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    FMEL Plant List

    Natural Habitats at FMEL - Plant list - University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

    Large Trees

    Red maple Acer rubrum
    Gumbo limbo Bursera simaruba
    Strangler fig Ficus aurea
    Swamp magnolia Magnolia virginiana
    Red mulberry Morus rubra
    Simpsons stopper Myrcianthes fragrans var. simpsoni
    Lancewood Nectandra coriacea
    Redbay tree Persea borbonia
    South florida slash pine Pinus elliottii var. densa
    Cherry laurel Prunus carolinianum
    Live oak Quercus virginiana
    Laurel oak Quercus laurifolia
    Cabbage palm Sabal palmetto
    West Indian mahogany Swietenia mahagoni
    Bald cypress Taxodium distichium

    Small Trees/Shrubs

    Torchwood Amyris elemifera
    Marlberry Ardisia escallonioides
    Wild indigo Babtisia alba
    Saltbush Baccharis glomeruliflora
    Saltbush Baccharis halimifolia
    Saltbush Baccharis angustifolia
    Saffron plum Bumelia celastrina var. angustifolia
    Tough bumelia Bumelia tenax
    Beautyberry Callicarpa americana
    Cassia Cassia ligustrina
    Snowberry Chiococca alba
    Coralbean Erythrina herbacea
    Spanish stopper Eugenia foetida
    White stopper Eugenia axillaris
    Florida privet Forestiera segregata
    Blolly Guapira discolor
    Wax myrtle Myrica cerifera
    Myrsine Myrsine guianensis
    Shiny-leaved wild coffee Psychotria nervosa
    Soft-leaved wild coffee Psychotria sulzneri
    White indigo berry Randia aculeata
    Shiny sumac Rhus copallina
    Elderberry Sambucus simpsoni
    Tallowood, Hog Plum Ximenia americana
    Hercules club Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
    Wild lime Zanthoxylum fagara

    Herbaceous Plants

    Jack-in-the-pulpit Arisaema acuminatum
    Golden canna Canna flaccida
    Papaya Carica papaya
    Partridge pea Cassia fasciculata
    Dayflower Commelina erecta
    Coral-root orchid Corallorrhiza wisteriana
    String lily Crinum americanum
    Rattlebox Crotelaria maritina
    Crotelaria Crotelaria spectabilis
    Beggar's ticks Desmodium triflorum
    Eupatorium Eupatorium serotinum
    Habenaria orchid Habenaria habenaria
    False indigo Indigofera suffruticosa
    Loosestrife Lythrum lineare
    Melanthera Melanthera nivea
    Pokeberry Phytolacca americana
    Marsh fleabane Pluchea odorata
    Rouge plant Rivina humilis
    Red salvia Salvia coccinea
    Blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium floridanum
    Goldenrod Solidago sempervirens
    Verbena Verbena tampensis
    Indian tobacco Verbesina virginica

    Ferns & Fern-allies

    Whisk fern Psilotum nudum
    Leather Fern Acrostichum daenefolium
    Brown-Stem spleenwart Asplenium platyneuron
    Blechnum fern Blechnum serrulatum
    Strap fern Campyloneurum sp.
    Boston fern Nephrolepis exaltata
    Sword fern Nephrolepis biserrata
    Cinnamon fern Osmunda cinnamomea
    Royal fern Osumnda regalis
    Braken fern Pteridium aquilinum
    Shoestring fern Vittaria lineata

    Grasses & Sedges

    Star rush Dichromena colorata
    Basket grass Oplismenus setarius
    Nut rush sedge Sclearia triglomerata

    Epiphytes

    Butterfly orchid Encyclia tampensis
    Golden polypody fern Phlebodium aureum
    Resurrection fern Polypodium polypodioides
    Ball moss Tillandsia recurvata
    Cardinal wild-pine Tillandsia fasciculata
    Quill wild-pine Tillandsia setacea
    Green wild-pine Tillandsia utriculata
    Spanish moss Tillandsia usneoides

    Vines

    Pepper vine Ampelopsis arborea
    Butterfly pea Centrosema virginianum
    Possum grape Cissus sicyoides
    Milk pea Galactia sp.
    Coin vine Dalbergia ecastophyllum
    Wild cucumber Melothria pendula
    Climbing hemp vine Mikania cordifolia
    Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia
    Corky-stemmed passion flower Passiflora suberosa
    White vine Sarcostema clausa
    Catbrier Smilax auriculata
    Catbrier Smilax laurifolia
    Catbrier Smilax bona-nox
    Poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans
    Climbing cowpea Vigna luteola
    Muscadine grape vine Vitis munsoniana

    Mangrove/Marsh Plants

    Black mangrove Avicennia germinans
    Saltwort Batis maritima
    Buttonwood Conocarpus erecta
    Southern red cedar Juniperus silicicola
    White mangrove Laguncularia racemosa
    Red mangrove Rhizophora mangle
    Perennial glasswort Salicornia virginica
    Annual glasswort Salicornia bigelovii
    Sea purslane Sesuvium portulacastrum
    Smooth cordgrass Spartina alterniflora

    Scrubby Pine Flatwood Plants

    Pawpaw Asiminia reticulata
    Tarflower Befaria racemosa
    Reindeer moss Cladonia sp.
    Scrub mint Conradina grandiflora
    Milk pea Galactia sp.
    Gallberry Ilex glabra
    Shiny lyonia Lyonia lucida
    Rusty lyonia Lyonia ferruginea
    Sshiny blueberry Vaccinium myrsinites
    Pennyroyal Piloblephis rigida
    Slash Pine Pinus elliotti var. densa
    Sensitive briar Shrankia microphylla
    Myrtle oak Quercus myrtifolia
    Chapman oak Quercus chapmani
    Scrub live oak Quercus geminata
    Nut sedge Rhynchospora megalocarpa
    Saw palmetto Serenoa repens
    Tallowwood Ximenia americana

    Invasive Pest Plants

    Women's tongue tree Albizia lebbeck
    Lantana Lantana camara
    Brazilian pepper Schinus terebinthifolius
    Twinleaf solanum Solanum diphyllum
    Caesar weed Urena lobata
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