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 1–40 of 40 plants in Lee County, starting with D
Dahoon Holly
Ilex cassine
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Daisy Fleabane
Erigeron strigosus
Asteraceae
Native
Damiana
Turnera diffusa
Passifloraceae
Native
Darlington Oak
Quercus hemisphaerica
Fagaceae
Native
Darrow's Blueberry
Vaccinium darrowii
Ericaceae
Native
Day Jessamine
Cestrum diurnum
Solanaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Deceptive Bluestem
Anatherum campbellii
Poaceae
Native
Deerberry
Vaccinium stamineum
Ericaceae
NativeImperiled
Dense-Flowered Smartweed
Persicaria glabra
Polygonaceae
Native
Desert Senna
Senna polyphylla
Fabaceae
Introduced
Devil's Horsewhip
Achyranthes aspera
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Diacrodon compressus
Rubiaceae
Introduced
Diamond-Flowers
Stenaria nigricans
Rubiaceae
Native
Dichanthelium nitidum
Poaceae
Native
Dichanthelium pinetorum
Poaceae
Native
Dichanthelium webberianum
Poaceae
Native
Digitgrass
Digitaria eriantha
Poaceae
Introduced
Ditch Fimbry
Fimbristylis schoenoides
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Dixie Aster
Sericocarpus tortifolius
Asteraceae
Native
Dog's-Tongue
Pseudelephantopus spicatus
Asteraceae
Native
Dogfennel
Eupatorium capillifolium
Asteraceae
Native
Dotleaf Waterlily
Nymphaea ampla
Nymphaeaceae
Native
Dotted Duckweed
Landoltia punctata
Araceae
NativeInvasive II
Dotted Smartweed
Persicaria punctata
Polygonaceae
Native
Downy Thorn-Apple
Datura innoxia
Solanaceae
Native
Drumheads Milkwort
Senega cruciata
Polygalaceae
Native
Drummond's Leaf-Flower
Phyllanthus abnormis
Phyllanthaceae
Native
Dune Groundcherry
Physalis walteri
Solanaceae
Native
Dune Marsh-Elder
Iva imbricata
Asteraceae
Native
Durban Crowfoot
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Dwarf Bayberry
Morella pumila
Myricaceae
Native
Dwarf Burhead
Helanthium tenellum
Alismataceae
Native
Dwarf Clusia
Clusia flava
Clusiaceae
Introduced
Dwarf Glasswort
Salicornia bigelovii
Amaranthaceae
Native
Dwarf Huckleberry
Gaylussacia dumosa
Ericaceae
Native
Dwarf Live Oak
Quercus minima
Fagaceae
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
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.