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 337–384 of 549 plants in DeSoto County
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
Pussyfoot
Praxelis clematidea
Asteraceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Queen Palm
Syagrus romanzoffiana
Arecaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Queen's Delight
Stillingia sylvatica
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Rabbitbells
Crotalaria rotundifolia
Fabaceae
Native
Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium yuccifolium
Apiaceae
Native
Rayless Sunflower
Helianthus radula
Asteraceae
Native
Red Mangrove
Rhizophora mangle
Rhizophoraceae
Native
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Sapindaceae
Native
Red Root Floater
Phyllanthus fluitans
Phyllanthaceae
Introduced
Red Sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Asteraceae
Introduced
Red Tasselflower
Emilia fosbergii
Asteraceae
Introduced
Redflower Ragleaf
Crassocephalum crepidioides
Asteraceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Resurrection Fern
Pleopeltis michauxiana
Polypodiaceae
Native
River Sage
Salvia misella
Lamiaceae
Native
Roadside Flatsedge
Cyperus sphacelatus
Cyperaceae
Native
Rosary Pea
Abrus precatorius
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Rose Rush
Lygodesmia aphylla
Asteraceae
Native
Rosy Camphorweed
Pluchea baccharis
Asteraceae
Native
Rough Hedgehyssop
Gratiola hispida
Plantaginaceae
Native
Round-Leaved Boneset
Eupatorium rotundifolium
Asteraceae
Native
Roundleaf Bluet
Houstonia procumbens
Rubiaceae
Native
Roundleaf Lindernia
Lindernia rotundifolia
Linderniaceae
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.