Invasive Plant Rules in Highlands County, FL (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Highlands County, Florida.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Highlands County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Prohibited Species
Highlands County bans the commercial importation, sale, propagation and planting of eight invasive plant species in the unincorporated county, including Brazilian pepper, Australian pine and Chinese tallow. County Code Section 7-5 targets nursery and landscape trade sales rather than plants already growing on private land, protecting the Lake Wales Ridge's native scrub habitat from further spread of these fast-growing exotics.
Highlands County Prohibited Invasive Plant Species
Significant RestrictionsHighlands County Code § 7-5(a)
(a)Use of prohibited plant species. The following plant species are prohibited from use as live landscaping materials on a commercial basis:(1)Cajeput (Melaleuca quinquevervia).(2)Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius).(3)Australian pine (Casuarina litorea).(4)Scaly-bark beefwood (Casuarina glauca).(5)Beefwood (Casuarina cunninghamiana).(6)Silk-oak (Grevillea robusta).(7)Chinaberry tree (M...
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