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 97–144 of 549 plants in DeSoto County
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
Cogon Grass
Imperata cylindrica
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Colicwood
Myrsine cubana
Primulaceae
Native
Colombian Waxweed
Cuphea carthagenensis
Lythraceae
Introduced
Common Axil-Flower
Mecardonia acuminata
Plantaginaceae
Native
Common Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
Dennstaedtiaceae
Native
Common Cat's-Ear
Hypochaeris radicata
Asteraceae
Introduced
Common Fanpetals
Sida ulmifolia
Malvaceae
Native
Common Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
Ebenaceae
Native
Common Purslane
Portulaca oleracea
Portulacaceae
Introduced
Common Ragweed
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Common Water Hyacinth
Pontederia crassipes
Pontederiaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Common Yucca
Yucca filamentosa
Asparagaceae
Native
Coontie
Zamia integrifolia
Zamiaceae
Native
Coral Vine
Antigonon leptopus
Polygonaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Coralberry
Ardisia crenata
Primulaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Corkystem Passionvine
Passiflora pallida
Passifloraceae
Native
Crape-Myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica
Lythraceae
Introduced
Creeping Beggarweed
Desmodium incanum
Fabaceae
Introduced
Creeping Burhead
Echinodorus cordifolius
Alismataceae
Native
Creeping Cucumber
Melothria pendula
Cucurbitaceae
Native
Creeping Indigo
Indigofera spicata
Fabaceae
Introduced
Creeping Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia repens
Onagraceae
Native
Creeping Waterhyssop
Bacopa repens
Plantaginaceae
Native
Creeping Woodsorrel
Oxalis corniculata
Oxalidaceae
Introduced
Cuban Jute
Sida rhombifolia
Malvaceae
Introduced
Cucumberleaf Sunflower
Helianthus debilis
Asteraceae
Native
Cudweed
Gamochaeta pensylvanica
Asteraceae
Introduced
Cursed Crowfoot
Ranunculus sceleratus
Ranunculaceae
Native
Curtiss's Milkweed
Asclepias curtissii
Apocynaceae
NativeEndemic
Cutleaf Evening Primrose
Oenothera laciniata
Onagraceae
Native
Cutleaf Groundcherry
Physalis angulata
Solanaceae
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.