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 49 plants in DeSoto County, starting with P
Pagoda Flower
Clerodendrum paniculatum
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Pale Smartweed
Persicaria lapathifolia
Polygonaceae
Native
Papaya
Carica papaya
Caricaceae
Native
Para Grass
Urochloa mutica
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Paraguayan Purslane
Portulaca amilis
Portulacaceae
Introduced
Parrot's Beak
Heliconia psittacorum
Heliconiaceae
Introduced
Partridge Pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Fabaceae
Native
Peacock Flower
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Fabaceae
Introduced
Peelbark St. John's Wort
Hypericum fasciculatum
Hypericaceae
Native
Pennyroyal
Piloblephis rigida
Lamiaceae
Native
Peppervine
Nekemias arborea
Vitaceae
Native
Persicaria lanata
Polygonaceae
Introduced
Peruvian Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia peruviana
Onagraceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Phasey Bean
Macroptilium lathyroides
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
Pontederiaceae
Native
Piedmont Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia arcuata
Onagraceae
Native
Pignut Hickory
Carya glabra
Juglandaceae
Native
Pine Barren Beaksedge
Rhynchospora pineticola
Cyperaceae
Native
Pine Barren Frostweed
Crocanthemum corymbosum
Cistaceae
Native
Pine Lily
Lilium catesbaei
Liliaceae
Native
Pine Pinweed
Lechea divaricata
Cistaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Pine-Barren Goldenrod
Solidago fistulosa
Asteraceae
Native
Pinebarren Aster
Oclemena reticulata
Asteraceae
Native
Pinebarren Flatsedge
Cyperus retrorsus
Cyperaceae
Native
Pineland Chaffhead
Carphephorus carnosus
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Pineland Heliotrope
Euploca polyphylla
Boraginaceae
Native
Pineland Purple
Trilisa subtropicana
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Pineweed
Hypericum gentianoides
Hypericaceae
Native
Pinewoods Fingergrass
Eustachys petraea
Poaceae
Native
Pineywoods Dropseed
Sporobolus junceus
Poaceae
Native
Pink Powderpuff
Calliandra tergemina
Fabaceae
Native
Pink Sundew
Drosera capillaris
Droseraceae
Native
Pitted Stripeseed
Piriqueta cistoides
Passifloraceae
Native
Plains Snakecotton
Froelichia floridana
Amaranthaceae
Native
Pond Apple
Annona glabra
Annonaceae
Native
Pondcypress
Taxodium ascendens
Cupressaceae
Native
Poorland Flatsedge
Cyperus compressus
Cyperaceae
Native
Pop Ash
Fraxinus caroliniana
Oleaceae
NativeImperiled
Possumhaw
Ilex decidua
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Prairie Iris
Iris savannarum
Iridaceae
Native
Prickly Sowthistle
Sonchus asper
Asteraceae
Introduced
Primrose-Leaved Violet
Viola primulifolia
Violaceae
Native
Privet Senna
Senna ligustrina
Fabaceae
Native
Purple Allamanda
Allamanda blanchetii
Apocynaceae
Introduced
Purple Bladderwort
Utricularia purpurea
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Purple Bluestem
Anatherum cretaceum
Poaceae
Native
Purple Nutsedge
Cyperus rotundus
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Purple Passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
Passifloraceae
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.