trema orientalis
oriental trema
FNAI
Triadica sebifera
Chinese tallow
Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org
Tribulus cistoides
burrnut
Robert Gundy
Urena lobata
Caesar's weed
FNAI
Urochloa mutica
para grass
Brenda Herring
Vernicia fordii
tung oil tree
Brenda Herring
Vitex rotundifolia
beach vitex
Pete Diamond
Vitex trifolia
simpleleaf chastetree
Brenda Herring
Wisteria sinensis
Chinese wisteria
IFAS
Ziziphus mauritiana
Indian jujube