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 193–240 of 549 plants in DeSoto County
Florida Milkweed
Asclepias feayi
Apocynaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Pricklypear
Opuntia austrina
Cactaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Scrub Frostweed
Crocanthemum nashii
Cistaceae
Native
Florida Spiderlily
Hymenocallis tridentata
Amaryllidaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Strangler Fig
Ficus aurea
Moraceae
Native
Florida Vetch
Vicia floridana
Fabaceae
Fourleaf Vetch
Vicia acutifolia
Fabaceae
Native
Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Hypericum tetrapetalum
Hypericaceae
Native
Fragrant Eryngo
Eryngium aromaticum
Apiaceae
Native
Fragrant Spikesedge
Cyperus sesquiflorus
Cyperaceae
Native
Fringed Star Grass
Hypoxis juncea
Hypoxidaceae
Native
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
Hairy Dawnflower
Stylisma villosa
Convolvulaceae
Native
Hairy Indigo
Indigofera hirsuta
Fabaceae
Introduced
Hairy Vetch
Vicia villosa
Fabaceae
Introduced
Hairypod Cowpea
Vigna luteola
Fabaceae
Native
Hammock Snakeroot
Ageratina jucunda
Asteraceae
Native
Haspan Flatsedge
Cyperus haspan
Cyperaceae
Native
Hastate-Leaved Dock
Rumex hastatulus
Polygonaceae
Native
Herb-Of-Grace
Bacopa monnieri
Plantaginaceae
Native
Herbwilliam
Ptilimnium capillaceum
Apiaceae
Native
Hilograss
Paspalum conjugatum
Poaceae
Native
Hog Plum
Ximenia americana
Olacaceae
Native
Hop Sedge
Carex lupulina
Cyperaceae
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.