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 241–288 of 1,275 plants in Highlands County
Colombian Waxweed
Cuphea carthagenensis
Lythraceae
Introduced
Comb Bushmint
Mesosphaerum pectinatum
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Combleaf Blacksenna
Seymeria pectinata
Orobanchaceae
Native
Combleaf Mermaidweed
Proserpinaca pectinata
Haloragaceae
Native
Common Asparagus Fern
Asparagus setaceus
Asparagaceae
Introduced
Common Axil-Flower
Mecardonia acuminata
Plantaginaceae
Native
Common Bogbuttons
Paepalanthus anceps
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Common Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
Dennstaedtiaceae
Native
Common Fanpetals
Sida ulmifolia
Malvaceae
Native
Common Fringe-Rush
Fimbristylis dichotoma
Cyperaceae
Native
Common Guava
Psidium guajava
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Common Lantana
Lantana camara
Verbenaceae
Introduced
Common Passionfruit
Passiflora edulis
Passifloraceae
Introduced
Common Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
Ebenaceae
Native
Common Ragweed
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Common Ramping-Fumitory
Fumaria muralis
Papaveraceae
Introduced
Common Reed
Phragmites australis
Poaceae
Native
Common Water Hyacinth
Pontederia crassipes
Pontederiaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Common Yucca
Yucca filamentosa
Asparagaceae
Native
Cook Pine
Araucaria columnaris
Araucariaceae
Introduced
Coontie
Zamia integrifolia
Zamiaceae
Native
Copperleaf
Acalypha wilkesiana
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Coral Greenbrier
Smilax walteri
Smilacaceae
Native
Coral Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens
Caprifoliaceae
Native
Coral Vine
Antigonon leptopus
Polygonaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Coralberry
Ardisia crenata
Primulaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Corkscrew Threeawn
Aristida gyrans
Poaceae
Native
Corkystem Passionvine
Passiflora pallida
Passifloraceae
Native
Cornstalk Dracaena
Dracaena fragrans
Asparagaceae
Introduced
Correll's Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris correlliorum
Xyridaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Cottonmouth Grass
Phanopyrum gymnocarpon
Poaceae
Native
Cranberry Hibiscus
Sabdariffa acetosella
Malvaceae
Introduced
Crape-Myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica
Lythraceae
Introduced
Creeping Beggarweed
Desmodium incanum
Fabaceae
Introduced
Creeping Bramble Fern
Hypolepis barringtonii
Dennstaedtiaceae
NativeEndemic
Creeping Cucumber
Melothria pendula
Cucurbitaceae
Native
Creeping Inch Plant
Callisia repens
Commelinaceae
Native
Creeping Indigo
Indigofera spicata
Fabaceae
Introduced
Creeping Lantana
Lantana montevidensis
Verbenaceae
Introduced
Creeping Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium stoloniferum
Poaceae
Native
Creeping Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia repens
Onagraceae
Native
Creeping Rush
Juncus repens
Juncaceae
Native
Creeping Tick Trefoil
Grona triflora
Fabaceae
Introduced
Creeping Woodsorrel
Oxalis corniculata
Oxalidaceae
Introduced
Crepe Jasmine
Tabernaemontana divaricata
Apocynaceae
Introduced
Crimson Bluestem
Schizachyrium sanguineum
Poaceae
Native
Crimson Clover
Trifolium incarnatum
Fabaceae
Introduced
Crotalaria maritima
Fabaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.