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 145–192 of 1,487 plants in Lee County
Branched Hedge-Hyssop
Gratiola ramosa
Plantaginaceae
Native
Brazilian Bachelor's Button
Centratherum punctatum
Asteraceae
Introduced
Brazilian Dutchman's Pipe
Aristolochia gigantea
Aristolochiaceae
Introduced
Brazilian Nightshade
Solanum seaforthianum
Solanaceae
Introduced
Brazilian Pepper
Schinus terebinthifolia
Anacardiaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Brazilian Red-Cloak
Megaskepasma erythrochlamys
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Brazilian Vervain
Verbena brasiliensis
Verbenaceae
Introduced
Bread Wheat
Triticum aestivum
Poaceae
Introduced
Bretonica Peluda
Melochia spicata
Malvaceae
Native
Bristle Thistle
Cirsium horridulum
Asteraceae
Native
Bristleleaf Pricklyleaf
Thymophylla tenuiloba
Asteraceae
Native
Bristly Greenbrier
Smilax tamnoides
Smilacaceae
Native
Bristly Sedge
Carex comosa
Cyperaceae
Native
Brittle False Pimpernel
Torenia crustacea
Linderniaceae
Introduced
Broad Leaf Hopbush
Dodonaea viscosa
Sapindaceae
Native
Broad Sword Fern
Nephrolepis biserrata
Nephrolepidaceae
Native
Broad-Leaved Cattail
Typha latifolia
Typhaceae
Native
Broad-Leaved Paperbark
Melaleuca quinquenervia
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Broad-Leaved Poplar Gum
Eucalyptus platyphylla
Myrtaceae
Broadleaf Arrowhead
Sagittaria latifolia
Alismataceae
Native
Broadleaf Signalgrass
Urochloa platyphylla
Poaceae
Native
Broomsedge Bluestem
Anatherum virginicum
Poaceae
Native
Brown's Sword Fern
Nephrolepis brownii
Nephrolepidaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Browne's Blechum
Ruellia blechum
Acanthaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Browne's Savory
Clinopodium brownei
Lamiaceae
Native
Brownhair Snoutbean
Rhynchosia cinerea
Fabaceae
NativeEndemic
Brownseed Paspalum
Paspalum plicatulum
Poaceae
Native
Budda Pea
Aeschynomene indica
Fabaceae
Native
Bullhorn Acacia
Vachellia cornigera
Fabaceae
Introduced
Bunched Beaksedge
Rhynchospora microcephala
Cyperaceae
Native
Bunchosia argentea
Malpighiaceae
Bunchy Flat-Sedge
Cyperus polystachyos
Cyperaceae
Native
Burmann's Basketgrass
Oplismenus burmanni
Poaceae
Introduced
Burmese Fishtail-Palm
Caryota mitis
Arecaceae
Introduced
Bush Allamanda
Allamanda schottii
Apocynaceae
Native
Bush Thunbergia
Thunbergia erecta
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Bushy Aster
Symphyotrichum dumosum
Asteraceae
Native
Bushy Bluecurls
Trichostema fruticosum
Lamiaceae
Native
Busy Lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Balsaminaceae
Introduced
Butterfly Bush
Buddleja davidii
Scrophulariaceae
Introduced
Butterfly Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
Apocynaceae
NativeImperiled
Butterfly Pea
Centrosema virginianum
Fabaceae
Native
Butterweed
Packera glabella
Asteraceae
Native
Button Sage
Lantana involucrata
Verbenaceae
Native
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Rubiaceae
Native
Buttonweed
Diodia virginiana
Rubiaceae
Native
Cabbage Palmetto
Sabal palmetto
Arecaceae
Native
Cadaghi
Corymbia torelliana
Myrtaceae
Introduced
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.