South Venice Lemon Bay Preserve

COMMON NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

2026

2025

2024

2023

2022

2020

2018

2014

2008

2007

2005

Apple, Gopher

Geobalanus oblongifolius

Both

1/28

5/26

11/29

3/29

6/28

9/24

Apple, Tropical Soda

Solanum viarum

6/28

Apple, Wild Balsam

Momordica charantia

11/25

2/25

12/30

8/25

9/24

Australian-pine

Casuarina equisetifolia

12/12

12/30

Bald-cypress

Taxodium distichum

1/13

Balsampear

Momordica chanantia

2/28

Bandanna-of-the-Everglades (Yellow Canna)

Canna flaccida

12/30

5/28

9/24

Bay, Red

Persea borbonia

1/13

5/28

11/29

3/29

6/28

Bean, Phasey (Bushbean, Wild)

Macroptillium lathyroides

11/29

3/29

Beautyberry, American

Callicarpa americana

2/28

Both

12/12

11/25

1/28

12/30

5/28

3/29

6/28

8/25

9/24

Beebalm, Spotted (Dotted Horsemint)

Monarda punctata

11/25

Beeblossom, Southern

Oenothera simulans

1/28

12/30

11/29

6/28

Beggarweed, Low (Zarzabacoa común)

Desmodium incanum

2/28

Both

11/25

12/30

11/29

3/29

8/25

9/24

Beggarweed, Panicled

Desmodium paniculatum

2/28

Bequilla (Danglepod)

Sesbania herbacea

9/24

Bitterweed

Helenium amarum

6/28

Blackroot

Pterocaulon pycnostachyum

11/17

11/25

5/28

8/25

9/24

Blanketflower

Gaillardia pulchella

8/25

Blazing Star

Liatris sp

11/25

12/30

11/29

Bleeding Heart Plant

Dicentra spectabilis

12/30

Bloodleaf

Iresine diffusa

11/17

12/30

Blueberry, Darrow's

Vaccinium darrowii

1/13

1/28

3/1

12/30

11/29

8/25

Blueberry, Shiny

Vaccinium myrsinites

2/28

Both

12/12

2/25 & 11/25

1/25

3/1

12/30

11/29

3/29

6/28

8/25

9/24

Bluestem, Chalky

Andropogon virginicus v glaucus

1/13

2/25

1/25

3/1

12/30

3/29

9/24

Bluestem, Creeping Little

Schizachyrium stoloniferum

11/17

12/12

11/25

1/25

3/1

12/30

11/29

Brazilian Pepper

Schinus terebinthifolius

2/28

12/12

2/25

1/28

12/30

11/29

3/29

8/25

Broom, Whitehead

Borreria verticillata

2/28

11/17

12/12

2/25 & 11/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

5/28

3/29

Broomsedge (Bushy Bluestem)

Andropogon glomeratus v pumilus

Both

12/12

2/25 & 11/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

11/29

3/29

8/25

9/24

Broomweed

Sida ulmifolia

1/28

Bulrush, Giant

Schoenoplectus californicus

8/25

Buttonweed (Common Wireweed)

Sida ulmifolia

1/28

Buttonwood

Conocarpus erectus

2/28

11/17

12/12

11/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

3/29

8/25

Cactus, Prickly-pear

Opuntia austrina

2/28

12/12

11/25

1/28

3/1

11/29

3/29

8/25

Caesarweed

Urena lobata

11/17

2/25

1/28

12/30

11/29

8/25

9/24

Camphorweed

Heterotheca subaxillaris

8/25

9/24

Candyroot

Polygala nana

5/28

Canna, Yellow

Canna flaccida

2/25

Carrotwood

Cupaniopsis anacardioides

2/28

1/13

12/30

Cattail, Broadleaf

Typha latifolia

12/30

9/24

Cedar, Red

Juniperus virginiana

2/28

12/12

11/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

8/25

Clover, Largeflower Mexican

Richardia grandiflora

2/28

Both

12/12

2/25 & 11/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

Coffee, Shortleaf Wild

Psychotria tenuifolia

8/25

Coffee, Wild

Psychotria nervosa

2/28

1/13

12/30

Cogangrass

Imperata cylindrica

8/25

Coin Vine

Dalbergia ecastaphyllum

2/28

12/12

12/30

8/25

Coontie

Zamia integrifolia

2/28

Both

12/12

2/25 & 11/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

5/28

11/29

3/29

6/28

8/25

9/24

Coralbean

Erythrina herbacea

Both

2/25

6/28

Cordgrass, Saltgrass

Spartina alternifolia

1/13

12/12

3/1

12/30

Cordgrass, Sand

Spartina bakeri

2/28

11/25

12/30

9/24

Cowpea, Hairypod

Vigna luteola

11/17

2/25

1/28

12/30

11/29

8/25

9/24

Crowfootgrass, Durban

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

11/17

12/30

11/29

8/25

Cucumber, Creeping

Melothria pendula

12/30

Cudweed, Pennsylvania

Gamochaeta pennsylvanica

3/29

Daisy, Sea Oxeye

Borrichia frutescens

12/12

11/25

3/1

Dayflower, Whitemouth

Commelina erecta

11/29

9/24

Deerberry

Vaccinium stamineum

11/17

12/12

1/28

5/28

3/29

Dogfennel

Eupatorium capillifolium

2/28

1/13

2/25

3/1

12/30

5/28

11/29

3/29

6/28

8/25

9/24

Dollarleaf

Rhynchosia reniformis

8/25

Dropseed, Seashore

Sporobolus virginicus

2/28

12/12

1/28

3/1

12/30

Earthstar, Barometer

Astraeus hygrometricus

6/28

Elderberry

Sambucus nigra sub canadensis

2/25

12/30

3/29

Elm, Florida

Ulmus americana floridana

9/24

Eupatorium, Late Flowering (Lateflowering Thoroughwort)

Eupatorium serotinum

12/30

8/25

9/24

Eveningprimrose, Beach

Oenothera humifusa

5/28

Fakahatcheegrass

Tripsacum dactyloides

2/28

12/12

2/25

3/1

12/30

False Hawksbeard, Oriental

Youngia japonica

3/29

Falsewillow, Saltwater

Baccharis angustifolia

2/28

12/12

11/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

Fern, Bracken

Pteridium aquilinum

2/28

Both

12/12

2/25 & 11/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

5/28

11/29

3/29

8/25

9/24

Fern, Cinnamon

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

12/30

3/29

Fern, Giant Leather

Acrostichum danaeifolium

2/28

Both

12/12

11/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

8/25

9/24

Fern, Golden Leather

Acrostichum aureum

2/25

Fern, Shoestring

Vittaria lineata

11/25

Fern, Southern Shield

Thelypteris kunthii

3/1

11/29

Fern, Swamp

Telmatoblechnum serrulatum

2/28

Both

12/12

2/25 & 11/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

11/29

3/29

8/25

Fern, Virginia Chain

Woodwardia radicans

2/25

Fig, Strangler

Ficus aurea

2/28

12/12

12/30

8/25

Fingergrass, Pinelands

Eustachys petraea

Both

12/12

11/25

1/28

3/1

11/29

3/29

Fingergrass, Saltmarsh

Eustachys glauca

1/13

Fireweed

Erechtites hieraciifolius

9/24

Fleabane, Saltmarsh

Pluchea odorata

11/17

2/25

5/28

8/25

9/24

Frogfruit

Phyla nodiflora

5/28

11/29

6/28

8/25

Frostweed

Verbesina virginica

2/28

11/17

11/25

12/30

11/29

9/24

Gallberry

Ilex glabra

2/28

11/17

11/25

11/29

Glasswort, Perennial

Salicornia ambigua

2/28

12/12

11/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

Goldenrod, Chapman's

Solidago odora v chapmanii

Both

Goldenrod, Slender Flattop

Euthamia caroliniana

2/28

1/13

11/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

11/29

8/25

9/24

Goldenrod, Pinebarren

Solidago fistulosa

1/13

12/12

2/25 &11/25

1/28

12/30

11/29

3/29

6/28

9/24

Goldenrod, Seaside

Solidago sempervirens

2/25

Grape, Muscadine

Vitis rotundifolia

2/28

Both

12/12

2/25 & 11/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

5/28

11/29

3/29

6/28

8/25

9/24

Grape, Sea

Coccoloba rotundifolia

2/28

12/12

1/28

12/30

8/25

9/24

Grape, Summer

Vitis aestivalis

2/25

3/1

12/30

3/29

Grass, Bottlebrush Threeawn

Aristida spiciformis

11/17

Grass, Knotroot Foxtail

Setaria parviflora

Both

12/30

9/24

Grass, Yelloweyed

Xyris elliottii

3/29

Greenbrier, Cat

Smilax glauca

3/1

Groundcherry

Physalis sp

8/25

Guineagrass

Urochloa maxima

11/17

12/12

12/30

Hedgehyssop, Rough

Sophronanthe hispida

6/28

Hempvine, Climbing

Mikania scandens

2/28

11/17

2/25 &11/25

1/28

12/30

5/28

11/29

6/28

8/25

9/24

Hibiscus, Sea

Talipariti tilaceum v tilaceum

12/12

Holly, Dahoon

Ilex cassine

11/25

2/25

12/30

11/29

Horseweed, Canadian

Erigeron canadensis

6/28

8/25

9/24

Huckleberry, Dwarf

Gaylussacia dumosa

3/29

Hurricanegrass

Fimbristylis cymosa

2/28

1/13

12/12

11/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

Indiangrass, Lopsided

Sorghastrum secundum

12/30

Indigo, Carolina

Indigofera caroliniana

6/28

8/25

Indigo, Hairy

Indigofera hirsuta

1/13

1/28

12/30

11/29

3/29

6/28

9/24

Innocence

Houstonia procumbens

3/1

Ironweed, Giant

Vernonia gigantea

3/29

Jointweed

Polygonum sp

3/29

Lantana (Shrub Verbena)

Lantana strigocamara

8/25

9/24

Leadtree, White

Leucaena leucocephala

12/12

11/25

11/29

9/24

Lichen: Old Man's Beard

Usnea sp

3/29

Love Vine

Cassytha filiformis

2/28

Both

12/12

11/25

12/30

11/29

3/29

6/28

8/25

9/24

Lovegrass, Elliott's

Eragrostis elliottii

1/13

Ludwigia

Ludwigia sp

11/29

Lupine, Skyblue

Lupinus diffusus

2/28

12/12

11/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

3/29

6/28

8/25

9/24

Lyonia, Coastalplain Rusty

Lyonia fruticosa

2/28

Both

12/12

2/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

5/28

11/29

3/29

6/28

8/25

9/24

Lyonia, Shiny

Lyonia lucida

2/28

Both

2/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

5/28

11/29

3/29

6/28

Mallow, Virginia Saltmarsh

Kosteletzkya virginica

8/25

9/24

Mangrove, Black

Avicennia germinans

2/28

12/12

11/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

3/29

8/25

Mangrove, Red

Rhizophora mangle

2/28

11/17

12/12

11/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

3/29

8/25

9/24

Mangrove, White

Laguncularia racemosa

2/28

11/17

12/12

11/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

3/29

8/25

9/24

Marlberry

Ardisia escallonoides

2/25

12/30

Marshelder (Bigleaf Sumpweed)

Iva frutescens

2/28

12/12

11/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

3/29

8/25

Marshpennywort, Manyflower

Hydrocotyle umbellata

12/30

Milkpea, Elliott's

Galactia elliottii

11/17

12/12

11/25

2/25

3/1

12/30

5/28

11/29

3/29

6/28

8/25

Milkwort, Showy

Asemeia violacea

8/25

Mint, Musky

Hyptis alata

12/12

Mistflower, Blue

Conoclinium coelestinum

2/25

Mock Vervain, Tampa

Glandularia tampensis

8/25

9/24

Moonflower

Ipomoea alba

8/25

Morning-glory, Glades (Saltmarsh)

Ipomoea sagittata

1/13

12/12

12/30

8/25

9/24

Moss, Ball

Tillandsia recurvata

9/24

Myrsine

Myrsine cubana

2/28

11/17

12/12

3/1

12/30

8/25

Natalgrass, Rose

Melinus repens

Both

12/12

11/25

1/28

12/30

Necklacepod, Yellow

Sophora tomentosa

9/24

Needle Rush, Black

Juncus roemerianus

2/28

12/12

11/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

3/29

8/25

9/24

Nightshade, American Black

Solanum americanum

2/28

11/29

8/25

Noyau Vine

Distimake dissectus

Both

Nutsedge

Cyperus sp

1/28

3/1

3/29

Oak, Chapman's

Quercus chapmanii

2/28

Both

12/12

11/25

3/1

12/30

5/28

3/29

6/28

Oak, Laurel

Quercus laurifolia

2/28

12/12

2/25

3/1

12/30

Oak, Live

Quercus virginiana

2/28

Both

12/12

11/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

3/29

Oak, Myrtle

Quercus myrtifolia

11/17

12/12

2/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

11/29

3/29

8/25

Oak, Sand Live

Quercus geminata

2/28

Both

12/12

2/25 & 11/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

5/28

11/29

3/29

6/28

8/25

9/24

Oak, Turkey

Quercus laevis

12/30

Oak, Water

Quercus nigra

5/28

Orchid: Toothpetal False Reinorchid

Habenaria floribunda

1/28

12/30

11/29

Oxeye, Creeping

Sphagneticola trilobata

12/30

8/25

9/24

Paintbrush, Florida

Carphephorus corymbosus

1/13

Palafox, Feay's

Palafoxia feayi

1/28

11/29

9/24

Palm, Queen

Syagrus romanzoffiana

12/12

Palm, Sabal

Sabal palmetto

2/28

1/13

12/12

11/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

5/28

11/29

3/29

8/25

9/24

Palmetto, Saw

Serenoa repens

2/28

11/17

12/12

2/25 & 11/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

5/28

11/29

3/29

8/25

9/24

Papaya

Carica papaya

9/24

Passionflower, Corky-stemmed

Passiflora suberosa

2/28

1/13

12/12

3/1

12/30

Pawpaw, Netted

Asimina reticulata

1/13

2/25

11/29

9/24

Pea, Partridge

Chamaecrista fasciculata

2/28

1/13

2/25 & 11/25

1/28

6/28

8/25

9/24

Pea, Rosary

Abrus precatorius

12/12

12/30

6/28

8/25

9/24

Pea, Spurred Butterfly

Centrosema virginianum

8/25

Pellitory, Florida

Parietaria floridiana

11/29

Peppergrass, Virginia

Lepidium virginicum

3/1

12/30

11/29

3/29

Peppervine

Nekemias arborea

12/30

8/25

9/24

Periwinkle, Madagascar

Catharanthus roseus

9/24

Persimmon, Common

Diospyros virginiana

6/28

9/24

Pimpernel, Water

Samolus ebracteatus

1/28

12/30

Pine, Longleaf

Pinus palustris

8/25

Pine, Slash

Pinus elliottii

2/28

11/17

12/12

2/25 & 11/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

11/29

3/29

8/25

Pinweed

Lechea sp

1/13

3/29

Plum, Hog

Ximenia americana

2/28

Both

12/12

2/25 & 11/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

5/26

11/29

3/29

6/28

8/25

Poinsettia, Wild

Euphorbia cyathophora

8/25

9/24

Poison Ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

2/28

Both

12/12

2/25 & 11/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

11/29

3/29

6/28

8/25

9/24

Pokeweed, American

Phytolacca americana

2/28

12/12

3/1

11/29

3/29

6/28

8/25

9/24

Polypody, Golden

Phlebodium aureum

1/28

3/1

12/30

Air-potato

Dioscorea bulbifera

12/30

6/28

8/25

9/24

Primrosewillow, Peruvian

Ludwigia peruiana

2/25

Primrosewillow, Seaside

Ludwigia maritima

9/24

Primrosewillow, Southeastern

Ludwigia linifolia

11/17

Purslane, Pink

Portulaca pilosa

8/25

Purslane, Yellow

Portulaca oleracea

8/25

9/24

Ragweed, Common

Ambrosia artemisiifolia

2/28

11/17

1/28

12/30

8/25

9/24

Railroad Vine

Ipomoea pes-caprae s brasiliensis

8/25

9/24

Rattlebox

Crotalaria sp

6/28

Rockrose (Pinebarren Frostweed)

Crocanthemum corymbosum

12/12

2/25

12/30

3/29

6/28

9/24

Rougeplant

Rivina humilis

9/24

Rustweed

Polypremum procumbens

2/28

12/12

11/25

1/28

12/30

5/26

6/28

Saltbush (Groundsel Tree)

Baccharis halimifolia

2/28

11/17

12/12

2/25 & 11/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

5/26

11/29

3/29

6/28

8/25

9/24

Saltgrass

Distichlis spicata

2/28

12/12

11/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

Saltwort

Batis maritima

2/28

11/17

12/12

11/25

3/1

3/29

9/24

Samphire (Silverhead)

Gomphrena vermiculare

2/28

12/12

11/25

1/28

3/1

Sandbur, Coastal

Cenchrus spinifex

1/28

11/29

9/24

Sandmat

Euphorbia sp

12/30

Sawgrass, Jamaica Swamp

Cladium jamaicense

12/12

11/25

3/1

9/24

Sea Blite

Suaeda linearis

1/28

3/1

3/29

8/25

9/24

Seapurslane, Shoreline

Sesuvium portulacastrum

2/28

12/12

3/29

6/28

8/25

9/24

Sensitiveplant, Wild

Chamaecrista nictitans

11/25

11/29

9/24

Sida

Sida sp

3/29

9/24

Silkgrass, Narrowleaf

Pityopsis graminifolia

2/28

11/17

12/12

11/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

5/26

11/29

3/29

6/28

8/25

9/24

Smartweed, Dotted

Persicaria punctata

9/24

Smilax

Smilax sp

2/28

Both

12/12

2/25 & 11/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

5/26

11/29

3/29

6/28

8/25

9/24

Smilax, Earleaf

Smilax auriculata

Both

2/25

1/28

3/1

Smilax, Laurel

Smilax laurifolia

3/1

Snake Plant

Dracaena trifaciata

1/13

Snakeroot, Hammock

Ageratina jucunda

11/25

Sowthistle, Common

Sonchus oleraceous

2/28

9/24

Spanish Moss

Tillandsia usenoides

2/28

Both

2/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

11/29

8/25

9/24

Spanish Needles

Bidens alba

2/28

Both

1/28

12/30

5/26

11/29

3/29

6/28

8/25

9/24

Sparkleberry

Vaccinium arboreum

5/26

6/28

9/24

Spurge, Fiddler's

Poinsettia heterophylla

11/29

8/25

Squarestem, Snow

Melanthera nivea

12/30

8/25

9/24

St Augustinegrass

Stenotaphrum secundum

2/25

St John's-wort, Atlantic

Hypericum tenuifolium

2/25

5/26

6/28

8/25

St John's-wort, Four-petal

Hypericum tetrapetlatum

1/28

5/26

11/29

3/29

8/25

St John's-wort, Roundpod

Hypericum cistifolium

2/25

Starrush Whitetop

Rhynchospora colorata

9/24

Stinkhorn, Columned

Clathrus columnatus

2/25

Stopper, Simpson's

Myrcianthes fragrans

2/28

12/12

Stopper, Spanish

Eugenia foetida

12/30

Stringlily

Crinum americanum

11/17

2/25

Sumac, Winged

Rhus copallinum

11/17

12/12

2/25 & 11/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

5/26

11/29

3/29

6/28

8/25

9/24

Sunflower, West Coast Beach

Helianthus debilis v vestitus

8/25

9/24

Sweetbroom (Goatweed)

Scoparia dulcis

2/28

11/17

11/25

5/26

Sweetclover, White

Melilotus alba

1/28

3/29

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

2/28

Tarflower

Bejaria racemosa

12/12

6/28

Tasselflower, Florida (Red)

Emilia fosbergii

11/17

12/30

11/29

3/29

Tasselflower, Lilac

Emilia sonchifolia

3/29

Thistle, Nuttall's

Cirsium nuttallii

5/26

Toadflax, Blue

Linaria canadensis

3/29

Threeseed Mercury, Slender

Acalypha gracilens

11/17

Umbrella Tree, Australian

Schefflera actinophylla

12/30

Vetch, Sand

Vicia acutifolia

11/25

2/25

3/1

3/29

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

2/28

Both

12/12

11/25

2/25

3/1

12/30

3/29

8/25

Water-hyacinth, Common

Eichhornia crassipes

9/24

Waterhyssop

Bacopa monnieri

2/28

11/17

12/12

11/25

1/28

12/30

3/29

8/25

9/24

Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

2/28

Both

12/12

2/25 & 11/25

1/28

3/1

12/30

11/29

3/29

8/25

Willow, Coastalplain

Salix caroliniana

2/25

8/25

Wild Pine (Southern Needleleaf)

Tillandsia setacea

1/28

3/1

Wild Pine, Common (Cardinal Airplant)

Tillandsia fasciculata

11/25

Wild Pine, Giant

Tillandsia utriculata

2/28

Willow, Coastalplain

Salix caroliniana

2/28

11/25

Wiregrass

Aristida stricta

Both

12/12

5/26

Witchgrass

Dichanthelium sp

2/25

12/30

Woodsorrel, Common Yellow

Oxalis corniculata

3/29

Yellowtops, Narrowleaf

Flaveria linearis

1/28

8/25

Yucca

Yucca sp

8/25