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Integrated Management of Invasive Plants in Natural Areas of Florida

Stephen F. Enloe, Ken Langeland, Jason Ferrell, Brent Sellers, and Greg MacDonald


Release Date: 8/22/2022

Reviewed At: 2/2/2026

DOI: 10.32473/edis-wg209-2018

Agriculture

Abstract

A UF/IFAS numbered peer reviewed Management. in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Integrated Pest Management

About this Publication

This document is SP 242, one of a series of the Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date January 1997. Revised July 2018 and August 2022. The original document was prepared in cooperation with the Metropolitan Dade County Park and Recreation Department, Natural Areas Management, and the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Stephen F. Enloe, associate professor; Ken Langeland, professor emeritus; Jason Ferrell, professor, Agronomy Department, UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants; Brent Sellers, professor, Agronomy Department, UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center; and Greg MacDonald, professor, Agronomy Department, UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Enloe, S. F., Langeland, K., Ferrell, J. A., Sellers, B. A., & Macdonald, G. (2018). Integrated Management of Non-Native Plants in Natural Areas of Florida. EDIS, 2018(4). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-wg209-2018

Authors

Stephen Enloe
Stephen 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

Kenneth Langeland
Kenneth Langeland
Specialist
University of Florida

professor emeritus, Department of Agronomy and Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants

Jason Ferrell
Jason Ferrell
Specialist
University of Florida

professor, weed science and invasive plants, and chair, UF/IFAS Department of Agronomy; and director, UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants, Gainesville, FL

Brent Sellers
Brent Sellers
Specialist
University of Florida

center director and professor, Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center, Ona, FL

Greg MacDonald
Greg MacDonald
Specialist
University of Florida

professor, weed science and international agronomy, UF/IFAS Agronomy Department,  Gainesville, FL 

Publication #SP 242

Peer Reviewed

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