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 1–25 of 25 plants in DeSoto County, starting with G
Gallberry
Ilex glabra
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Garden Pink-Sorrel
Oxalis latifolia
Oxalidaceae
Introduced
Giant Airplant
Tillandsia utriculata
Bromeliaceae
NativeImperiled
Giant Brake
Pteris tripartita
Pteridaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Giant Leather Fern
Acrostichum danaeifolium
Pteridaceae
Native
Giant Mexican Turk's Cap
Malvaviscus penduliflorus
Malvaceae
Introduced
Giant Orchid
Orthochilus ecristatus
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Golden Canna
Canna flaccida
Cannaceae
Native
Golden Club
Orontium aquaticum
Araceae
Native
Golden Polypody
Phlebodium aureum
Polypodiaceae
Native
Golden Pothos
Epipremnum aureum
Araceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Golden Trumpet
Allamanda cathartica
Apocynaceae
Introduced
Gomphrena Weed
Gomphrena serrata
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Goose Grass
Eleusine indica
Poaceae
Introduced
Gopher Apple
Geobalanus oblongifolius
Chrysobalanaceae
Native
Gophertail Lovegrass
Eragrostis ciliaris
Poaceae
Introduced
Grass-Leaf Lettuce
Lactuca graminifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Grass-Leaved Arrowhead
Sagittaria graminea
Alismataceae
Native
Graybark Grape
Vitis cinerea
Vitaceae
Native
Green Arrow Arum
Peltandra virginica
Araceae
Native
Green Carpetweed
Mollugo verticillata
Molluginaceae
Native
Green Flatsedge
Cyperus virens
Cyperaceae
Native
Green-And-White Sedge
Carex longii
Cyperaceae
Native
Groundsel Tree
Baccharis halimifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Guinea Grass
Megathyrsus maximus
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.