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 108 plants in Highlands County, starting with P
Pacara Earpod Tree
Enterolobium contortisiliquum
Fabaceae
Introduced
Pagoda Flower
Clerodendrum paniculatum
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Painted Spurge
Euphorbia heterophylla
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Pale Grasspink
Calopogon pallidus
Orchidaceae
Native
Pale Smartweed
Persicaria lapathifolia
Polygonaceae
Native
Pale Tasselflower
Emilia praetermissa
Asteraceae
Introduced
Panicled Ticktrefoil
Desmodium paniculatum
Fabaceae
Native
Panther Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes triloba
Orchidaceae
NativeEndemic
Papaya
Carica papaya
Caricaceae
Native
Paper Mulberry
Broussonetia papyrifera
Moraceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Paper Nailwort
Paronychia chartacea
Caryophyllaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Para Grass
Urochloa mutica
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Paraguayan Purslane
Portulaca amilis
Portulacaceae
Introduced
Paraguayan Starburr
Acanthospermum australe
Asteraceae
Parrot's Beak
Heliconia psittacorum
Heliconiaceae
Introduced
Parrot's Feather
Myriophyllum aquaticum
Haloragaceae
Introduced
Partridge Pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Fabaceae
Native
Partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
Rubiaceae
Native
Passiflora 'Incense'
Passiflora incarnata × cincinnata
Passifloraceae
Introduced
Passiflora 'Lavender Lady'
Passiflora × kewensis
Passifloraceae
Passiflora incarnata × miniata
Passifloraceae
Passiflora miniata
Passifloraceae
Introduced
Paurotis Palm
Acoelorraphe wrightii
Arecaceae
Native
Peach
Prunus persica
Rosaceae
Introduced
Peacock Flower
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Fabaceae
Introduced
Pecluma bourgeauana
Polypodiaceae
NativeImperiled
Peelbark St. John's Wort
Hypericum fasciculatum
Hypericaceae
Native
Pennyroyal
Piloblephis rigida
Lamiaceae
Native
Peppervine
Nekemias arborea
Vitaceae
Native
Peregrina
Jatropha integerrima
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Perennial Goobergrass
Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum
Poaceae
Native
Perennial Peanut
Arachis glabrata
Fabaceae
Introduced
Persian Silk Tree
Albizia julibrissin
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Persistent Blackberry
Rubus persistens
Rosaceae
Peruvian Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia peruviana
Onagraceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Phasey Bean
Macroptilium lathyroides
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Philippine Evergreen
Aglaonema commutatum
Araceae
Introduced
Pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
Pontederiaceae
Native
Piedmont Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia arcuata
Onagraceae
Native
Pigeonberry
Rivina humilis
Petiveriaceae
Native
Pigeonwings
Clitoria mariana
Fabaceae
Native
Pignut Hickory
Carya glabra
Juglandaceae
Native
Pine Barren Beaksedge
Rhynchospora pineticola
Cyperaceae
Native
Pine Barren Frostweed
Crocanthemum corymbosum
Cistaceae
Native
Pine Lily
Lilium catesbaei
Liliaceae
Native
Pine Pinweed
Lechea divaricata
Cistaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Pine-Barren Goldenrod
Solidago fistulosa
Asteraceae
Native
Pineapple
Ananas comosus
Bromeliaceae
Introduced
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.