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 1–48 of 54 plants in Manatee County, starting with T
Tahitian Bridalveil
Gibasis pellucida
Commelinaceae
Introduced
Taiwan Firethorn
Pyracantha koidzumii
Rosaceae
IntroducedImperiled
Taiwanese Rain Tree
Koelreuteria elegans
Sapindaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Tall Elephant's-Foot
Elephantopus elatus
Asteraceae
Native
Tall Ironweed
Vernonia gigantea
Asteraceae
Native
Tall Jointweed
Polygonella gracilis
Polygonaceae
Native
Tall Pinebarren Milkwort
Senega cymosa
Polygalaceae
Native
Tall Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris platylepis
Xyridaceae
Native
Tamarind
Tamarindus indica
Fabaceae
Introduced
Tampa Prairie Clover
Dalea adenopoda
Fabaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Tangerine
Citrus deliciosa
Rutaceae
Introduced
Tapegrass
Vallisneria spiralis
Hydrocharitaceae
Introduced
Tarflower
Bejaria racemosa
Ericaceae
Native
Teal Lovegrass
Eragrostis hypnoides
Poaceae
Native
Ten-Angled Pipewort
Eriocaulon decangulare
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Texas Lantana
Lantana urticoides
Verbenaceae
Native
Thalia Lovegrass
Eragrostis atrovirens
Poaceae
Introduced
Thick Ditch Crowngrass
Urochloa adspersa
Poaceae
Native
Thin Paspalum
Paspalum setaceum
Poaceae
Native
Three-Leaved Rose
Rosa laevigata
Rosaceae
Introduced
Three-Lobe False Mallow
Malvastrum coromandelianum
Malvaceae
Introduced
Three-Ribbed Arrowgrass
Triglochin striata
Juncaginaceae
Native
Tievine
Ipomoea cordatotriloba
Convolvulaceae
Native
Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Solanaceae
Introduced
Toothcup
Rotala ramosior
Lythraceae
Native
Toothed Midsorus Fern
Telmatoblechnum serrulatum
Blechnaceae
Native
Toothpetal False Reinorchid
Habenaria floribunda
Orchidaceae
Native
Torpedo Grass
Panicum repens
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Tough Bully
Sideroxylon tenax
Sapotaceae
Native
Tourist Tree
Bursera simaruba
Burseraceae
Native
Tracy's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora tracyi
Cyperaceae
Native
Tracy's Silkgrass
Pityopsis tracyi
Asteraceae
Native
Trailing Daisy
Sphagneticola trilobata
Asteraceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Tree Crinum
Crinum asiaticum
Amaryllidaceae
Introduced
Tree Philodendron
Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum
Araceae
Introduced
Tree Spinach
Cnidoscolus aconitifolius
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Triangle Cactus
Acanthocereus tetragonus
Cactaceae
Native
Tridax Daisy
Tridax procumbens
Asteraceae
Introduced
Tropic Croton
Croton glandulosus
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Tropical Bushmint
Hyptis mutabilis
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Tropical Finger-Grass
Digitaria ciliaris
Poaceae
Native
Tropical Flatsedge
Cyperus surinamensis
Cyperaceae
Native
Tropical Girdlepod
Mitracarpus hirtus
Rubiaceae
Introduced
Tropical Mexican Clover
Richardia brasiliensis
Rubiaceae
Introduced
Tropical Milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Apocynaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Tropical Puff
Neptunia pubescens
Fabaceae
Native
Tropical Sage
Salvia coccinea
Lamiaceae
Native
Tropical Soda-Apple
Solanum viarum
Solanaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.