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 T
Tahitian Bridalveil
Gibasis pellucida
Commelinaceae
Introduced
Taiwanese Cheesewood
Pittosporum pentandrum
Pittosporaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Taiwanese Rain Tree
Koelreuteria elegans
Sapindaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Tall Elephant's-Foot
Elephantopus elatus
Asteraceae
Native
Tall Threeawn
Aristida patula
Poaceae
NativeEndemic
Tamarind
Tamarindus indica
Fabaceae
Introduced
Tangerine
Citrus deliciosa
Rutaceae
Introduced
Tanglehead
Heteropogon contortus
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Tarflower
Bejaria racemosa
Ericaceae
Native
Tawnyberry Holly
Ilex krugiana
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Teramnus labialis
Fabaceae
Native
Tex-Mex Tobacco
Nicotiana plumbaginifolia
Solanaceae
Native
Texas Ebony
Ebenopsis ebano
Fabaceae
Native
Texas Lantana
Lantana urticoides
Verbenaceae
Native
Texas Madeiravine
Anredera vesicaria
Basellaceae
Native
Thalia Lovegrass
Eragrostis atrovirens
Poaceae
Introduced
Thatching Grass
Hyparrhenia rufa
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Thick Ditch Crowngrass
Paspalum arundinaceum
Poaceae
Native
Thin Paspalum
Paspalum setaceum
Poaceae
Native
Thompson's Yucca
Yucca thompsoniana
Asparagaceae
Native
Three-Lobe False Mallow
Malvastrum coromandelianum
Malvaceae
Introduced
Three-Square Bulrush
Schoenoplectus pungens
Cyperaceae
Native
Tibouchina aspera
Melastomataceae
Tievine
Ipomoea cordatotriloba
Convolvulaceae
Native
Tiny Milkwort
Senega smallii
Polygalaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
Solanaceae
Introduced
Toothed Midsorus Fern
Telmatoblechnum serrulatum
Blechnaceae
Native
Toothed Spleenwort
Asplenium dentatum
Aspleniaceae
NativeImperiled
Toothpetal False Reinorchid
Habenaria floribunda
Orchidaceae
Native
Torpedo Grass
Panicum repens
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Tourist Tree
Bursera simaruba
Burseraceae
Native
Tracy's Beaksedge
Rhynchospora tracyi
Cyperaceae
Native
Tracy's Silkgrass
Pityopsis tracyi
Asteraceae
Native
Trailing Daisy
Sphagneticola trilobata
Asteraceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Tree Seaside Tansy
Borrichia arborescens
Asteraceae
Native
Tree Spinach
Cnidoscolus aconitifolius
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Treemoss Bristle Fern
Trichomanes krausii
Hymenophyllaceae
Native
Triangle Cactus
Acanthocereus tetragonus
Cactaceae
Native
Tridax Daisy
Tridax procumbens
Asteraceae
Introduced
Troolie Palm
Manicaria saccifera
Arecaceae
Introduced
Tropic Croton
Croton glandulosus
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Tropical Dropseed
Sporobolus tenuissimus
Poaceae
Tropical Finger-Grass
Digitaria ciliaris
Poaceae
Native
Tropical Flatsedge
Cyperus surinamensis
Cyperaceae
Native
Tropical Milkweed
Asclepias curassavica
Apocynaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Tropical Puff
Neptunia pubescens
Fabaceae
Native
Tropical Resurrection Fern
Pleopeltis polypodioides
Polypodiaceae
Native
Tropical Sage
Salvia coccinea
Lamiaceae
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.