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 385–432 of 1,386 plants in Manatee County
Dwarf Helzine
Micranthemum umbrosum
Linderniaceae
Native
Dwarf Huckleberry
Gaylussacia dumosa
Ericaceae
Native
Dwarf Live Oak
Quercus minima
Fagaceae
Native
Dwarf Palmetto
Sabal minor
Arecaceae
Native
Dwarf Papyrus
Cyperus prolifer
Cyperaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Dwarf Plantain
Plantago virginica
Plantaginaceae
Native
Dwarf St. John's Wort
Hypericum mutilum
Hypericaceae
Native
Dwarf Sundew
Drosera brevifolia
Droseraceae
Native
Dwarf Umbrella-Sedge
Fuirena pumila
Cyperaceae
Native
Earleaf Greenbrier
Smilax auriculata
Smilacaceae
Native
Early Paspalum
Paspalum praecox
Poaceae
Native
Early Whitetop Fleabane
Erigeron vernus
Asteraceae
Native
Earpod Wattle
Acacia auriculiformis
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
East Indian Mallow
Corchorus aestuans
Malvaceae
Native
Eastern Coral Bean
Erythrina herbacea
Fabaceae
Native
Eastern Milk-Pea
Galactia regularis
Fabaceae
Native
Eastern Milkpea
Galactia volubilis
Fabaceae
Native
Eastern Mosquito Fern
Azolla caroliniana
Salviniaceae
Native
Eastern Poison Ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
Anacardiaceae
Native
Eastern Redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
Cupressaceae
Native
Elephant Ear
Xanthosoma robustum
Araceae
Introduced
Elkhorn Fern
Platycerium bifurcatum
Polypodiaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Elliott's Aster
Symphyotrichum elliottii
Asteraceae
Native
Elliott's Bluestem
Anatherum gyrans
Poaceae
Native
Elliott's Lovegrass
Eragrostis elliottii
Poaceae
Native
Elliott's Milkpea
Galactia elliottii
Fabaceae
Native
Elliott's Rush
Juncus elliottii
Juncaceae
Native
Elliott's Yelloweyed Grass
Xyris elliottii
Xyridaceae
Native
Elliptic Yellowwood
Ochrosia elliptica
Apocynaceae
Introduced
Engelmann's Seagrass
Halophila engelmannii
Hydrocharitaceae
Native
Erect Pricklypear
Opuntia dillenii
Cactaceae
Native
Everglades Water-Willow
Justicia angusta
Acanthaceae
Native
Fakahatchee Grass
Tripsacum dactyloides
Poaceae
Native
False Daisy
Eclipta prostrata
Asteraceae
Native
False Dragonhead
Physostegia purpurea
Lamiaceae
Native
False Fennel
Eupatorium leptophyllum
Asteraceae
Native
False Heather
Cuphea hyssopifolia
Lythraceae
Introduced
False Indigo Bush
Amorpha fruticosa
Fabaceae
Native
False Mallow
Malvastrum corchorifolium
Malvaceae
Native
False Mastic
Sideroxylon foetidissimum
Sapotaceae
Native
False Nettle
Boehmeria cylindrica
Urticaceae
Native
False Sisal
Agave decipiens
Asparagaceae
NativeEndemic
Fascicled Beaksedge
Rhynchospora fascicularis
Cyperaceae
Native
Feather Lovegrass
Eragrostis tenella
Poaceae
Introduced
Feay's Palafox
Palafoxia feayi
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Feay's Prairie Clover
Dalea feayi
Fabaceae
Native
Fennel-Leaf Pondweed
Stuckenia pectinata
Potamogetonaceae
Native
Fernald's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora fernaldii
Cyperaceae
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.