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 1–36 of 36 plants in Bay County, starting with M
Madagascar Periwinkle
Catharanthus roseus
Apocynaceae
Introduced
Maid Marian
Rhexia nashii
Melastomataceae
Native
Maidencane
Panicum hemitomon
Poaceae
Native
Malabar Spinach
Basella alba
Basellaceae
Introduced
Manyflower Beardtongue
Penstemon multiflorus
Plantaginaceae
Native
Manyflower Marshpennywort
Hydrocotyle umbellata
Araliaceae
Native
Maritime Bushy Bluestem
Anatherum tenuispatheum
Poaceae
Native
Marsh Elder
Iva frutescens
Asteraceae
Native
Marsh Fimbry
Fimbristylis castanea
Cyperaceae
Native
Marsh Fleabane
Pluchea odorata
Asteraceae
Native
Marsh Hay Cordgrass
Sporobolus pumilus
Poaceae
Native
Marsh Parsley
Cyclospermum leptophyllum
Apiaceae
Introduced
Marsh Pink
Sabatia stellaris
Gentianaceae
Native
Marvel of Peru
Mirabilis jalapa
Nyctaginaceae
Introduced
Maryland Golden-Aster
Chrysopsis mariana
Asteraceae
Native
Maryland Meadowbeauty
Rhexia mariana
Melastomataceae
Native
Mascarene Island Leaf-Flower
Phyllanthus tenellus
Phyllanthaceae
Introduced
Mayberry
Vaccinium elliottii
Ericaceae
Native
Mexican Culantro
Eryngium foetidum
Apiaceae
Native
Mexican Palo Verde
Parkinsonia aculeata
Fabaceae
Introduced
Mexican Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia octovalvis
Onagraceae
Native
Mexican Ruellia
Ruellia simplex
Acanthaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Michaux's Croton
Croton michauxii
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Michaux's Milkweed
Asclepias michauxii
Apocynaceae
Native
Mock Strawberry
Potentilla indica
Rosaceae
Introduced
Mohr's Thoroughwort
Eupatorium mohrii
Asteraceae
Native
Moss Verbena
Verbena pulchella
Verbenaceae
Introduced
Mother of Thousands
Kalanchoe laetivirens
Crassulaceae
Introduced
Mountain Azalea
Rhododendron canescens
Ericaceae
Native
Mountain Laurel
Kalmia latifolia
Ericaceae
Native
Muck Sunflower
Helianthus simulans
Asteraceae
Native
Muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
Vitaceae
Native
Musky Mint
Hyptis alata
Lamiaceae
Native
Myrtle Dahoon
Ilex myrtifolia
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Myrtle Oak
Quercus myrtifolia
Fagaceae
Native
Myrtleleaf St. John's Wort
Hypericum myrtifolium
Hypericaceae
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.