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 1–28 of 28 plants in Gulf County, starting with M
Madagascar Periwinkle
Catharanthus roseus
Apocynaceae
Introduced
Maid Marian
Rhexia nashii
Melastomataceae
Native
Manyflower Beardtongue
Penstemon multiflorus
Plantaginaceae
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 Pink
Sabatia stellaris
Gentianaceae
Native
Marsh Rose Gentian
Sabatia dodecandra
Gentianaceae
Native
Maryland Golden-Aster
Chrysopsis mariana
Asteraceae
Native
Maryland Meadowbeauty
Rhexia mariana
Melastomataceae
Native
Mat Sandbur
Cenchrus longispinus
Poaceae
Native
Mayberry
Vaccinium elliottii
Ericaceae
Native
Mexican Palo Verde
Parkinsonia aculeata
Fabaceae
Introduced
Mexican Ruellia
Ruellia simplex
Acanthaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Michaux's Milkweed
Asclepias michauxii
Apocynaceae
Native
Mock Strawberry
Potentilla indica
Rosaceae
Introduced
Mohr's Coneflower
Rudbeckia mohrii
Asteraceae
Mohr's Thoroughwort
Eupatorium mohrii
Asteraceae
Native
Moss Verbena
Verbena pulchella
Verbenaceae
Introduced
Mother of Thousands
Kalanchoe laetivirens
Crassulaceae
Introduced
Muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
Vitaceae
Native
Muskmelon
Cucumis melo
Cucurbitaceae
Introduced
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.