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 68 plants in Miami-Dade 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
Lanceleaf Arrowhead
Sagittaria lancifolia
Alismataceae
Native
Lancewood
Damburneya coriacea
Lauraceae
Native
Lantana
Lantana strigocamara
Verbenaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Lantana × strigodepressa
Verbenaceae
Large-Flowered Tomatillo
Physalis philadelphica
Solanaceae
Introduced
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
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
Lax Hornpod
Mitreola petiolata
Loganiaceae
Native
Leafless Beaked Lady Orchid
Sacoila lanceolata
Orchidaceae
Native
Leafless Swallow-Wort
Orthosia scoparia
Apocynaceae
Native
Leafy Bladderwort
Utricularia foliosa
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Leafy Vanilla
Vanilla phaeantha
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Least Halberd Fern
Tectaria fimbriata
Tectariaceae
Native
Least Snoutbean
Rhynchosia minima
Fabaceae
Native
Leatherleaf Airplant
Tillandsia variabilis
Bromeliaceae
NativeImperiled
Leavenworth's Goldenrod
Solidago leavenworthii
Asteraceae
Native
Leavenworth's Tickseed
Coreopsis leavenworthii
Asteraceae
Native
Lebbeck
Albizia lebbeck
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Lemon Grass
Cymbopogon citratus
Poaceae
Introduced
Lemondichina
Triphasia trifolia
Rutaceae
Leptochloa virgata
Poaceae
Native
Leptospron adenanthum
Fabaceae
Native
Lesser Balloon Vine
Cardiospermum halicacabum
Sapindaceae
Native
Lesser Florida Spurge
Euphorbia polyphylla
Euphorbiaceae
NativeEndemic
Lesser Swine-Cress
Lepidium didymum
Brassicaceae
Introduced
Libidibia punctata
Fabaceae
Introduced
Licorice Weed
Scoparia dulcis
Plantaginaceae
Native
Lignum-Vitae
Guaiacum sanctum
Zygophyllaceae
Native
Lilac Tasselflower
Emilia sonchifolia
Asteraceae
Introduced
Limestone Sandmat
Euphorbia blodgettii
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Limestone Spleenwort
Asplenium verecundum
Aspleniaceae
NativeImperiled
Limestone Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris calcicola
Xyridaceae
NativeEndemic
Limewater Brookweed
Samolus ebracteatus
Primulaceae
Native
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Poaceae
Native
Little Ironweed
Cyanthillium cinereum
Asteraceae
Introduced
Little Strongbark
Bourreria havanensis
Boraginaceae
Native
Little-Leaf Tick-Clover
Desmodium ciliare
Fabaceae
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.