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 49–96 of 642 plants in Gulf County
Bear's Foot
Smallanthus uvedalia
Asteraceae
Native
Bearded Grasspink
Calopogon barbatus
Orchidaceae
Native
Bedstraw St. John's Wort
Hypericum galioides
Hypericaceae
Native
Bighead Rush
Juncus megacephalus
Juncaceae
Native
Bigpod Sesbania
Sesbania herbacea
Fabaceae
Native
Bitter Panicgrass
Panicum amarum
Poaceae
Native
Bitterweed
Helenium amarum
Asteraceae
Native
Black Mangrove
Avicennia germinans
Acanthaceae
Native
Black Medick
Medicago lupulina
Fabaceae
Introduced
Blackroot
Pterocaulon pycnostachyum
Asteraceae
Native
Bladder Pod
Sesbania vesicaria
Fabaceae
Native
Blue Curls
Trichostema dichotomum
Lamiaceae
Native
Blue Mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
Asteraceae
Native
Blue Pigroot
Sisyrinchium micranthum
Iridaceae
Introduced
Blue Plumbago
Plumbago auriculata
Plumbaginaceae
Introduced
Bluejack Oak
Quercus incana
Fagaceae
Native
Bog Tupelo
Nyssa ursina
Nyssaceae
NativeEndemic
Bottlebrush Threeawn
Aristida spiciformis
Poaceae
Native
Brazilian Pepper
Schinus terebinthifolia
Anacardiaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Brazilian Vervain
Verbena brasiliensis
Verbenaceae
Introduced
Bristle Thistle
Cirsium horridulum
Asteraceae
Native
Bristleleaf Chaffhead
Carphephorus pseudoliatris
Asteraceae
Native
Bristly Greenbrier
Smilax tamnoides
Smilacaceae
Native
Bristly Mallow
Modiola caroliniana
Malvaceae
Introduced
Brittle False Pimpernel
Torenia crustacea
Linderniaceae
Introduced
Broad-Leaved Cattail
Typha latifolia
Typhaceae
Native
Broomwort
Scoparia montevidensis
Plantaginaceae
Introduced
Buckwheat Tree
Cliftonia monophylla
Cyrillaceae
Native
Bunchy Flat-Sedge
Cyperus polystachyos
Cyperaceae
Native
Bur Clover
Medicago polymorpha
Fabaceae
Introduced
Burk's Southern Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia rosea
Sarraceniaceae
Native
Bushy Bluecurls
Trichostema fruticosum
Lamiaceae
Native
Butterfly Bush
Buddleja davidii
Scrophulariaceae
Introduced
Butterfly Pea
Centrosema virginianum
Fabaceae
Native
Butterweed
Packera glabella
Asteraceae
Native
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Rubiaceae
Native
Buttonweed
Diodia virginiana
Rubiaceae
Native
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
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.