Date of Award

2019

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Moore, Jon

Abstract

Every two years, the FLEPPC publishes a list of invasive plants found in Florida. Listed species are separated into two categories. Category I includes exotics that alter native plant communities, and Category II includes those that have increased in abundance but have not yet altered native communities to the same extent. Per the 2017 FLEPPC list, only 35% of species in Category I and 9.4% of species in Category II are regulated by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. That means the majority of invasive plants can still be sold in Florida nurseries, promoting their spread into native communities. In this project, I survey 20 home improvement stores for the presence of 37 different invasive species that are said to be of top concern for eight state parks in south Florida. My efforts reveal that at least nine of these invasive plants are being sold in stores today.

Comments

Includes bibliography.

Extent

22 p.

Identifier

FAUHT00119

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