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 64 plants in Miami-Dade County, starting with A
Abrupt-Tipped Maiden Fern
Pelazoneuron augescens
Thelypteridaceae
Native
Acerola
Malpighia emarginata
Malpighiaceae
Native
Ackee
Blighia sapida
Sapindaceae
African Asparagus
Asparagus aethiopicus
Asparagaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
African Dayflower
Commelina gambiae
Commelinaceae
Introduced
African Oil Palm
Elaeis guineensis
Arecaceae
Introduced
African Spear
Sansevieria cylindrica
Asparagaceae
Introduced
African Tulip Tree
Spathodea campanulata
Bignoniaceae
Introduced
Agati
Sesbania grandiflora
Fabaceae
Air Plant
Kalanchoe pinnata
Crassulaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Air Potato
Dioscorea bulbifera
Dioscoreaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Alamo Vine
Distimake dissectus
Convolvulaceae
Native
Alexandrian Laurel
Calophyllum inophyllum
Calophyllaceae
Introduced
Alkali Heliotrope
Heliotropium curassavicum
Boraginaceae
Native
Alligator Flag
Thalia geniculata
Marantaceae
Native
Alligator Lily
Hymenocallis palmeri
Amaryllidaceae
NativeEndemic
Alligator Plant
Kalanchoe daigremontiana
Crassulaceae
IntroducedImperiled
Alligator Plant
Kalanchoe × houghtonii
Crassulaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Alligatorweed
Alternanthera philoxeroides
Amaranthaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Allspice
Pimenta dioica
Myrtaceae
Native
Alocasia fornicata
Araceae
Aloe Yucca
Yucca aloifolia
Asparagaceae
Native
Aloe-Leaved Cymbidium
Cymbidium aloifolium
Orchidaceae
Introduced
Amauropelta sancta
Thelypteridaceae
Native
American Beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
Lamiaceae
Native
American Black Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Viburnaceae
Native
American Black Nightshade
Solanum americanum
Solanaceae
Native
American Burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
Asteraceae
Native
American Century Plant
Agave americana
Asparagaceae
Native
American Coinwort
Centella erecta
Apiaceae
Native
American Cupscale
Sacciolepis striata
Poaceae
Native
American Eelgrass
Vallisneria americana
Hydrocharitaceae
Native
American Frogbit
Limnobium spongia
Hydrocharitaceae
Native
American Germander
Teucrium canadense
Lamiaceae
Native
American Groundnut
Apios americana
Fabaceae
Native
American Lotus
Nelumbo lutea
Nelumbonaceae
Native
American Melonleaf
Cayaponia americana
Cucurbitaceae
Native
American Pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
Phytolaccaceae
Native
American Royal Fern
Osmunda spectabilis
Osmundaceae
Native
American Sicklepod
Senna obtusifolia
Fabaceae
Native
American Trumpet Vine
Campsis radicans
Bignoniaceae
Native
American White Waterlily
Nymphaea odorata
Nymphaeaceae
Native
Angel-Wing Jasmine
Jasminum laurifolium
Oleaceae
Introduced
Angle-Stem Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia leptocarpa
Onagraceae
Native
Annual Meadow-Grass
Poa annua
Poaceae
Introduced
Annual Seepweed
Suaeda linearis
Amaranthaceae
Native
Apple-Of-Peru
Nicandra physalodes
Solanaceae
Introduced
Aquatic Milkweed
Asclepias perennis
Apocynaceae
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.