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 1–48 of 50 plants in Charlotte County, starting with G
Gallberry
Ilex glabra
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Gaping Panicgrass
Steinchisma hians
Poaceae
Native
Garber's Blazing Star
Liatris garberi
Asteraceae
Native
Garden Canna
Canna × hybrida
Cannaceae
Introduced
Gentian Noddingcaps
Triphora gentianoides
Orchidaceae
Native
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
Ericaceae
Native
Giant Airplant
Tillandsia utriculata
Bromeliaceae
NativeImperiled
Giant Bird-Of-Paradise Flower
Strelitzia nicolai
Strelitziaceae
Introduced
Giant Bristlegrass
Setaria magna
Poaceae
Native
Giant Cutgrass
Zizaniopsis miliacea
Poaceae
Native
Giant Leather Fern
Acrostichum danaeifolium
Pteridaceae
Native
Giant Mexican Turk's Cap
Malvaviscus penduliflorus
Malvaceae
Introduced
Giant Orchid
Orthochilus ecristatus
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Giant Spider Lily
Crinum × amabile
Amaryllidaceae
Introduced
Giantspiral Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes longilabris
Orchidaceae
Native
Glade Lobelia
Lobelia glandulosa
Campanulaceae
Native
Globe Amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Globe Beaksedge
Rhynchospora globularis
Cyperaceae
Native
Golden Canna
Canna flaccida
Cannaceae
Native
Golden Leather Fern
Acrostichum aureum
Pteridaceae
Native
Golden Polypody
Phlebodium aureum
Polypodiaceae
Native
Golden Pothos
Epipremnum aureum
Araceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Golden Shower Tree
Cassia fistula
Fabaceae
Introduced
Golden Trumpet
Allamanda cathartica
Apocynaceae
Introduced
Gomphrena Weed
Gomphrena serrata
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Goose Grass
Eleusine indica
Poaceae
Introduced
Gopher Apple
Geobalanus oblongifolius
Chrysobalanaceae
Native
Gout Stalk
Jatropha podagrica
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Graceful Spurge
Euphorbia hypericifolia
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Grass-Leaf Lettuce
Lactuca graminifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Grass-Leaved Arrowhead
Sagittaria graminea
Alismataceae
Native
Grass-Leaved Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes praecox
Orchidaceae
Native
Grass-Leaved Rush
Juncus marginatus
Juncaceae
Native
Grassleaf Spurge
Euphorbia graminea
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Gray's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora grayi
Cyperaceae
Native
Graybark Grape
Vitis cinerea
Vitaceae
Native
Graytwig
Schoepfia schreberi
Schoepfiaceae
Native
Green Arrow Arum
Peltandra virginica
Araceae
Native
Green Buttonwood
Conocarpus erectus
Combretaceae
Native
Green Carpetweed
Mollugo verticillata
Molluginaceae
Native
Green Summer Grass
Urochloa distachyos
Poaceae
Green-And-White Sedge
Carex longii
Cyperaceae
Native
Gregorywood
Terminalia buceras
Combretaceae
Introduced
Groundsel Tree
Baccharis halimifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Guinea Grass
Megathyrsus maximus
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Gulf Coast Spikerush
Eleocharis cellulosa
Cyperaceae
Native
Gulf Coast Swallow-Wort
Pattalias palustris
Apocynaceae
Native
Gulf Muhly
Muhlenbergia sericea
Poaceae
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.