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 337–384 of 1,386 plants in Manatee County
Cudweed
Gamochaeta pensylvanica
Asteraceae
Introduced
Curacao Bush
Varronia globosa
Boraginaceae
Native
Cure-For-All
Pluchea carolinensis
Asteraceae
Introduced
Curly Dock
Rumex crispus
Polygonaceae
Introduced
Curly Herissantia
Herissantia crispa
Malvaceae
Native
Cursed Crowfoot
Ranunculus sceleratus
Ranunculaceae
Native
Curtiss's Dropseed
Sporobolus curtissii
Poaceae
Curtiss's Milkweed
Asclepias curtissii
Apocynaceae
NativeEndemic
Cut-Leaf Philodendron
Thaumatophyllum xanadu
Araceae
Introduced
Cutleaf Evening Primrose
Oenothera laciniata
Onagraceae
Native
Cutleaf Groundcherry
Physalis angulata
Solanaceae
Native
Cyperus neochinensis
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Cyperus richardii
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Cypress Vine
Ipomoea quamoclit
Convolvulaceae
Introduced
Cypresshead Groundcherry
Physalis arenicola
Solanaceae
Native
Dahoon Holly
Ilex cassine
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Daisy Fleabane
Erigeron strigosus
Asteraceae
Native
Darlington Oak
Quercus hemisphaerica
Fagaceae
Native
Darrow's Blueberry
Vaccinium darrowii
Ericaceae
Native
Day Waterlily
Nymphaea nouchali
Nymphaeaceae
Introduced
Day's Cymbidium
Cymbidium dayanum
Orchidaceae
Introduced
Deceptive Bluestem
Anatherum campbellii
Poaceae
Native
Deerberry
Vaccinium stamineum
Ericaceae
NativeImperiled
Dense Blazing Star
Liatris spicata
Asteraceae
Native
Dense-Flowered Smartweed
Persicaria glabra
Polygonaceae
Native
Dentate Lattice-Vein Fern
Meniscium serratum
Thelypteridaceae
NativeImperiled
Devil's Backbone
Euphorbia tithymaloides
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Devil's Bit
Chamaelirium luteum
Melanthiaceae
Native
Devil's Horsewhip
Achyranthes aspera
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Diamond-Flowers
Stenaria nigricans
Rubiaceae
Native
Dichanthelium breve
Poaceae
Dichanthelium nitidum
Poaceae
Native
Dichanthelium webberianum
Poaceae
Native
Dixie Aster
Sericocarpus tortifolius
Asteraceae
Native
Dog's-Tongue
Pseudelephantopus spicatus
Asteraceae
Native
Dogfennel
Eupatorium capillifolium
Asteraceae
Native
Donkey Ears
Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri
Crassulaceae
Introduced
Dotleaf Waterlily
Nymphaea ampla
Nymphaeaceae
Native
Dotted Duckweed
Landoltia punctata
Araceae
NativeInvasive II
Dotted Smartweed
Persicaria punctata
Polygonaceae
Native
Drumheads Milkwort
Senega cruciata
Polygalaceae
Native
Drummond's Leaf-Flower
Phyllanthus abnormis
Phyllanthaceae
Native
Dune Groundcherry
Physalis walteri
Solanaceae
Native
Dune Marsh-Elder
Iva imbricata
Asteraceae
Native
Durban Crowfoot
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Dwarf Bayberry
Morella pumila
Myricaceae
Native
Dwarf Dangleberry
Gaylussacia nana
Ericaceae
Native
Dwarf Glasswort
Salicornia bigelovii
Amaranthaceae
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.