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 337–384 of 1,275 plants in Highlands County
Dwarf Palmetto
Sabal minor
Arecaceae
Native
Dwarf Papyrus
Cyperus prolifer
Cyperaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Dwarf Plantain
Plantago virginica
Plantaginaceae
Native
Dwarf St. John's Wort
Hypericum mutilum
Hypericaceae
Native
Dwarf Sundew
Drosera brevifolia
Droseraceae
Native
Earleaf Greenbrier
Smilax auriculata
Smilacaceae
Native
Early Paspalum
Paspalum praecox
Poaceae
Native
Early Whitetop Fleabane
Erigeron vernus
Asteraceae
Native
Eastern Coral Bean
Erythrina herbacea
Fabaceae
Native
Eastern Milk-Pea
Galactia regularis
Fabaceae
Native
Eastern Milkpea
Galactia volubilis
Fabaceae
Native
Eastern Mosquito Fern
Azolla caroliniana
Salviniaceae
Native
Eastern Poison Ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
Anacardiaceae
Native
Eastern Redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
Cupressaceae
Native
Eastern Silver Aster
Symphyotrichum concolor
Asteraceae
Native
Eggleaf Witchgrass
Dichanthelium ovale
Poaceae
Native
Egyptian Panicgrass
Setaria geminata
Poaceae
Native
Elephant Ear
Xanthosoma robustum
Araceae
Introduced
Elliott's Bluestem
Anatherum gyrans
Poaceae
Native
Elliott's Lovegrass
Eragrostis elliottii
Poaceae
Native
Elliott's Milkpea
Galactia elliottii
Fabaceae
Native
Elliott's Sedge
Carex elliottii
Cyperaceae
Native
Elliott's Yelloweyed Grass
Xyris elliottii
Xyridaceae
Native
Elliptic Yellowwood
Ochrosia elliptica
Apocynaceae
Introduced
Engler's Bogbutton
Lachnocaulon engleri
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Erect Spiderling
Boerhavia erecta
Nyctaginaceae
Native
Erectleaf Panicgrass
Dichanthelium erectifolium
Poaceae
Native
Everglades Water-Willow
Justicia angusta
Acanthaceae
Native
Fairy Beaksedge
Rhynchospora pusilla
Cyperaceae
Native
Fakahatchee Grass
Tripsacum dactyloides
Poaceae
Native
False Bromeliad Plant
Callisia fragrans
Commelinaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
False Daisy
Eclipta prostrata
Asteraceae
Native
False Dragonhead
Physostegia purpurea
Lamiaceae
Native
False Fennel
Eupatorium leptophyllum
Asteraceae
Native
False Hop Sedge
Carex lupuliformis
Cyperaceae
Native
False Nettle
Boehmeria cylindrica
Urticaceae
Native
Fascicled Beaksedge
Rhynchospora fascicularis
Cyperaceae
Native
Featherbristle Beaksedge
Rhynchospora oligantha
Cyperaceae
Native
Feathered Mosquito Fern
Azolla pinnata
Salviniaceae
Introduced
Feay's Palafox
Palafoxia feayi
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Feay's Prairie Clover
Dalea feayi
Fabaceae
Native
Fernald's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora fernaldii
Cyperaceae
Native
Fetterbush
Eubotrys racemosus
Ericaceae
Native
Fetterbush Lyonia
Lyonia lucida
Ericaceae
Native
Few-Flower Nutrush
Scleria pauciflora
Cyperaceae
Native
Fewflower Milkweed
Asclepias lanceolata
Apocynaceae
Native
Fiddle Dock
Rumex pulcher
Polygonaceae
Introduced
Field Copperleaf
Acalypha arvensis
Euphorbiaceae
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.