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 769–816 of 1,487 plants in Lee County
Many-Flowered Grasspink
Calopogon multiflorus
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Manyflower Beardtongue
Penstemon multiflorus
Plantaginaceae
Native
Manyflower Marshpennywort
Hydrocotyle umbellata
Araliaceae
Native
Mariana Maiden Fern
Macrothelypteris torresiana
Thelypteridaceae
Introduced
Maritime Bushy Bluestem
Anatherum tenuispatheum
Poaceae
Native
Marlberry
Ardisia escallonioides
Primulaceae
Native
Marsh Elder
Iva frutescens
Asteraceae
Native
Marsh Fimbry
Fimbristylis castanea
Cyperaceae
Native
Marsh Fleabane
Pluchea odorata
Asteraceae
Native
Marsh Hay Cordgrass
Sporobolus pumilus
Poaceae
Native
Marsh Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes odorata
Orchidaceae
Native
Marsh Mermaidweed
Proserpinaca palustris
Haloragaceae
Native
Marsh Parsley
Cyclospermum leptophyllum
Apiaceae
Introduced
Marsh Pink
Sabatia stellaris
Gentianaceae
Native
Marsh Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium aquaticum
Apiaceae
Native
Marvel of Peru
Mirabilis jalapa
Nyctaginaceae
Introduced
Maryland Golden-Aster
Chrysopsis mariana
Asteraceae
Native
Maryland Meadowbeauty
Rhexia mariana
Melastomataceae
Native
Mascarene Island Leaf-Flower
Phyllanthus tenellus
Phyllanthaceae
Introduced
Mauve Chinese-Hats
Karomia speciosa
Lamiaceae
Medicine Vine
Hippocratea volubilis
Celastraceae
Native
Mendez's Sandmat
Euphorbia mendezii
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Metel Devil's Trumpet
Datura metel
Solanaceae
Introduced
Mexican Alvaradoa
Alvaradoa amorphoides
Picramniaceae
Native
Mexican Bush Sage
Salvia leucantha
Lamiaceae
Native
Mexican Fan Palm
Washingtonia robusta
Arecaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Mexican Flame Vine
Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides
Asteraceae
Native
Mexican Prickly Poppy
Argemone mexicana
Papaveraceae
Native
Mexican Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia octovalvis
Onagraceae
Native
Mexican Ruellia
Ruellia simplex
Acanthaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Mexican Sunflower
Tithonia diversifolia
Asteraceae
Introduced
Miami Blue-Eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium miamiense
Iridaceae
Native
Michaux's Croton
Croton michauxii
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Michaux's Snoutbean
Rhynchosia michauxii
Fabaceae
Mile-A-Minute Vine
Ipomoea cairica
Convolvulaceae
Introduced
Millet Beaksedge
Rhynchospora miliacea
Cyperaceae
Native
Mistletoe Cactus
Rhipsalis baccifera
Cactaceae
Native
Mohr's Thoroughwort
Eupatorium mohrii
Asteraceae
Native
Monk Orchid
Eulophia maculata
Orchidaceae
Introduced
Moonflower
Ipomoea alba
Convolvulaceae
Native
Moringa Tree
Moringa oleifera
Moringaceae
Introduced
Moses-In-The-Cradle
Tradescantia spathacea
Commelinaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Mother of Millions
Kalanchoe delagoensis
Crassulaceae
Introduced
Mother of Thousands
Kalanchoe laetivirens
Crassulaceae
Introduced
Mother-In-Law's Tongue
Sansevieria hyacinthoides
Asparagaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Mountain Fig
Ficus altissima
Moraceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Muehlenberg's Nutrush
Scleria muehlenbergii
Cyperaceae
Native
Muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
Vitaceae
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.