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 83 plants in Gulf County, starting with C
Cabbage Palmetto
Sabal palmetto
Arecaceae
Native
Camphor
Camphora officinarum
Lauraceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Camphor-Weed
Pluchea camphorata
Asteraceae
Native
Camphorweed
Heterotheca subaxillaris
Asteraceae
Native
Canada Toadflax
Linaria canadensis
Plantaginaceae
Native
Canadian Meadow Garlic
Allium canadense
Amaryllidaceae
NativeImperiled
Candyroot
Senega nana
Polygalaceae
Native
Cardboard Cycad
Zamia furfuracea
Zamiaceae
IntroducedImperiled
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Campanulaceae
Native
Carolina Crane's-Bill
Geranium carolinianum
Geraniaceae
Native
Carolina Desert-Chicory
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
Asteraceae
Native
Carolina Laurelcherry
Prunus caroliniana
Rosaceae
Native
Carolina Milkweed
Asclepias cinerea
Apocynaceae
Native
Carolina Ponysfoot
Dichondra carolinensis
Convolvulaceae
Native
Carolina Redroot
Lachnanthes caroliana
Haemodoraceae
Native
Carolina Rockrose
Crocanthemum carolinianum
Cistaceae
Native
Carolina Ruellia
Ruellia caroliniensis
Acanthaceae
Native
Carolina Sea Lavender
Limonium carolinianum
Plumbaginaceae
Native
Carolina Willow
Salix caroliniana
Salicaceae
Native
Carolina Wolfberry
Lycium carolinianum
Solanaceae
Native
Carolina Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris caroliniana
Xyridaceae
Native
Centipede Grass Orchid
Zeuxine strateumatica
Orchidaceae
Introduced
Chalky Bluestem
Anatherum capillipes
Poaceae
Native
Chamberbitter
Phyllanthus urinaria
Phyllanthaceae
Introduced
Chapman's Blazing Star
Liatris chapmanii
Asteraceae
Native
Chapman's Butterwort
Pinguicula planifolia
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Chapman's Crownbeard
Verbesina chapmanii
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Chapman's Fringed Orchid
Platanthera chapmanii
Orchidaceae
Native
Chapman's Oak
Quercus chapmanii
Fagaceae
Native
Chapman's Rhododendron
Rhododendron chapmanii
Ericaceae
Imperiled
Chinese Privet
Ligustrum sinense
Oleaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Chinese Tallow
Triadica sebifera
Euphorbiaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Cinnamon Fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
Osmundaceae
Native
Clasping Venus's Looking Glass
Triodanis perfoliata
Campanulaceae
Native
Climbing Dogbane
Thyrsanthella difformis
Apocynaceae
Native
Climbing Fetterbush
Pieris phillyreifolia
Ericaceae
Native
Climbing Hempvine
Mikania scandens
Asteraceae
Native
Clustered Mille Graines
Edrastima uniflora
Rubiaceae
Native
Clusterspike False Indigo
Amorpha herbacea
Fabaceae
Native
Coastal Groundcherry
Physalis angustifolia
Solanaceae
Native
Coastal Pepperbush
Clethra tomentosa
Clethraceae
Native
Coastal Plain Milkwort
Senega setacea
Polygalaceae
Native
Coastal Plain St. John's Wort
Hypericum brachyphyllum
Hypericaceae
Native
Coastal Rose Gentian
Sabatia calycina
Gentianaceae
Native
Coastal Sandbur
Cenchrus spinifex
Poaceae
Native
Coastalplain Dawnflower
Stylisma patens
Convolvulaceae
Native
Coastalsand Frostweed
Crocanthemum arenicola
Cistaceae
Native
Coconut Palm
Cocos nucifera
Arecaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.