Florida's wild plants
Plant Directory
2,965 native and 1,250 introduced plants, with where each one grows — from the Panhandle to the Keys.
Showing 1,441–1,488 of 1,831 plants in Alachua County
Smooth Agave
Agave desmetiana
Asparagaceae
Introduced
Smooth Beggarticks
Bidens laevis
Asteraceae
Native
Smooth Elephant's Foot
Elephantopus nudatus
Asteraceae
Native
Smooth Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum biflorum
Asparagaceae
Native
Smooth Ticktrefoil
Desmodium laevigatum
Fabaceae
Native
Smooth Witchgrass
Panicum dichotomiflorum
Poaceae
Native
Smooth Yellow False Foxglove
Aureolaria flava
Orobanchaceae
Native
Smut Grass
Sporobolus indicus
Poaceae
Introduced
Snow Squarestem
Melanthera nivea
Asteraceae
Native
Snowy White Eupatorium
Eupatorium petaloideum
Asteraceae
Soap Aloe
Aloe maculata
Asphodelaceae
Introduced
Soft Fern
Christella dentata
Thelypteridaceae
IntroducedInvasive IIImperiled
Soft Greeneyes
Berlandiera pumila
Asteraceae
Native
Soft Rush
Juncus effusus
Juncaceae
Native
Soft-Stemmed Bulrush
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Cyperaceae
Native
Softhair Coneflower
Rudbeckia mollis
Asteraceae
Sorghum
Sorghum bicolor
Poaceae
Introduced
South American Jelly Palm
Butia odorata
Arecaceae
Introduced
South American Mock Vervain
Glandularia aristigera
Verbenaceae
Introduced
South American Skullcap
Scutellaria racemosa
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Southeastern Pricklypear
Opuntia mesacantha
Cactaceae
Native
Southern Amaranth
Amaranthus australis
Amaranthaceae
Native
Southern Beeblossom
Oenothera simulans
Onagraceae
Native
Southern Bogbutton
Paepalanthus beyrichianus
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Southern Catalpa
Catalpa bignonioides
Bignoniaceae
Native
Southern Cattail
Typha domingensis
Typhaceae
Native
Southern Coastal Violet
Viola septemloba
Violaceae
Native
Southern Crabapple
Malus angustifolia
Rosaceae
Native
Southern Dewberry
Rubus trivialis
Rosaceae
Native
Southern Fumewort
Corydalis halei
Papaveraceae
Native
Southern Ghost Pipe
Monotropa brittonii
Ericaceae
Native
Southern Lady Fern
Athyrium asplenioides
Athyriaceae
Native
Southern Live Oak
Quercus virginiana
Fagaceae
Native
Southern Long Sedge
Carex lonchocarpa
Cyperaceae
Native
Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
Magnoliaceae
Native
Southern Red Oak
Quercus falcata
Fagaceae
Native
Southern Rockbell
Wahlenbergia marginata
Campanulaceae
Native
Southern Sandbur
Cenchrus echinatus
Poaceae
Native
Southern Seaside Goldenrod
Solidago mexicana
Asteraceae
Native
Southern Sneezeweed
Helenium flexuosum
Asteraceae
Native
Southern Sugar Maple
Acer floridanum
Sapindaceae
Native
Southern Swamp Crinum
Crinum americanum
Amaryllidaceae
Native
Southern Sword Fern
Nephrolepis exaltata
Nephrolepidaceae
Native
Southern Toothed Viburnum
Viburnum scabrellum
Viburnaceae
Native
Southern Twayblade
Neottia bifolia
Orchidaceae
Native
Southern Umbrella-Sedge
Fuirena scirpoidea
Cyperaceae
Native
Southern Water Hemlock
Cicuta mexicana
Apiaceae
Native
Southern Water Violet
Viola vittata
Violaceae
Native
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.