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FIU Nature Preserve Plant Inventory List

A visual guide to the Plant Inventory list created for the Florida International University Nature Preserve and updated in 2016. This includes trees, ferns, airplants, and understory growth--both native and non-native. Hopefully this helps in your exploration of the preserve and helps give a ...more ↓

sea hibiscus 1
Hibiscus tiliaceus
Coastal Plain St. John's Wort 2
Hypericum brachyphyllum
dahoon 3
Ilex cassine
Creeping Indigo 4
Indigofera spicata
Saltmarsh Morning-glory 5
Ipomoea sagittata
oceanblue morning glory 6
Ipomoea indica
Littlebell 7
Ipomoea triloba
Jacquemontia pentanthos 8
Calcareous Morning-glory 9
Ipomoea microdactyla
Cherry Coke Rush 3
Juncus megacephalus
Black Ironwood 10
Krugiodendron ferreum
common lantana 11
Lantana camara
Pineland Lantana 12
Lantana depressa
Button Sage 13
Lantana involucrata
Native rice grass 14
Leersia hexandra
Perennial Ryegrass 15
Lolium perenne
Mexican Primrose-willow 16
Ludwigia octovalvis
Wild Tamarind 8
Lysiloma latisiliquum
Lythrum alatum lanceolatum 17
sweetbay magnolia 18
Magnolia virginiana
Manilkara jaimiqui 19
black medick 20
Medicago lupulina
Snow Squarestem 4
Melanthera nivea
creeping cucumber 4
Melothria pendula
Balsam Apple 21
Momordica balsamina
climbing hempvine 22
Mikania scandens
Lax Hornpod 23
Mitreola petiolata
Redgal 10
Morinda royoc
False Mastic 10
Sideroxylon foetidissimum
Muhlenbergia capillaris capillaris
Myrcianthes fragrans 24
wax myrtle 25
Morella cerifera
Myrsine 8
Myrsine cubana
Silkreed
Neyraudia reynaudiana
lancewood 26
Nectandra coriacea
Corymbose Hedyotis 27
Oldenlandia corymbosa
Monk Orchid 28
Oeceoclades maculata
eastern prickly pear 29
Opuntia humifusa
Smooth Witchgrass 30
Panicum dichotomiflorum
Torpedo grass 31
Panicum repens
Florida Pellitory
Parietaria floridana
Virginia creeper 32
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Paspalum caespitosum
Hilograss 33
Paspalum conjugatum
Florida paspalum 34
Paspalum floridanum
Gulfdune Paspalum 35
Paspalum monostachyum
Bahia grass 7
Paspalum notatum
Thin Paspalum 36
Paspalum setaceum
Vasey Grass 37
Paspalum urvillei
corkystem passionflower 38
Passiflora suberosa
Pectis glaucescens 39
elephant grass 31
Pennisetum purpureum
Red Bay 40
Persea borbonia
turkey tangle frogfruit 41
Phyla nodiflora
Dukong Anak 42
Phyllanthus amarus
Rock Carolina leafflower
Phyllanthus caroliniensis saxicola
Mascarene Island leaf-flower
Phyllanthus tenellus
dune ground-cherry 43
Physalis walteri
Picramnia pentandra 8
rockweed 44
Pilea microphylla
Pitted Stripeseed
Piriqueta cistoides caroliniana
Narrowleaf Silkgrass
Pityopsis graminifolia
Jamaican dogwood 45
Piscidia piscipula
Catclaw Blackbead 46
Pithecellobium unguis-cati
Rosy Camphorweed 3
Pluchea baccharis
marsh fleabane 47
Pluchea odorata
painted leaf 48
Euphorbia cyathophora
Showy Milkwort 2
Polygala grandiflora
painted spurge 33
Euphorbia heterophylla
Rust Weed 49
Polypremum procumbens
Common purslane 50
Portulaca oleracea
Shiny-leaved Wild Coffee 3
Psychotria nervosa
velvet-leafed wild coffee 51
Psychotria tenuifolia
southern live oak 52
Quercus virginiana
shining sumac 53
Rhus copallinum
Least Snoutbean 50
Rhynchosia minima
whitetop sedge 54
Rhynchospora colorata
Rhynchospora odorata
Rhynchospora microcarpa
largeflower Mexican clover 55
Richardia grandiflora
Ruellia caroliniensis succulenta
castor bean 56
Ricinus communis
cabbage palmetto 3
Sabal palmetto
marsh pink 57
Sabatia stellaris
Sacoila lanceolata paludicola
Carolina willow 3
Salix caroliniana
limewater brookweed
Samolus ebracteatus
white twinevine 4
Funastrum clausum
Chinese Tallow 58
Triadica sebifera
Brazilian pepper tree 59
Schinus terebinthifolius
Schizachyrium gracile
Schizachyrium rhizomatum
Schizachyrium sanguineum
Schizachyrium scoparium scoparium
soft-stemmed bulrush 15
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Baldwin's nutrush
Scleria baldwinii
Senna ligustrina 8
Mexican Senna 10
Senna mexicana
saw palmetto 32
Serenoa repens
marsh bristlegrass 60
Setaria parviflora

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