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Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory

Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory

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