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 1–41 of 41 plants in Hendry County, starting with L
Lace-Lipped Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes laciniata
Orchidaceae
Native
Ladder Brake
Pteris vittata
Pteridaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Lakeshore Nutrush
Scleria lacustris
Cyperaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Lanceleaf Arrowhead
Sagittaria lancifolia
Alismataceae
Native
Lanceleaf Rattlebox
Crotalaria lanceolata
Fabaceae
Introduced
Lancewood
Damburneya coriacea
Lauraceae
Native
Lantana
Lantana strigocamara
Verbenaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Large Grass-Leaved Rush
Juncus biflorus
Juncaceae
Native
Largeflower Pink-Sorrel
Oxalis debilis
Oxalidaceae
Introduced
Largeflower Pusley
Richardia grandiflora
Rubiaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Largeflower Rose Gentian
Sabatia grandiflora
Gentianaceae
Native
Late Boneset
Eupatorium serotinum
Asteraceae
Native
Latexplant
Araujia odorata
Apocynaceae
Introduced
Laurel Dodder
Cassytha filiformis
Lauraceae
Native
Laurel-Leaf Greenbrier
Smilax laurifolia
Smilacaceae
Native
Lax Hornpod
Mitreola petiolata
Loganiaceae
Native
Leafless Beaked Lady Orchid
Sacoila lanceolata
Orchidaceae
Native
Leafless Swallow-Wort
Orthosia scoparia
Apocynaceae
Native
Leafy Bladderwort
Utricularia foliosa
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Least Snoutbean
Rhynchosia minima
Fabaceae
Native
Leatherleaf Airplant
Tillandsia variabilis
Bromeliaceae
NativeImperiled
Leavenworth's Goldenrod
Solidago leavenworthii
Asteraceae
Native
Leavenworth's Tickseed
Coreopsis leavenworthii
Asteraceae
Native
Lebbeck
Albizia lebbeck
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Lesser Florida Spurge
Euphorbia polyphylla
Euphorbiaceae
NativeEndemic
Licorice Weed
Scoparia dulcis
Plantaginaceae
Native
Lilac Tasselflower
Emilia sonchifolia
Asteraceae
Introduced
Limestone Sandmat
Euphorbia blodgettii
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Limewater Brookweed
Samolus ebracteatus
Primulaceae
Native
Limpograss
Hemarthria altissima
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Lion's Ear
Leonotis nepetifolia
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Little Ironweed
Cyanthillium cinereum
Asteraceae
Introduced
Littlebell
Ipomoea triloba
Convolvulaceae
Introduced
Lizard's Tail
Saururus cernuus
Saururaceae
Native
Long Strapfern
Campyloneurum phyllitidis
Polypodiaceae
Native
Longbeard Bluestem
Anatherum longiberbe
Poaceae
Native
Longhorn Bog Orchid
Habenaria quinqueseta
Orchidaceae
Native
Longleaf Milkweed
Asclepias longifolia
Apocynaceae
Native
Lopsided Indiangrass
Sorghastrum secundum
Poaceae
Native
Loquat
Eriobotrya japonica
Rosaceae
Introduced
Low Nutrush
Scleria verticillata
Cyperaceae
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.