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 961–1,008 of 1,487 plants in Lee County
Pondcypress
Taxodium ascendens
Cupressaceae
Native
Poorland Flatsedge
Cyperus compressus
Cyperaceae
Native
Poorman's Patch
Mentzelia floridana
Loasaceae
Native
Pop Ash
Fraxinus caroliniana
Oleaceae
NativeImperiled
Possum Grape
Cissus verticillata
Vitaceae
Native
Pot Marigold
Calendula officinalis
Asteraceae
Introduced
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Solanaceae
Introduced
Potbelly Airplant
Tillandsia paucifolia
Bromeliaceae
Native
Prairie Iris
Iris savannarum
Iridaceae
Native
Prickly Sowthistle
Sonchus asper
Asteraceae
Introduced
Princess of the Night
Selenicereus pteranthus
Cactaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Privet Senna
Senna ligustrina
Fabaceae
Native
Prostrate Sandmat
Euphorbia prostrata
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Puerto Rican Witchgrass
Dichanthelium portoricense
Poaceae
Native
Purple Allamanda
Allamanda blanchetii
Apocynaceae
Introduced
Purple Bladderwort
Utricularia purpurea
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Purple Bluestem
Anatherum cretaceum
Poaceae
Native
Purple Bush-Bean
Macroptilium atropurpureum
Fabaceae
Native
Purple Cleome
Cleome rutidosperma
Cleomaceae
Introduced
Purple False Foxglove
Agalinis purpurea
Orobanchaceae
Native
Purple Heart
Tradescantia pallida
Commelinaceae
Introduced
Purple Lovegrass
Eragrostis spectabilis
Poaceae
Native
Purple Nutsedge
Cyperus rotundus
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Purple Passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
Passifloraceae
Native
Purple Sandgrass
Triplasis purpurea
Poaceae
Native
Purple Yam
Dioscorea alata
Dioscoreaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Purpletop Tridens
Tridens flavus
Poaceae
Native
Pursh's Milkpea
Galactia purshii
Fabaceae
Native
Pussyfoot
Praxelis clematidea
Asteraceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Quail Grass
Celosia argentea
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Queen of the Night
Selenicereus grandiflorus
Cactaceae
Introduced
Queen Palm
Syagrus romanzoffiana
Arecaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Rabbitbells
Crotalaria rotundifolia
Fabaceae
Native
Racemed Milkwort
Senega polygama
Polygalaceae
Native
Rainbow Gum
Eucalyptus deglupta
Myrtaceae
Introduced
Rangoon Creeper
Combretum indicum
Combretaceae
Introduced
Rattail
Stachytarpheta cayennensis
Verbenaceae
NativeInvasive II
Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium yuccifolium
Apiaceae
Native
Rattleweed
Crotalaria retusa
Fabaceae
Introduced
Ravenel's Pipewort
Eriocaulon ravenelii
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Reclining Date Palm
Phoenix reclinata
Arecaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Red Bleeding Heart Vine
Clerodendrum × speciosum
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Red Button Ginger
Costus woodsonii
Costaceae
Introduced
Red Caustic-Creeper
Euphorbia thymifolia
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Red Lovegrass
Eragrostis secundiflora
Poaceae
Native
Red Mangrove
Rhizophora mangle
Rhizophoraceae
Native
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Sapindaceae
Native
Red Mombin
Spondias purpurea
Anacardiaceae
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.