Invasive exotic plant species have collectively disrupted thousands of acres of natural ecosystems throughout Florida (Langeland and Burks, 1998). Out of the 21 United States ecosystems ranked as the nation's most endangered, the South Florida landscape is ranked #1 (Peters and Noss, 1995), partly due to invasive species. Invasive species damage natural areas, alter ecosystem processes, displace native species, hybridize with natives, and support other potentially damaging plants, animals, and pathogens (Randall and Marinelli, 1996).

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Characterizing  the potential invasiveness of ornamental plants in  Florida

Principle Investigator:

Sandra B. Wilson, Ph.D.; UF

Publications from this research

Refereed Papers
 
Wilson, S.B. and G.W. Knox. 2006. Landscape Performance, Flowering, and Seed Viability of 15 Japanese Silver Grass Cultivars Grown in Northern and Southern Florida. HortTechnology 16(4):1-8.
 
Knox, G.W. and S.B. Wilson. 2006. Evaluating North and South Florida Landscape Performance and Fruiting of Ten Cultivars and a Wild-type Selection of Nandina domestica, a Potentially Invasive Shrub. J. Environ. Hort. 24(3):137-142
 
Wilson, S.B., Thetford, M., Mecca, L.K., and J.S. Raymer.  2004. Evaluation of 14 Butterfly Bush Taxa Grown in Western and Southern Florida: I. Visual Quality, Growth, and Development. HortTechnology 14(4):605-612.
 
Wilson, S.B., Thetford, M., Mecca, L.K., Raymer, J.S. and J.A. Gersony.  2004. Evaluation of 14 Butterfly Bush Taxa Grown in Western and Southern Florida: II. Seed Production and Germination. HortTechnology 14(4):612-618.
 
Wilson, S. B., P. C. Wilson, and J. A. Albano. 2004. Growth and Development of the Native Ruellia caroliniensis and Invasive Ruellia tweediana. HortScience 39(5):1015-1019.
 
Wilson, S. B. and L. K. Mecca. 2003. Seed Production and Germination of Eight Cultivars and the Wild Type of Ruellia tweediana: A Potentially Invasive Ornamental. J. Environ. Hort. 21(3):137-143.
 
 
 

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