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 1,057–1,104 of 1,151 plants in Charlotte County
Turtle Grass
Thalassia testudinum
Hydrocharitaceae
Native
Twist-Leaf Goldenrod
Solidago tortifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Twoleaf Nightshade
Solanum diphyllum
Solanaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Umbrella Papyrus
Cyperus alternifolius
Cyperaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Upland Cotton
Gossypium hirsutum
Malvaceae
Native
Variable Witchgrass
Dichanthelium commutatum
Poaceae
Native
Vasey Grass
Paspalum urvillei
Poaceae
Introduced
Velvet-Leafed Wild Coffee
Psychotria tenuifolia
Rubiaceae
Native
Virginia Chain Fern
Woodwardia virginica
Blechnaceae
NativeImperiled
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Vitaceae
Native
Virginia Marsh St. John's-Wort
Hypericum virginicum
Hypericaceae
Native
Virginia Pepperweed
Lepidium virginicum
Brassicaceae
Native
Virginia Sweetspire
Itea virginica
Iteaceae
Native
Walter's Barnyard Grass
Echinochloa walteri
Poaceae
Native
Walter's Viburnum
Viburnum obovatum
Viburnaceae
Native
Wand Goldenrod
Solidago virgata
Asteraceae
Native
Wand Hornpod
Mitreola sessilifolia
Loganiaceae
Native
Ware's Hairsedge
Bulbostylis warei
Cyperaceae
Native
Water Cowbane
Tiedemannia filiformis
Apiaceae
Native
Water Fern
Azolla filiculoides
Salviniaceae
Native
Water Fern
Ceratopteris thalictroides
Pteridaceae
Native
Water Hickory
Carya aquatica
Juglandaceae
Native
Water Lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
Araceae
NativeInvasive I
Water Oak
Quercus nigra
Fagaceae
Native
Water Paspalum
Paspalum repens
Poaceae
Native
Water Purslane
Ludwigia palustris
Onagraceae
Native
Water Spangles
Salvinia minima
Salviniaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Water Toothleaf
Stillingia aquatica
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Watergrass
Bulbostylis barbata
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Waterspider Bog Orchid
Habenaria repens
Orchidaceae
Native
Wax-Leaf Ligustrum
Ligustrum japonicum
Oleaceae
Introduced
Weakley's Goldentop
Euthamia weakleyi
Asteraceae
Native
Weeping Bottlebrush
Melaleuca viminalis
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
West Indian Mahogany
Swietenia mahagoni
Meliaceae
Native
West Indian Marsh Grass
Hymenachne amplexicaulis
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
West Indian Meadowbeauty
Rhexia cubensis
Melastomataceae
Native
West Indian Milkberry
Chiococca alba
Rubiaceae
Native
West-Coast Prickly Apple
Harrisia aboriginum
Cactaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Western Tansymustard
Descurainia pinnata
Brassicaceae
Native
Whip Nutrush
Scleria triglomerata
Cyperaceae
Native
White Beggarticks
Bidens alba
Asteraceae
Native
White Bluestem
Anatherum dealbatum
Poaceae
Native
White Crownbeard
Verbesina virginica
Asteraceae
Native
White Indigoberry
Randia aculeata
Rubiaceae
Native
White Leadtree
Leucaena leucocephala
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
White Lobelia
Lobelia paludosa
Campanulaceae
Native
White Mangrove
Laguncularia racemosa
Combretaceae
Native
White Mulberry
Morus alba
Moraceae
Introduced
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.