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 1–43 of 43 plants in Franklin County, starting with M
Madagascar Periwinkle
Catharanthus roseus
Apocynaceae
Introduced
Magnificent Angel's Trumpet
Brugmansia insignis
Solanaceae
IntroducedImperiled
Maid Marian
Rhexia nashii
Melastomataceae
Native
Manatee Grass
Syringodium filiforme
Cymodoceaceae
Native
Many-Flowered Grasspink
Calopogon multiflorus
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Manyflower Beardtongue
Penstemon multiflorus
Plantaginaceae
Native
Manyflower Marshpennywort
Hydrocotyle umbellata
Araliaceae
Native
Manyhead Rush
Juncus polycephalus
Juncaceae
Native
Maritime Bushy Bluestem
Anatherum tenuispatheum
Poaceae
Native
Marsh Elder
Iva frutescens
Asteraceae
Native
Marsh Fern
Thelypteris palustris
Thelypteridaceae
Native
Marsh Fimbry
Fimbristylis castanea
Cyperaceae
Native
Marsh Fleabane
Pluchea odorata
Asteraceae
Native
Marsh Hay Cordgrass
Sporobolus pumilus
Poaceae
Native
Marsh Mermaidweed
Proserpinaca palustris
Haloragaceae
Native
Marsh Pink
Sabatia stellaris
Gentianaceae
Native
Marsh Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium aquaticum
Apiaceae
Native
Marvel of Peru
Mirabilis jalapa
Nyctaginaceae
Introduced
Maryland Golden-Aster
Chrysopsis mariana
Asteraceae
Native
Maryland Meadowbeauty
Rhexia mariana
Melastomataceae
Native
Matchstick Bromeliad
Aechmea gamosepala
Bromeliaceae
Mayberry
Vaccinium elliottii
Ericaceae
Native
Meadow Spikemoss
Selaginella apoda
Selaginellaceae
Native
Metel Devil's Trumpet
Datura metel
Solanaceae
Introduced
Mexican Fan Palm
Washingtonia robusta
Arecaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Mexican Palo Verde
Parkinsonia aculeata
Fabaceae
Introduced
Mexican Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia octovalvis
Onagraceae
Native
Mexican Ruellia
Ruellia simplex
Acanthaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Michaux's Milkweed
Asclepias michauxii
Apocynaceae
Native
Mile-A-Minute Vine
Ipomoea cairica
Convolvulaceae
Introduced
Mock Pennyroyal
Stachydeoma graveolens
Lamiaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Mockernut
Carya tomentosa
Juglandaceae
Native
Mohr's Coneflower
Rudbeckia mohrii
Asteraceae
Mohr's Thoroughwort
Eupatorium mohrii
Asteraceae
Native
Moore's Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia × moorei
Sarraceniaceae
Mother of Millions
Kalanchoe delagoensis
Crassulaceae
Introduced
Mother of Thousands
Kalanchoe laetivirens
Crassulaceae
Introduced
Moundlily Yucca
Yucca gloriosa
Asparagaceae
NativeImperiled
Mountain Azalea
Rhododendron canescens
Ericaceae
Native
Muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
Vitaceae
Native
Musky Mint
Hyptis alata
Lamiaceae
Native
Myrtle Dahoon
Ilex myrtifolia
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Myrtle Oak
Quercus myrtifolia
Fagaceae
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.