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 70 plants in Martin County, starting with L
Lace Aralia
Polyscias guilfoylei
Araliaceae
Lace-Lipped Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes laciniata
Orchidaceae
Native
Ladder Brake
Pteris vittata
Pteridaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Lady-Of-The-Night Cactus
Cereus hexagonus
Cactaceae
Introduced
Lakela's Mint
Dicerandra immaculata
Lamiaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Lakeshore Nutrush
Scleria lacustris
Cyperaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Lanceleaf Arrowhead
Sagittaria lancifolia
Alismataceae
Native
Lanceleaf Rattlebox
Crotalaria lanceolata
Fabaceae
Introduced
Lancewood
Damburneya coriacea
Lauraceae
Native
Lantana
Lantana strigocamara
Verbenaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Large Grass-Leaved Rush
Juncus biflorus
Juncaceae
Native
Large Water-Starwort
Callitriche heterophylla
Plantaginaceae
Native
Large-Flowered Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia grandiflora
Onagraceae
Introduced
Largeflower False Rosemary
Conradina grandiflora
Lamiaceae
NativeEndemic
Largeflower Pink-Sorrel
Oxalis debilis
Oxalidaceae
Introduced
Largeflower Pusley
Richardia grandiflora
Rubiaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Largeflower Rose Gentian
Sabatia grandiflora
Gentianaceae
Native
Largeleaf Pennywort
Hydrocotyle bonariensis
Araliaceae
Native
Late Boneset
Eupatorium serotinum
Asteraceae
Native
Latexplant
Araujia odorata
Apocynaceae
Introduced
Latherleaf
Colubrina asiatica
Rhamnaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Lattice-Vein Fern
Meniscium reticulatum
Thelypteridaceae
Native
Laurel Dodder
Cassytha filiformis
Lauraceae
Native
Laurel-Leaf Greenbrier
Smilax laurifolia
Smilacaceae
Native
Laurel-Leaved Snail Tree
Cocculus laurifolius
Menispermaceae
Lax Hornpod
Mitreola petiolata
Loganiaceae
Native
Lax Panicgrass
Steinchisma laxum
Poaceae
Native
Le Conte's Flatsedge
Cyperus lecontei
Cyperaceae
Native
Leafless Beaked Lady Orchid
Sacoila lanceolata
Orchidaceae
Native
Leafless Swallow-Wort
Orthosia scoparia
Apocynaceae
Native
Leafy Bladderwort
Utricularia foliosa
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Least Snoutbean
Rhynchosia minima
Fabaceae
Native
Leavenworth's Goldenrod
Solidago leavenworthii
Asteraceae
Native
Leavenworth's Tickseed
Coreopsis leavenworthii
Asteraceae
Native
Lebbeck
Albizia lebbeck
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Lemon
Citrus × limon
Rutaceae
Introduced
Leptospron adenanthum
Fabaceae
Native
Lesser Duckweed
Lemna aequinoctialis
Araceae
Native
Lesser Florida Spurge
Euphorbia polyphylla
Euphorbiaceae
NativeEndemic
Lesser Swine-Cress
Lepidium didymum
Brassicaceae
Introduced
Licorice Weed
Scoparia dulcis
Plantaginaceae
Native
Lilac Tasselflower
Emilia sonchifolia
Asteraceae
Introduced
Limestone Sandmat
Euphorbia blodgettii
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Limestone Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris calcicola
Xyridaceae
NativeEndemic
Limewater Brookweed
Samolus ebracteatus
Primulaceae
Native
Limpograss
Hemarthria altissima
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Little Duckweed
Lemna obscura
Araceae
Native
Little Floatingheart
Nymphoides cordata
Menyanthaceae
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.