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 60 plants in Lee County, starting with T
Taiwanese Cheesewood
Pittosporum pentandrum
Pittosporaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Taiwanese Rain Tree
Koelreuteria elegans
Sapindaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Tall Elephant's-Foot
Elephantopus elatus
Asteraceae
Native
Tall Ironweed
Vernonia gigantea
Asteraceae
Native
Tall Reed
Phragmites karka
Poaceae
Introduced
Tall Threeawn
Aristida patula
Poaceae
NativeEndemic
Tall Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris platylepis
Xyridaceae
Native
Tamarind
Tamarindus indica
Fabaceae
Introduced
Tampa Mock-Vervain
Glandularia tampensis
Verbenaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Tampa Prairie Clover
Dalea adenopoda
Fabaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Tangerine
Citrus deliciosa
Rutaceae
Introduced
Tanglehead
Heteropogon contortus
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Taperleaf Waterhorehound
Lycopus rubellus
Lamiaceae
Native
Tarflower
Bejaria racemosa
Ericaceae
Native
Ten-Angled Pipewort
Eriocaulon decangulare
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Tenlobe False Foxglove
Agalinis obtusifolia
Orobanchaceae
Native
Texas Lantana
Lantana urticoides
Verbenaceae
Native
Texas Madeiravine
Anredera vesicaria
Basellaceae
Native
Thalia Lovegrass
Eragrostis atrovirens
Poaceae
Introduced
Thin Paspalum
Paspalum setaceum
Poaceae
Native
Threadleaf Beaksedge
Rhynchospora filifolia
Cyperaceae
Native
Three-Leaved Wild Vine
Causonis trifolia
Vitaceae
Introduced
Three-Lobe False Mallow
Malvastrum coromandelianum
Malvaceae
Introduced
Three-Ribbed Arrowgrass
Triglochin striata
Juncaginaceae
Native
Three-Square Bulrush
Schoenoplectus pungens
Cyperaceae
Native
Tievine
Ipomoea cordatotriloba
Convolvulaceae
Native
Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Solanaceae
Introduced
Toothcup
Rotala ramosior
Lythraceae
Native
Toothed Midsorus Fern
Telmatoblechnum serrulatum
Blechnaceae
Native
Toothpetal False Reinorchid
Habenaria floribunda
Orchidaceae
Native
Torch Ginger
Etlingera elatior
Zingiberaceae
Introduced
Torpedo Grass
Panicum repens
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Tourist Tree
Bursera simaruba
Burseraceae
Native
Tracy's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora tracyi
Cyperaceae
Native
Tracy's Silkgrass
Pityopsis tracyi
Asteraceae
Native
Trailing Daisy
Sphagneticola trilobata
Asteraceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Tree Crinum
Crinum asiaticum
Amaryllidaceae
Introduced
Tree Philodendron
Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum
Araceae
Introduced
Tree Seaside Tansy
Borrichia arborescens
Asteraceae
Native
Tree Spinach
Cnidoscolus aconitifolius
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Triangle Cactus
Acanthocereus tetragonus
Cactaceae
Native
Tridax Daisy
Tridax procumbens
Asteraceae
Introduced
Troolie Palm
Manicaria saccifera
Arecaceae
Introduced
Tropic Croton
Croton glandulosus
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Tropical Flatsedge
Cyperus surinamensis
Cyperaceae
Native
Tropical Mexican Clover
Richardia brasiliensis
Rubiaceae
Introduced
Tropical Milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Apocynaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Tropical Puff
Neptunia pubescens
Fabaceae
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.