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 337–384 of 1,831 plants in Alachua County
Clusterspike False Indigo
Amorpha herbacea
Fabaceae
Native
Coastal Bedstraw
Galium bermudense
Rubiaceae
Native
Coastal Bristlegrass
Setaria corrugata
Poaceae
Native
Coastal Dog Fennel
Eupatorium compositifolium
Asteraceae
Native
Coastal Plain Crownbeard
Verbesina aristata
Asteraceae
Coastal Plain Hawkweed
Hieracium megacephalon
Asteraceae
Native
Coastal Plain Honeycombhead
Balduina angustifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Coastal Plain Milkwort
Senega setacea
Polygalaceae
Native
Coastal Plain Staggerbush
Lyonia fruticosa
Ericaceae
Native
Coastal Rose Gentian
Sabatia calycina
Gentianaceae
Native
Coastal Sandbur
Cenchrus spinifex
Poaceae
Native
Coastal Virgin's-Bower
Clematis catesbyana
Ranunculaceae
Native
Coastalplain Balm
Dicerandra linearifolia
Lamiaceae
Native
Coastalplain Chaffhead
Carphephorus corymbosus
Asteraceae
Native
Coastalplain Dawnflower
Stylisma patens
Convolvulaceae
Native
Coastalplain Goldenaster
Chrysopsis scabrella
Asteraceae
Native
Coastalplain Palafox
Palafoxia integrifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Coastalplain Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris ambigua
Xyridaceae
Native
Cochineal Nopal Cactus
Opuntia cochenillifera
Cactaceae
Introduced
Cockroach Berry
Solanum capsicoides
Solanaceae
Native
Coffee Senna
Senna occidentalis
Fabaceae
Introduced
Cogon Grass
Imperata cylindrica
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Colombian Waxweed
Cuphea carthagenensis
Lythraceae
Introduced
Combleaf Blacksenna
Seymeria pectinata
Orobanchaceae
Native
Combleaf Mermaidweed
Proserpinaca pectinata
Haloragaceae
Native
Combleaf Yellow False Foxglove
Aureolaria pectinata
Orobanchaceae
Native
Common Asparagus Fern
Asparagus setaceus
Asparagaceae
Introduced
Common Axil-Flower
Mecardonia acuminata
Plantaginaceae
Native
Common Bamboo
Bambusa vulgaris
Poaceae
Introduced
Common Bogbuttons
Paepalanthus anceps
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Common Boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Asteraceae
Native
Common Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
Dennstaedtiaceae
Native
Common Buckwheat
Fagopyrum esculentum
Polygonaceae
Introduced
Common Cat's-Ear
Hypochaeris radicata
Asteraceae
Introduced
Common Chickweed
Stellaria media
Caryophyllaceae
Introduced
Common Dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
Asteraceae
Introduced
Common Duckweed
Lemna minor
Araceae
Native
Common Elephant's-Foot
Elephantopus tomentosus
Asteraceae
Native
Common Evening-Primrose
Oenothera biennis
Onagraceae
Native
Common Fanpetals
Sida ulmifolia
Malvaceae
Native
Common Fig
Ficus carica
Moraceae
Introduced
Common Flax
Linum usitatissimum
Linaceae
Introduced
Common Fumitory
Fumaria officinalis
Papaveraceae
Introduced
Common Groundsel
Senecio vulgaris
Asteraceae
Introduced
Common Guava
Psidium guajava
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Common Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
Cannabaceae
Native
Common Hibiscus
Hibiscus syriacus
Malvaceae
Introduced
Common Hoptree
Ptelea trifoliata
Rutaceae
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.