Invasive Plant Rules in Florida (2026)

In the City of Lauderhill, tree bamboo (Bambosa vulgaris) is one of five tree species specifically barred from being…

North Port bans planting golden bamboo anywhere in the city under its prohibited plant species list in the land…

Alachua County bans planting any species on its Prohibited Non-Native Vegetation List, plus state-listed prohibited…

Charlotte County outright bans planting any Category I invasive species from the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council's…

Fort Myers prohibits using or installing any plant on the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council's Category 1 invasive list…

Hollywood bans planting Australian pine (Casuarina) anywhere in city limits and prohibits any plant listed on Florida's…

Homestead bans the sale, propagation, planting, importation and transportation of every plant on Miami-Dade County's…

Jupiter bans planting, maintaining or selling any Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council Category I invasive species…

On Upper Captiva, the barrier island north and west of the state park on North Captiva, Lee County's Land Development…

Miami-Dade County bans the sale, propagation, planting, importation and transportation of about 60 listed invasive…

In the unincorporated Florida Keys (Monroe County), the Land Development Code bans planting invasive exotic species…

Nassau County's Land Development Code flatly bans planting any species on the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council's…

In Okaloosa County's water resource caution areas, the Land Development Code bans planting eleven listed invasive…

In the City of Palm Beach Gardens, a set list of invasive plant species may not be planted anywhere in the city, and…

City of Sarasota bans selling, buying, or planting seven listed invasive tree species, including Brazilian Pepper and…

Sarasota County's Invasive Plant Species Ordinance bans importing, transporting, selling, propagating or planting…

West Palm Beach's landscape code, Sec. 94-445(4)i, names nine species, including Australian pine, Brazilian pepper, and…

Boca Raton outright bans planting three invasive, nonnative trees: Brazilian pepper, melaleuca and Australian pine…

Cape Coral's Land Development Code bans 20 named invasive exotic species, from Brazilian pepper to melaleuca and…

Flagler County bars planting poisonous or exotic pest plant species in any planned or dedicated public right-of-way in…

Gainesville's Land Development Code bars installing a list of invasive nonnative plants, from air potato to kudzu to…

Highlands County bans the commercial importation, sale, propagation and planting of eight invasive plant species in the…

Jacksonville's landscape code bars planting invasive or state-controlled plant species in any required landscaping on…

Unincorporated Lake County bans planting invasive, non-native species listed on the county's Plant List, and Land…

In the City of Margate, Florida Holly, Ficus, Brazilian Pepper and any tree of the Moraceae family cannot be planted in…

Miami 21 bars planting any species on the Miami-Dade County Landscape Manual's prohibited list and requires it removed…

Miami Beach bans the sale, propagation, planting, importation and transport of any species on Miami-Dade County's…

Miramar names eight nuisance plant species by Latin and common name in Section 201, from Brazilian Pepper to Australian…

North Port bans planting over 100 listed invasive plants citywide, plus any species on the current FLEPPC invasive…

Orlando's landscape code bars installing any plant listed as a Category I invasive exotic species by the Florida…

Palm Bay bans all Class I invasive plant species, Brazilian pepper, camphor, carrotwood and others, from any…

New plantings of any species the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council lists as Category I invasive for south Florida are…

Unincorporated Pinellas County bans planting Tier 1 nuisance and invasive plant species and requires their removal…

Port St. Lucie's landscape code forces removal of Category 1 invasive plants before a project gets its certificate of…

St. Petersburg makes it unlawful to plant, cause to be planted, or sell or offer for sale nine listed exotic and…

In unincorporated Sumter County, developers and property owners must remove undesirable exotic vegetation during site…

Tamarac's Land Development Code bans ten named nuisance species, from Brazilian pepper to carrotwood, plus every…

Tampa's Land Development Code splits invasive trees into exempt Category I and Category II species from the Florida…

Walton County's landscaping code prohibits placing or using non-native, invasive, or noxious plants in any required…

In the City of Bradenton, Florida, the Land Use Regulations list invasive species prohibited trees, including…

Brevard County requires removal of IFAS-listed nonnative invasive plants before any certificate of occupancy is issued…

Unincorporated Broward bars landscaping with FLEPPC-listed invasive plants and makes removal of existing ones mandatory.

Citrus County's Land Development Code bars invasive species from any required landscape buffer in the unincorporated…

Doral's Land Development Code bars prohibited plant species from being newly planted anywhere in the city and requires…

Gulfport Code of Ordinances Section 22-20.11 makes it unlawful to plant any of fourteen invasive tree species listed in…

Hillsborough County requires developers to remove three invasive plant species, Brazilian pepper, melaleuca and…

In the City of Lauderhill, ten invasive tree species, including Brazilian pepper, melaleuca, and Australian pine, are…

Martin County's Land Development Regulations prohibit planting nine invasive species, including melaleuca, Brazilian…

Melbourne's tree code lists Brazilian pepper, Australian pine, melaleuca, and 11 other named species as prohibited…

Any commercial site plan submitted in unincorporated Orange County has to show that every existing invasive exotic…

Palm Beach County requires property owners to eradicate prohibited invasive non-native plants such as melaleuca…

Pompano Beach's landscaping code bans installing any plant species listed as invasive by the Florida Exotic Pest Plant…

Port Orange's landscaping code bars any 'aggressive, invasive' plant species named in the city's landscape materials…

Putnam County's Land Development Code bars five invasive species from required landscaping. Sec. 45-511(c)(4) prohibits…

The City of Sanford, Florida bars a defined list of invasive and unacceptable trees and plants from counting toward the…

Unincorporated St. Johns County bans turf grass and exotic or non-native plants from Upland Buffers that must be…

Landscape plans submitted for a Tallahassee environmental management permit cannot use any plant on the state's…

Wellington bans specific invasive and prohibited landscape species through its Land Development Regulations rather than…

Weston's landscape code, § 123.18(J), bans 21 named plant species from all new landscaping, including Australian pine…

Daytona Beach's Land Development Code names seven invasive tree species as 'nuisance trees': Australian pine, Brazilian…

The City of Ocala's tree code names seven nuisance tree species by common and botanical name in Sec. 118-32, from…

Titusville's tree code treats Category I invasive species on the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council list as nuisance…

Orlando's residential landscaping code expressly permits front-yard vegetable gardens, allowing turfgrass, annuals and…

St. Petersburg City Code § 16.40.060.2.1.2(A) requires every required front yard and street-side yard on one- and…

Pembroke Pines cannot stop a resident from growing a vegetable garden in the front yard: its own landscape code at §…