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Abelia x grandiflora
Glossy abelia, Largeflower abelia
Abrus precatorius
Rosary pea
Abutilon hirtum
Indian mallow, Florida Keys Indian Mallow
Abutilon megapotamicum
Trailing abutilon
Acacia auriculiformis
Earleaf acacia
Acalypha amentacea subsp wilkesiana
Copperleaf, Jacob's coat, Wilkes' copperleaf
Acalypha setosa
Cuban copperleaf
Acer platanoides
Norway Maple
Achyranthes aspera
Devil's horsewhip
Acrocomia totai
Gru-gru palm
Actinidia deliciosa
Kiwi, Chinese gooseberry
Adenanthera pavonina
Red Sandalwood
Adonidia merrillii
Christmas palm, Manila palm
Agave americana
American century plant, Century plant
Agave angustifolia
Century plant
Agave desmettiana
Dwarf century plant
Agave filifera
No common name reported
Agave sisalana
Sisal Hemp
Ageratina adenophora
Crofton weed
Ageratum houstonianum
Bluemink, Flossflower, Mexican ageratum
Aglaonema commutatum var maculatum
Aglaonema, Chinese evergreen, Philippine evergreen
Agrostemma githago
Common corncockle
Agrostis capillaris
Bent grass, browntop, browntop bent, colonial bent
Ailanthus altissima
Tree-of-heaven
Aira caryophyllea
Silver hairgrass
Ajuga reptans
Bugleweed, Common bugle
Albizia julibrissin
Mimosa, silk tree
Albizia lebbeck
Rattlepod, Woman's tongue
Aleurites moluccanus
Candlenut tree, Indian walnut
Allamanda cathartica
Brownbud allamanda, Golden trumpet, Yellow allamanda
Allamanda schottii
Bush allamanda
Alocasia macrorrhizos
Giant taro
Aloe vera
Aloe, Barbados aloe
Alopecurus myosuroides
Slender meadow foxtail, Blackgrass, Twitch grass, Black twitch
Alpinia zerumbet
Shell ginger, Shellflower
Alstonia macrophylla
Deviltree
Alstonia scholaris
Deviltree, Dita, Pali-mara, White cheesewood
Alstroemeria pulchella
Parrot lily
Alternanthera brasiliana
Brazilian joyweed
Alternanthera caracasana
Washerwoman
Alternanthera ficoidea
Sanguinaria, Slender joyweed
Alternanthera paronychioides
Smooth joyweed
Alternanthera philoxeroides
Alligatorweed
Alternanthera pungens
Khakiweed
Alternanthera sessilis
Sessile joyweed
Alysicarpus ovalifolius
Alyce clover, False moneywort
Alysicarpus vaginalis
White moneywort
Amaranthus caudatus
Love-lies-bleeding
Angelonia angustifolia
Narrowleaf angelon
Anredera vesicaria
Madeiravine, Texas madeiravine
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet vernal grass
Antigonon leptopus
Coral vine, Queen's jewels, Queen's wreath
Aptenia cordifolia
Baby sun rose, Heartleaf iceplant
Arachis glabrata
Perennial peanut
Arachis hypogaea
Peanut
Araucaria heterophylla
Norfolk Island pine
Ardisia crenata
Coral ardisia
Ardisia elliptica
Shoebutton ardisia
Ardisia japonica
Japanese ardisia
Aristolochia labiata
Mottled Dutchman's pipe
Aristolochia elegans
Calico flower
Aristolochia maxima
Dutchman's-pipe
Aristolochia ringens
Gaping Dutchman's pipe
Artocarpus altilis
breadfruit, dugbug
Artocarpus heterophyllus
Jackfruit
Arundinaria fargesii
Wind break bamboo
Arundo donax
Giant reed
Asclepias curassavica
Tropical milkweed, Bloodflower, Butterfly-Weed, Milkweed, Scarlet milkweed, Silkweed
Asparagus aethiopicus
Asparagus fern, Sprenger's asparagus fern, Foxtail fern
Asparagus officinalis
Garden asparagus
Asparagus setaceus
Common asparagus-fern
Asphodelus fistulosus
onionweed
Aspidistra elatior
Barroom plant, Cast iron plant
Asystasia gangetica
Chinese violet, Ganges primrose
Atalantia buxifolia
Boxthorn, Chinese boxorange
Attalea speciosa
Babassu palm
Aucuba japonica
Aucuba, Japanese aucuba, Japanese laurel
Avena fatua
Common wild oat, spring wild out
Avena fatua var. sativa
Common oats
Avena sterilis
animated oat, wild oat
Averrhoa carambola
Carambola, Starfruit
Azolla pinnata
Feathered mosquitofern
Bambusa balcooa
Balku bans, barak, beruh
Bambusa bambos
Giant thorny bamboo, Indian thorny bamboo
Bambusa beecheyana
Beechey's bamboo, silk ball bamboo. silkesbambu
Bambusa chungii
White powder bamboo
Bambusa vulgaris
Common bamboo
Barleria cristata
Barleria, Bluebell barleria, Crested Philippine violet, Philippine violet
Barringtonia racemosa
Barringtonia, Brack-Water Mangrove, Freshwater Mangrove, Fish-Poison Tree
Bauhinia aculeata
White orchid tree
Bauhinia forficata
Cow's foot
Bauhinia purpurea
Butterfly tree, Purple orchid tree
Bauhinia variegata
Mountain ebony, Orchid tree
Bauhinia x blakeana
Blake's bauhinia, Hong Kong orchid-tree
Begonia cucullata
Club begonia, Wax begonia
Begonia hirtella
Brazilian begonia
Berberis julianae
Julian's berberis, Wintergreen barberry
Berberis thunbergii
Crimson pygmy, Japanese barberry
Berberis x mentorensis
Mentor barberry
Bidens pilosa
Hairy beggarticks, Spanish needles
Bignonia aequinoctialis
Garlic vine, Guard withe
Billbergia pyramidalis
Foolproof plant
Bischofia javanica
Javanese bishopwood
Blechnum brasiliense
No common name reported
Bombax ceiba
Red silk-cotton tree
Bonellia macrocarpa
Cudjoe wood
Bontia daphnoides
White alling
Borreria alata
broadleaf buttonweed, winged false buttonweed
Bothriochloa bladhii
Caucasian bluestem, Australian bluestem
Bougainvillea glabra
Bougainvillea, Paper flower
Bougainvillea spectabilis
Great bougainvillea, Purple bougainvillea
Bracteantha bracteata
Bracted strawflower
Brassica carinata
Ethiopian cabbage, Ethiopian kale, Ethiopian rape, mustard collard
Brassica juncea
India mustard, Leaf mustard
Brassica napus
Rapeseed
Brassica rapa
Rape, Turnip
Breynia disticha
Snowbush
Bromelia balansae
Heart-of-flame
Bromelia pinguin
Pinguin
Bromus catharticus
Rescuegrass
Bromus hordeaceus
Soft brome, bull grass, soft cheat, soft chess
Broussonetia papyrifera
Paper mulberry
Brugmansia candida
Angel's trumpet, Thorn apple
Bruguiera gymnorhiza
Largeleaf mangrove
Buddleja lindleyana
Lindley's butterflybush
Buddleja officinalis
Butterfly-bush, Pole butterflybush
Bulnesia arborea
Maracaibo lignumvitae, Vera wood
Butia odorata
Jelly palm, Pindo palm, South American jelly palm
Buxus microphylla
Japanese boxwood, Littleleaf boxwood
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Dwarf poinciana, Pride-of-Barbados
Cajanus cajan
Pigeonpea
Calliandra haematocephala
Powderpuff tree, Stickpea
Callisia fragrans
Basketplant, Inch plant
Callistemon citrinus
Citrus-leaved bottle-brush, Crimson bottlebrush, Red bottlebrush
Callistemon rigidus
Bottlebrush, Erect bottlebrush, Stiff bottlebrush
Callistephus chinensis
China aster
Callitris glaucophylla
White cypress-pine
Calophyllum antillanum
Antilles Calophyllum, Brazilian Beautyleaf, Galba, Santa Maria
Calophyllum inophyllum
Alexandrian laurel
Calotropis gigantea
Crown flower, Giant milkweed, Shallow wort, Madar, Ivory Plant
Calyptocarpus vialis
Sprawling horseweed, Straggler daisy
Calystegia sepium spp. sepium
Headge false bindweed, Hedge bindweed, Morning glory, Rutland beauty, Bugie vine, Heavenly trumpets, Bellbind, Granny-pop-out-of-bed, Great bindweed
Camelina sativa
Gold-of-Pleasure, False Flax
Camellia japonica
Camellia, Japanese camellia
Camellia sasanqua
Camellia, Sasanqua camellia
Camellia sinensis
No known common names
Canavalia brasiliensis
Brazilian jackbean
Canna x generalis
Canna lily, Garden canna
Canna indica
Indian shot
Cannabis sativa
Industrial hemp (NOTE: This assessment is specific to industrial hemp. Conclusions for this variety may apply to varieties and strains of marijuana, a schedule I controlled substance as determined by the United States federal government.)
Cantinoa mutabilis
Tropical bushmint
Cardiospermum halicacabum
Balloonvine, Love-in-a-puff
Carissa bispinosa
Thorned carissa
Carissa macrocarpa
Amatungulu, Natal plum
Carpentaria acuminata
Carpentaria palm
Carpobrotus edulis
Hottentot fig, Ice plant
Carthamus oxyacantha
wild safflower
Carya illinoinensis
Pecan
Caryota mitis
Burmese Fishtail Palm
Caryota urens
Jaggery palm, fishtail palm, toddy palm, wine palm
Cassia bakeriana
Pink cassia, pink shower tree
Cassia fistula
Golden shower
Cassia javanica
Apple blossom cassia, Pink shower
Castanea mollissima
Chinese chestnut
Casuarina cunninghamiana
River sheoak, beefwood
Casuarina equisetifolia
Australian-pine, Horsetail casuarina
Casuarina glauca
Gray sheoak, Suckering Australian-pine
Catharanthus roseus
Madagascar Periwinkle, Periwinkle, Vinca
Causonis trifolia
Threeleaf cayratia
Cayratia japonica
Bushkiller
Cecropia palmata
Snakewood tree, Trumpet tree
Celastrus paniculatus
Bittersweet, Staff-vine
Celosia argentea
Crested cock's comb, Silver cock's comb
Cenchrus polystachios
Missiongrass, thin napiergrass, West Indian pennisetum
Cenchrus setaceus
Fountaingrass, green fountain grass
Centaurea cyanus
Bachelor's buttons, Bluebottle, Garden cornflower
Centratherum punctatum
Larkdaisy
Cephalotaxus harringtonia
Harrington's cephalotaxus, Japanese plum-yew
Ceratonia siliqua
Carob, Locust bean, St. John's bread
Cereus repandus
Bishop cactus, Hedge cactus, Peruvian apple cactus
Cestrum diurnum
Day Jessamine, Dayflowering Jessamine
Cestrum nocturnum
Night jessamine, Nightflowering jessamine
Chamaedorea seifrizii
Bamboo palm, Seifriz's chamaedorea
Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda
Walking stick bamboo
Chloris gayana
Rhodesgrass
Chloris pectinata
Comb windmill-grass
Chlorophytum comosum
Spider plant, Spider-ivy, Common spider plant, Airplane plant, Ribbon plant, Hen and chickens
Chorisia speciosa
Floss-silk tree
Chrysopogon aciculatus
Golden false beardgrass, love grass, Mackie's pest
Chrysopogon zizanioides
Sunshine' [Domesticated] Cuscus Grass, Khus-Khus Grass, Vetiver Grass
Cinnamomum camphora
Camphor-tree
Cirsium arvense
Creeping thistle, Canada thistle, Filed thistle
Citrullus lanatus
Citron, Watermelon
Citrus x aurantifolia
Key lime
Citrus x aurantium
Grapefruit, Sour Orange
Citrus x jambhiri
Mandarin lime, Rough lemon
Citrus japonica
Round kumquat
Citrus medica
Citron
Clematis terniflora
Japanese clematis, Sweet autumn virginsbower
Clematis vitalba
Old man's beard, Traveller's joy, Evergreen clematis
Cleome spinosa
Spiderflower, Spiny spiderflower
Clerodendrum bungei
Rose glorybower
Clerodendrum chinense
Stickbush
Clerodendrum indicum
Skyrocket, Turk's turban
Clerodendrum paniculatum
Pagoda flower
Clerodendrum speciosissimum
Javanese Glorybower
Clerodendrum x speciosum
Bagflower, Java glory bean, Pagoda flower
Clerodendrum trichotomum
Harlequin glorybower
Coccinia grandis
Ivy gourd, scarlet ivy gourd
Coccocypselum hirsutum
Coccocypselum
Cocculus laurifolius
Carolina coralbead, Cocculus, Snail seed
Cocos nucifera
Coconut Palm
Codiaeum variegatum
Croton
Codiaeum variegatum var pictum
Garden-croton, Croton
Colocasia esculenta
Wild taro
Colubrina asiatica
Asian nakedwood, Asiatic colubrina, Latherleaf
Combretum indicum
Rangoon creeper
Commelina benghalensis
Benghal dayflower, Tropical spiderwort
Commelina cristata
Nabhali, Netha Kina
Condea verticillata
John Charles
Cordia dichotoma
Clammy cherry, Fragrant manjack, Indian cherry
Coreopsis tinctoria
Calliopsis, Coreopsis, Golden tickseed
Cortaderia selloana
Pampas grass, Silver Pampas grass, Uruguay pampas grass
Corymbia citridora
Citron-Scent Gum, Lemon-Scent Gum, Spotted Gum
Corymbia citriodora
Citron-Scent Gum, Lemon-Scent Gum, Spotted Gum
Cosmos bipinnatus
Garden cosmon, Garden cosmos, Mexican aster, Sensation cosmos
Cosmos sulphureus
Klondike cosmos, Sulphur cosmos, Yellow cosmos
Crassocephalum crepidiodes
Redflower ragleaf, fireweed, thickhead
Crassula helmsii
Swamp stone crop, swamp crassula
Crataegus monogyna
Common hawthorn, One-seed hawthorn, Single-seeded hawthorn, English hawthorn
Crescentia cujete
Black calabash, Calabash, Calabash tree
Crinum zeylanicum
Ceylon swamplily, Crinum lily, Milk-and-wine-lily
Crotalaria juncea
Indian-Hemp, Madras-Hemp, Sann-Hemp, Sunn-Crotalaria, Sunn-Hemp
Crotalaria lanceolata
Lanceleaf rattlebox
Crotalaria pallida var obovata
Smooth rattlebox
Crotalaria retusa
Rattleweed
Crotalaria spectabilis
Showy crotalaria, Showy rattlebox, Showy rattlepod
Crupina vulgaris
common crupina
Cryptocoryne walkeri
Water trumpet
Cryptostegia grandiflora
Palay rubbervine,Purple allamanda, Rubbervine
Cryptostegia madagascariensis
Madagascar rubbervine
Cupaniopsis anacardioides
Carrotwood
Cuphea hyssopifolia
False heather
Cupressus sempervirens
Mediterranean cypress, Italian cypress, Tuscan cypress, Persian cypress, Pencil pine, Funeral cypress
Curcuma longa
Common turmeric
Cuscuta japonica
Japanese dodder
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba
Guar, clusterbean
Cycas revoluta
Japanese sago-palm, King sago, Sago-palm
Cyclanthera pedata
Cyclanthera
Cymbopogon citratus
Lemongrass
Cynodon dactylon
Bermudagrass
Cyperus alopecuroides
Foxtail flatsedge
Cyperus blepharoleptos
Cuban bulrush
Cyperus entrerianus
Deeprooted sedge, Woodrush flatsedge
Cyperus involucratus
Umbrella Plant
Cyperus pilosus
Fuzzy flatsedge