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 481–528 of 549 plants in DeSoto County
Sweet Shaggytuft
Stenandrium dulce
Acanthaceae
Native
Sweetbay Magnolia
Magnolia virginiana
Magnoliaceae
Native
Tall Elephant's-Foot
Elephantopus elatus
Asteraceae
Native
Tall Pinebarren Milkwort
Senega cymosa
Polygalaceae
Native
Tamarind
Tamarindus indica
Fabaceae
Introduced
Tarflower
Bejaria racemosa
Ericaceae
Native
Tenlobe False Foxglove
Agalinis obtusifolia
Orobanchaceae
Native
Thin Paspalum
Paspalum setaceum
Poaceae
Native
Threadleaf Arrowhead
Sagittaria filiformis
Alismataceae
Native
Tievine
Ipomoea cordatotriloba
Convolvulaceae
Native
Toothed Midsorus Fern
Telmatoblechnum serrulatum
Blechnaceae
Native
Toothpetal False Reinorchid
Habenaria floribunda
Orchidaceae
Native
Torpedo Grass
Panicum repens
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Tracy's Silkgrass
Pityopsis tracyi
Asteraceae
Native
Trailing Daisy
Sphagneticola trilobata
Asteraceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Tridax Daisy
Tridax procumbens
Asteraceae
Introduced
Tropic Croton
Croton glandulosus
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Tropical Bushmint
Hyptis mutabilis
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Tropical Flatsedge
Cyperus surinamensis
Cyperaceae
Native
Tropical Milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Apocynaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Tropical Soda-Apple
Solanum viarum
Solanaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Turkey Tangle Frogfruit
Phyla nodiflora
Verbenaceae
Native
Twoleaf Nightshade
Solanum diphyllum
Solanaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Variable Witchgrass
Dichanthelium commutatum
Poaceae
Native
Velvet-Leaf Milkweed
Asclepias tomentosa
Apocynaceae
Native
Velvet-Leafed Wild Coffee
Psychotria tenuifolia
Rubiaceae
Native
Virginia Chain Fern
Woodwardia virginica
Blechnaceae
NativeImperiled
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Vitaceae
Native
Virginia Pepperweed
Lepidium virginicum
Brassicaceae
Native
Virginia Sweetspire
Itea virginica
Iteaceae
Native
Walter's Oak
Quercus × walteriana
Fagaceae
Walter's Viburnum
Viburnum obovatum
Viburnaceae
Native
Wand Goldenrod
Solidago virgata
Asteraceae
Native
Water Fern
Azolla filiculoides
Salviniaceae
Native
Water Hemlock
Cicuta maculata
Apiaceae
Native
Water Hickory
Carya aquatica
Juglandaceae
Native
Water Lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
Araceae
NativeInvasive I
Water Locust
Gleditsia aquatica
Fabaceae
Native
Water Oak
Quercus nigra
Fagaceae
Native
Water Paspalum
Paspalum repens
Poaceae
Native
Watergrass
Bulbostylis barbata
Cyperaceae
Introduced
West Indian Mahogany
Swietenia mahagoni
Meliaceae
Native
West Indian Meadowbeauty
Rhexia cubensis
Melastomataceae
Native
Wetland Nightshade
Solanum tampicense
Solanaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
White Beggarticks
Bidens alba
Asteraceae
Native
White Clover
Trifolium repens
Fabaceae
Introduced
White Crownbeard
Verbesina virginica
Asteraceae
Native
White Fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus
Oleaceae
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.