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 145–192 of 817 plants in Hendry County
Coastal Bedstraw
Galium bermudense
Rubiaceae
Native
Coastal Indian Mallow
Abutilon permolle
Malvaceae
Native
Coastal Plain Milkwort
Senega setacea
Polygalaceae
Native
Coastal Plain Staggerbush
Lyonia fruticosa
Ericaceae
Native
Coastal Rose Gentian
Sabatia calycina
Gentianaceae
Native
Coastal Sandbur
Cenchrus spinifex
Poaceae
Native
Coastalplain Chaffhead
Carphephorus corymbosus
Asteraceae
Native
Coastalplain Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris ambigua
Xyridaceae
Native
Cochineal Nopal Cactus
Opuntia cochenillifera
Cactaceae
Introduced
Cockroach Berry
Solanum capsicoides
Solanaceae
Native
Cocoplum
Chrysobalanus icaco
Chrysobalanaceae
Native
Coffee Senna
Senna occidentalis
Fabaceae
Introduced
Cogon Grass
Imperata cylindrica
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Colicwood
Myrsine cubana
Primulaceae
Native
Colombian Waxweed
Cuphea carthagenensis
Lythraceae
Introduced
Comb Bushmint
Mesosphaerum pectinatum
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Combleaf Mermaidweed
Proserpinaca pectinata
Haloragaceae
Native
Common Axil-Flower
Mecardonia acuminata
Plantaginaceae
Native
Common Bamboo
Bambusa vulgaris
Poaceae
Introduced
Common Bogbuttons
Paepalanthus anceps
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Common Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
Dennstaedtiaceae
Native
Common Buckwheat
Fagopyrum esculentum
Polygonaceae
Introduced
Common Duckweed
Lemna minor
Araceae
Native
Common Fanpetals
Sida ulmifolia
Malvaceae
Native
Common Guava
Psidium guajava
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Common Passionfruit
Passiflora edulis
Passifloraceae
Introduced
Common Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
Ebenaceae
Native
Common Purslane
Portulaca oleracea
Portulacaceae
Introduced
Common Ragweed
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Common Reed
Phragmites australis
Poaceae
Native
Common Sow-Thistle
Sonchus oleraceus
Asteraceae
Introduced
Common Water Hyacinth
Pontederia crassipes
Pontederiaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Coral Vine
Antigonon leptopus
Polygonaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Corkystem Passionvine
Passiflora pallida
Passifloraceae
Native
Cowpea
Vigna unguiculata
Fabaceae
Introduced
Cranberry Hibiscus
Sabdariffa acetosella
Malvaceae
Introduced
Cranichis-Like Ladies' Tresses
Cyclopogon cranichoides
Orchidaceae
Native
Creeping Beggarweed
Desmodium incanum
Fabaceae
Introduced
Creeping Cucumber
Melothria pendula
Cucurbitaceae
Native
Creeping Inch Plant
Callisia repens
Commelinaceae
Native
Creeping Indigo
Indigofera spicata
Fabaceae
Introduced
Creeping Tick Trefoil
Grona triflora
Fabaceae
Introduced
Creeping Woodsorrel
Oxalis corniculata
Oxalidaceae
Introduced
Crested Floating Heart
Nymphoides cristata
Menyanthaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Crimson Bluestem
Schizachyrium sanguineum
Poaceae
Native
Cuban Bulrush
Cyperus blepharoleptos
Cyperaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Cuban Jute
Sida rhombifolia
Malvaceae
Introduced
Cuban St. John's Wort
Hypericum limosum
Hypericaceae
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.