Exotic invasive species are brought to an area from somewhere else and disrupt the growth of native species by harming them directly or competing for the same resources. One of the most harmful exotic invasives in florida is the air potato, a twisting climbing vine native to tropical asia that came to florida around 1905.

Although it creates beautiful scenes of bright, green meadows and dangling vines draped on trees. The air potato can be very harmful to ecosystems by blocking out sunlight and preventing other plants from growing invasive plants can be controlled by applying chemicals, to kill the plant, releasing insects that will eat the plant or by physically removing it.