Native Habitat Inventory Final Report 2004 - St. Lucie County

Table 4. Invasive Exotic Species observed.
Common Name Scientific Name FLEPPC
Status
State
Status
Alligator Weed Alternanthera philoxeroides Cat II Prohibited none
Water-Hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes Cat I Prohibited none
Lantana Lantana camara Cat I None none
Old World Climbing
Fern Lygodium microphyllum Cat I noxious none
Waterlettuce Pistia stratiotes Cat I none none
Brazilian Pepper Schinus terebinthifolius Cat I prohibited none
Caesar's Weed Urena lobata Cat II none none
Federal
Status
Ownership/Notes – Vehicle access is limited, it requires passing through private
land. There are limited roadways on site and full access may require the use of swamp
buggies. There are four owners. Ru-Mar Inc is the largest landowner with 528 acres.
Recommendation/Management Requirements – Remove cattle and burn from the
open areas into the forest. Fill in the shallow canals. The current pasture areas will likely
restore to open prairies rather than forested areas. Treat exotics, especially Lygodium
microphyllum and Schinus terebinthifolius.
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