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 81 plants in DeSoto County, starting with C
Cabbage Palmetto
Sabal palmetto
Arecaceae
Native
Caesar Weed
Urena lobata
Malvaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Calloose Grape
Vitis shuttleworthii
Vitaceae
NativeEndemic
Camphorweed
Heterotheca subaxillaris
Asteraceae
Native
Canada Toadflax
Linaria canadensis
Plantaginaceae
Native
Candelabra Bush
Senna alata
Fabaceae
Introduced
Candyroot
Senega nana
Polygalaceae
Native
Cardinal Airplant
Tillandsia fasciculata
Bromeliaceae
NativeImperiled
Caribbean Purple Everlasting
Gamochaeta antillana
Asteraceae
Native
Carolina Crane's-Bill
Geranium carolinianum
Geraniaceae
Native
Carolina Laurelcherry
Prunus caroliniana
Rosaceae
Native
Carolina Ponysfoot
Dichondra carolinensis
Convolvulaceae
Native
Carolina Redroot
Lachnanthes caroliana
Haemodoraceae
Native
Carolina Ruellia
Ruellia caroliniensis
Acanthaceae
Native
Carolina Water-Hyssop
Bacopa caroliniana
Plantaginaceae
Native
Carolina Willow
Salix caroliniana
Salicaceae
Native
Carolina Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris caroliniana
Xyridaceae
Native
Carrotwood
Cupaniopsis anacardioides
Sapindaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Castor Bean
Ricinus communis
Euphorbiaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Centipede Grass Orchid
Zeuxine strateumatica
Orchidaceae
Introduced
Chalky Bluestem
Anatherum capillipes
Poaceae
Native
Chamberbitter
Phyllanthus urinaria
Phyllanthaceae
Introduced
Chapman's Blazing Star
Liatris chapmanii
Asteraceae
Native
Chapman's Goldenrod
Solidago chapmanii
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Chapman's Oak
Quercus chapmanii
Fagaceae
Native
Chickenspike
Sphenoclea zeylanica
Sphenocleaceae
Introduced
Chinaberry
Melia azedarach
Meliaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Chinese Crown Orchid
Eulophia graminea
Orchidaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Chinese Privet
Ligustrum sinense
Oleaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Chocolateweed
Melochia corchorifolia
Malvaceae
Introduced
Christmas Senna
Senna pendula
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Cinnamon Fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
Osmundaceae
Native
Climbing Aster
Ampelaster carolinianus
Asteraceae
Native
Climbing Hempvine
Mikania scandens
Asteraceae
Native
Climbing Maidenhair
Lygodium microphyllum
Lygodiaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Coastal Dog Fennel
Eupatorium compositifolium
Asteraceae
Native
Coastal Lovegrass
Eragrostis refracta
Poaceae
Native
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
Coastalplain Chaffhead
Carphephorus corymbosus
Asteraceae
Native
Coastalplain Goldenaster
Chrysopsis scabrella
Asteraceae
Native
Coastalplain Palafox
Palafoxia integrifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Cocoplum
Chrysobalanus icaco
Chrysobalanaceae
Native
Coffee Senna
Senna occidentalis
Fabaceae
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.