| Family | Scientific Name | Common Name | Habitat | Distribution | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euphorbiaceae | Manihot esculenta | Manioc, Tapioca | Disturbed areas. | Native of tropical America. |  |
| Euphorbiaceae | Manihot grahamii | Hardy Tapioca, Graham’s Cassava | Suburban forests, vacant lots, other disturbed areas, uncommonly grown as an ornamental, rarely naturalizing. | Native of tropical America. Introduced in sw. GA (Jones & Coile 1988; Carter, Baker, & Morris 2009), FL Panhandle, peninsular FL, west to LA and TX (Aplaca 2012). |  |
| Euphorbiaceae | Manihot subspicata | Spiked Manihot, Palo Mulato | Savannas and grasslands. | S. TX (Jim Wells, Live Oak, and San Patricio counties) and ne. Mexico (COA, NLE, TAM). |  |
| Euphorbiaceae | Manihot walkerae | Walker's Manihot, Texas Tapioca | Shrublands and grasslands, on caliche cuestas. | S. TX and ne. Mexico (SLP, TAM, VER). |  |