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 529–576 of 1,487 plants in Lee County
Florida Sensitive Briar
Mimosa floridana
Fabaceae
Native
Florida Sida
Sida littoralis
Malvaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Florida Strangler Fig
Ficus aurea
Moraceae
Native
Florida Thatch Palm
Thrinax radiata
Arecaceae
Native
Florida Tickseed
Coreopsis floridana
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Ticktrefoil
Desmodium floridanum
Fabaceae
Native
Florida Violet
Viola floridana
Violaceae
Native
Florida Water Aster
Symphyotrichum fontinale
Asteraceae
NativeImperiled
Florida Yellow Flax
Linum floridanum
Linaceae
Native
Florida Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris floridana
Xyridaceae
Native
Florida Yellowcress
Nasturtium floridanum
Brassicaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Yellowtops
Flaveria floridana
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Fool Proof Plant
Billbergia pyramidalis
Bromeliaceae
Introduced
Fountain Grass
Cenchrus setaceus
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Fourangle Flatsedge
Cyperus tetragonus
Cyperaceae
Native
Fourleaf Vetch
Vicia acutifolia
Fabaceae
Native
Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Hypericum tetrapetalum
Hypericaceae
Native
Fourspike Heliotrope
Euploca procumbens
Boraginaceae
Native
Fragrant Beaksedge
Rhynchospora odorata
Cyperaceae
Native
Fragrant Eryngo
Eryngium aromaticum
Apiaceae
Native
Fragrant Flatsedge
Cyperus odoratus
Cyperaceae
Native
Fragrant Spikesedge
Cyperus sesquiflorus
Cyperaceae
Native
Fringed Bladderwort
Utricularia simulans
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Fringed Nutrush
Scleria ciliata
Cyperaceae
Native
Fringed Passionflower
Passiflora ciliata
Passifloraceae
Introduced
Fringed Star Grass
Hypoxis juncea
Hypoxidaceae
Native
Fuzzywuzzy Airplant
Tillandsia pruinosa
Bromeliaceae
NativeImperiled
Gale of the Wind
Phyllanthus amarus
Phyllanthaceae
Introduced
Gallberry
Ilex glabra
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Gaping Panicgrass
Steinchisma hians
Poaceae
Native
Garber's Blazing Star
Liatris garberi
Asteraceae
Native
Garden Canna
Canna × hybrida
Cannaceae
Introduced
Garden Nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus
Tropaeolaceae
Introduced
Gentian Noddingcaps
Triphora gentianoides
Orchidaceae
Native
Giant Airplant
Tillandsia utriculata
Bromeliaceae
NativeImperiled
Giant Brake
Pteris tripartita
Pteridaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Giant Bristlegrass
Setaria magna
Poaceae
Native
Giant Leather Fern
Acrostichum danaeifolium
Pteridaceae
Native
Giant Mexican Turk's Cap
Malvaviscus penduliflorus
Malvaceae
Introduced
Giant Orchid
Orthochilus ecristatus
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Giant Ragweed
Ambrosia trifida
Asteraceae
Native
Giant Reed
Arundo donax
Poaceae
Introduced
Giant Sedge
Carex gigantea
Cyperaceae
Native
Giant Spider Lily
Crinum × amabile
Amaryllidaceae
Introduced
Giant Taro
Alocasia macrorrhizos
Araceae
Introduced
Giantspiral Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes longilabris
Orchidaceae
Native
Ginger-Leaf Morning-Glory
Ipomoea asarifolia
Convolvulaceae
Introduced
Glade Lobelia
Lobelia glandulosa
Campanulaceae
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.