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 549 plants in DeSoto County
African Asparagus
Asparagus aethiopicus
Asparagaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
African Dayflower
Commelina gambiae
Commelinaceae
Introduced
Air Plant
Kalanchoe pinnata
Crassulaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Air Potato
Dioscorea bulbifera
Dioscoreaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Alamo Vine
Distimake dissectus
Convolvulaceae
Native
Alligator Flag
Thalia geniculata
Marantaceae
Native
Alligator Lily
Hymenocallis palmeri
Amaryllidaceae
NativeEndemic
Alligator Plant
Kalanchoe × houghtonii
Crassulaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
American Beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
Lamiaceae
Native
American Black Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Viburnaceae
Native
American Black Nightshade
Solanum americanum
Solanaceae
Native
American Burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
Asteraceae
Native
American Elm
Ulmus americana
Ulmaceae
NativeImperiled
American Olive
Cartrema americanum
Oleaceae
Native
American Pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
Phytolaccaceae
Native
American Royal Fern
Osmunda spectabilis
Osmundaceae
Native
American Sicklepod
Senna obtusifolia
Fabaceae
Native
American Snowbell
Styrax americanus
Styracaceae
Native
American Sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
Platanaceae
Native
American Trumpet Vine
Campsis radicans
Bignoniaceae
Native
American Turkey Oak
Quercus laevis
Fagaceae
Native
Anglestem Beaksedge
Rhynchospora caduca
Cyperaceae
Native
Aquatic Milkweed
Asclepias perennis
Apocynaceae
Native
Asiatic Dewflower
Murdannia spirata
Commelinaceae
Introduced
Bahia Grass
Paspalum notatum
Poaceae
Introduced
Balbis' Airplant
Tillandsia balbisiana
Bromeliaceae
NativeImperiled
Baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
Cupressaceae
Native
Baldwin's Eryngo
Eryngium baldwinii
Apiaceae
Native
Baldwin's Flatsedge
Cyperus croceus
Cyperaceae
Native
Baldwin's Milkwort
Senega balduini
Polygalaceae
Native
Baldwin's Spikerush
Eleocharis baldwinii
Cyperaceae
Native
Ballmoss
Tillandsia recurvata
Bromeliaceae
Native
Bay Lobelia
Lobelia feayana
Campanulaceae
NativeEndemic
Beaked Panicum
Coleataenia anceps
Poaceae
Native
Bengal Trumpet
Thunbergia grandiflora
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Big Caltrop
Kallstroemia maxima
Zygophyllaceae
Native
Bighead Rush
Juncus megacephalus
Juncaceae
Native
Billygoat Weed
Ageratum conyzoides
Asteraceae
Introduced
Bitter Melon
Momordica charantia
Cucurbitaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Black Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium fuscatum
Ericaceae
Native
Black Medick
Medicago lupulina
Fabaceae
Introduced
Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Asteraceae
Native
Black-Eyed Susan Vine
Thunbergia alata
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Blackroot
Pterocaulon pycnostachyum
Asteraceae
Native
Bladder Pod
Sesbania vesicaria
Fabaceae
Native
Blue Mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
Asteraceae
Native
Blue Pigroot
Sisyrinchium micranthum
Iridaceae
Introduced
Blue Plumbago
Plumbago auriculata
Plumbaginaceae
Introduced
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.