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 1–37 of 37 plants in Collier County, starting with E
Eared Spleenwort
Asplenium auritum
Aspleniaceae
NativeImperiled
Earleaf Greenbrier
Smilax auriculata
Smilacaceae
Native
Early Paspalum
Paspalum praecox
Poaceae
Native
Early Whitetop Fleabane
Erigeron vernus
Asteraceae
Native
Earpod Wattle
Acacia auriculiformis
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
East Indian Crabgrass
Digitaria setigera
Poaceae
Native
East Indian Mallow
Corchorus aestuans
Malvaceae
Native
Eastern Coral Bean
Erythrina herbacea
Fabaceae
Native
Eastern Milk-Pea
Galactia regularis
Fabaceae
Native
Eastern Milkpea
Galactia volubilis
Fabaceae
Native
Eastern Mosquito Fern
Azolla caroliniana
Salviniaceae
Native
Eastern Poison Ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
Anacardiaceae
Native
Eastern Redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
Cupressaceae
Native
Eastern Silver Aster
Symphyotrichum concolor
Asteraceae
Native
Egyptian Panicgrass
Setaria geminata
Poaceae
Native
Egyptian White Water-Lily
Nymphaea lotus
Nymphaeaceae
Introduced
Eleocharis nigrescens
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Elephant Ear
Xanthosoma robustum
Araceae
Introduced
Elkhorn Fern
Platycerium bifurcatum
Polypodiaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Elkhorn Fern
Platycerium hillii
Polypodiaceae
Introduced
Elliott's Aster
Symphyotrichum elliottii
Asteraceae
Native
Elliott's Bluestem
Anatherum gyrans
Poaceae
Native
Elliott's Lovegrass
Eragrostis elliottii
Poaceae
Native
Elliott's Milkpea
Galactia elliottii
Fabaceae
Native
Elliott's Yelloweyed Grass
Xyris elliottii
Xyridaceae
Native
Elliptic Yellowwood
Ochrosia elliptica
Apocynaceae
Introduced
Epiphytic Flatsedge
Cyperus lanceolatus
Cyperaceae
Native
Eragrostis scaligera
Poaceae
Introduced
Erect Burhead
Echinodorus berteroi
Alismataceae
Native
Erect Pricklypear
Opuntia dillenii
Cactaceae
Native
Erect Spiderling
Boerhavia erecta
Nyctaginaceae
Native
Erectleaf Panicgrass
Dichanthelium erectifolium
Poaceae
Native
Everglade Key Sandmat
Euphorbia conferta
Euphorbiaceae
NativeEndemic
Everglades Key False Buttonweed
Spermacoce neoterminalis
Rubiaceae
NativeEndemic
Everglades Squarestem
Melanthera angustifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Everglades Water-Willow
Justicia angusta
Acanthaceae
Native
Expanded Lobsterclaw
Heliconia latispatha
Heliconiaceae
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.