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 1–44 of 44 plants in Hillsborough County, starting with D
Dahoon Holly
Ilex cassine
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Daisy Fleabane
Erigeron strigosus
Asteraceae
Native
Darlington Oak
Quercus hemisphaerica
Fagaceae
Native
Darrow's Blueberry
Vaccinium darrowii
Ericaceae
Native
Day Jessamine
Cestrum diurnum
Solanaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Day Waterlily
Nymphaea nouchali
Nymphaeaceae
Introduced
Deckert's Pinweed
Lechea deckertii
Cistaceae
Native
Deep-Rooted Sedge
Cyperus entrerianus
Cyperaceae
Native
Deerberry
Vaccinium stamineum
Ericaceae
NativeImperiled
Dense Blazing Star
Liatris spicata
Asteraceae
Native
Dense-Flowered Smartweed
Persicaria glabra
Polygonaceae
Native
Dentate Lattice-Vein Fern
Meniscium serratum
Thelypteridaceae
NativeImperiled
Desert Senna
Senna polyphylla
Fabaceae
Introduced
Devil's Walkingstick
Aralia spinosa
Araliaceae
Native
Diamond-Flowers
Stenaria nigricans
Rubiaceae
Native
Dichanthelium patentifolium
Poaceae
Native
Dichanthelium webberianum
Poaceae
Native
Diente De Perro
Lithachne pauciflora
Poaceae
Native
Dixie Aster
Sericocarpus tortifolius
Asteraceae
Native
Dog's-Tongue
Pseudelephantopus spicatus
Asteraceae
Native
Dogfennel
Eupatorium capillifolium
Asteraceae
Native
Dogtongue Buckwheat
Eriogonum tomentosum
Polygonaceae
Native
Dotted Duckweed
Landoltia punctata
Araceae
NativeInvasive II
Dotted Smartweed
Persicaria punctata
Polygonaceae
Native
Drooping Forked Fern
Dicranopteris flexuosa
Gleicheniaceae
Native
Drumheads Milkwort
Senega cruciata
Polygalaceae
Native
Drummond's Leaf-Flower
Phyllanthus abnormis
Phyllanthaceae
Native
Drummond's Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Polemoniaceae
Native
Dune Groundcherry
Physalis walteri
Solanaceae
Native
Dune Sandbur
Cenchrus tribuloides
Poaceae
Native
Durban Crowfoot
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Dwarf Bayberry
Morella pumila
Myricaceae
Native
Dwarf Bladderwort
Utricularia olivacea
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Dwarf Chenille Plant
Acalypha herzogiana
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Dwarf Dangleberry
Gaylussacia nana
Ericaceae
Native
Dwarf Helzine
Micranthemum umbrosum
Linderniaceae
Native
Dwarf Huckleberry
Gaylussacia dumosa
Ericaceae
Native
Dwarf Live Oak
Quercus minima
Fagaceae
Native
Dwarf Palmetto
Sabal minor
Arecaceae
Native
Dwarf Papyrus
Cyperus prolifer
Cyperaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Dwarf Pawpaw
Asimina pygmaea
Annonaceae
Native
Dwarf Plantain
Plantago virginica
Plantaginaceae
Native
Dwarf St. John's Wort
Hypericum mutilum
Hypericaceae
Native
Dwarf Sundew
Drosera brevifolia
Droseraceae
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.