IFAS Extension
Agriculture
Abstract
An estimated 25,000 plant species have been brought into Florida for use as agricultural crops or landscape plants. While only a small number of these have become invasive, those that do can adversely affect native plant communities by competing for space and resources, disrupting hydrologic and fire regimes, or hybridizing with native species. They must be managed for the protection of native communities in natural areas. Chinese tallow (Triadica sebifera (L.) Small is one of these invasive plant species.
About this Publication
This document is SS-AGR-45, one of a series of the Agronomy Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date February 2002. Revised July 2015 and July 2022. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.
How to Cite
Langeland, K. A. (2015). Natural Area Weeds: Chinese Tallow (Sapium sebiferum L.). EDIS, 2015(7). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ag148-2002
Authors
K. Langeland
Specialist
University of Florida
professor emeritus, Department of Agronomy and Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
S. Enloe
Specialist
University of Florida
professor, aquatic and invasive plant management, Department of Agronomy, and Extension specialist, UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants