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 1,297–1,344 of 1,633 plants in Leon County
South American Jelly Palm
Butia odorata
Arecaceae
Introduced
South American Mock Vervain
Glandularia aristigera
Verbenaceae
Introduced
South American Skullcap
Scutellaria racemosa
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Southeastern Pricklypear
Opuntia mesacantha
Cactaceae
Native
Southeastern Wildrye
Elymus glabriflorus
Poaceae
Native
Southern Beeblossom
Oenothera simulans
Onagraceae
Native
Southern Blue Flag
Iris virginica
Iridaceae
Native
Southern Catalpa
Catalpa bignonioides
Bignoniaceae
Native
Southern Coastal Violet
Viola septemloba
Violaceae
Native
Southern Crabapple
Malus angustifolia
Rosaceae
Native
Southern Dawnflower
Stylisma humistrata
Convolvulaceae
Native
Southern Dewberry
Rubus trivialis
Rosaceae
Native
Southern Fumewort
Corydalis halei
Papaveraceae
Native
Southern Lady Fern
Athyrium asplenioides
Athyriaceae
Native
Southern Live Oak
Quercus virginiana
Fagaceae
Native
Southern Lobelia
Lobelia georgiana
Campanulaceae
Native
Southern Long Sedge
Carex lonchocarpa
Cyperaceae
Native
Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
Magnoliaceae
Native
Southern Red Oak
Quercus falcata
Fagaceae
Native
Southern Rockbell
Wahlenbergia marginata
Campanulaceae
Native
Southern Sandbur
Cenchrus echinatus
Poaceae
Native
Southern Sneezeweed
Helenium flexuosum
Asteraceae
Native
Southern Sugar Maple
Acer floridanum
Sapindaceae
Native
Southern Swamp Crinum
Crinum americanum
Amaryllidaceae
Native
Southern Sword Fern
Nephrolepis exaltata
Nephrolepidaceae
Native
Southern Toothed Viburnum
Viburnum scabrellum
Viburnaceae
Native
Southern Twayblade
Neottia bifolia
Orchidaceae
Native
Southern Umbrella-Sedge
Fuirena scirpoidea
Cyperaceae
Native
Southern Water Violet
Viola vittata
Violaceae
Native
Southern Wax Myrtle
Morella cerifera
Myricaceae
Native
Southern Waxy Sedge
Carex glaucescens
Cyperaceae
Native
Southern Wiregrass
Aristida beyrichiana
Poaceae
Native
Southern Wood Fern
Dryopteris ludoviciana
Dryopteridaceae
Native
Spanish Bluebell
Hyacinthoides hispanica
Asparagaceae
Introduced
Spanish Moss
Tillandsia usneoides
Bromeliaceae
Native
Spanish Needles
Bidens bipinnata
Asteraceae
Native
Sparkleberry
Vaccinium arboreum
Ericaceae
Native
Sparse-Lobed Grapefern
Sceptridium biternatum
Ophioglossaceae
Native
Spatterdock
Nuphar advena
Nymphaeaceae
Native
Spearleaf Swampmallow
Pavonia hastata
Malvaceae
Introduced
Spermacoce dasycephala
Rubiaceae
Introduced
Spider Flower
Cleome houtteana
Cleomaceae
Introduced
Spiked Hoarypea
Tephrosia spicata
Fabaceae
Native
Spindleroot
Ludwigia hirtella
Onagraceae
Native
Spinyhead Sida
Sida acuta
Malvaceae
Native
Splitbeard Bluestem
Anatherum ternarium
Poaceae
Native
Spotted Horsemint
Monarda punctata
Lamiaceae
Native
Spotted Medick
Medicago arabica
Fabaceae
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.