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 1,537–1,580 of 1,580 plants in Miami-Dade County
Wild Poinsettia
Euphorbia cyathophora
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Wild Potato Vine
Ipomoea pandurata
Convolvulaceae
Native
Wild Sweet Basil
Ocimum campechianum
Lamiaceae
NativeImperiled
Wild Tamarind
Lysiloma latisiliquum
Fabaceae
Native
Wild Tantan
Desmanthus virgatus
Fabaceae
Native
Wild Taro
Colocasia esculenta
Araceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Willow Bustic
Sideroxylon salicifolium
Sapotaceae
Native
Wineflower
Boerhavia diffusa
Nyctaginaceae
Native
Winged Loosestrife
Lythrum alatum
Lythraceae
Native
Winged Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia alata
Onagraceae
Native
Wingleaf Soapberry
Sapindus saponaria
Sapindaceae
Native
Wire Bluestem
Schizachyrium gracile
Poaceae
NativeEndemic
Wood Rose
Distimake tuberosus
Convolvulaceae
NativeInvasive II
Woodland False Buttonweed
Spermacoce remota
Rubiaceae
Native
Wormvine Orchid
Vanilla barbellata
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Wright's Flowering Fern
Anemia wrightii
Anemiaceae
Native
Wrinkled Jointtail Grass
Coelorachis rugosa
Poaceae
Native
Yefen
Fuirena umbellata
Cyperaceae
Native
Yellow Alder
Turnera ulmifolia
Passifloraceae
Introduced
Yellow Colicroot
Aletris lutea
Nartheciaceae
Native
Yellow Cosmos
Cosmos sulphureus
Asteraceae
Introduced
Yellow Cowhorn Orchid
Cyrtopodium flavum
Orchidaceae
Introduced
Yellow Flame Tree
Peltophorum pterocarpum
Fabaceae
Introduced
Yellow Flatsedge
Cyperus flavescens
Cyperaceae
Native
Yellow Geiger
Cordia lutea
Boraginaceae
Yellow Helmet Orchid
Polystachya concreta
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Yellow Jacobinia
Justicia aurea
Acanthaceae
Native
Yellow Joyweed
Alternanthera flavescens
Amaranthaceae
Native
Yellow Leafbract
Malachra alceifolia
Malvaceae
Native
Yellow Merremia
Camonea umbellata
Convolvulaceae
Native
Yellow Mombin
Spondias mombin
Anacardiaceae
Native
Yellow Nickerbean
Guilandina major
Fabaceae
Native
Yellow Nutsedge
Cyperus esculentus
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Yellow Trumpet Flower
Tecoma stans
Bignoniaceae
Native
Yellow Trumpet-Tree
Tabebuia aurea
Bignoniaceae
Yellow Walking Iris
Trimezia steyermarkii
Iridaceae
Native
Yellow Waterlily
Nymphaea mexicana
Nymphaeaceae
Native
Yellow-Flowered Waterhyssop
Mecardonia procumbens
Plantaginaceae
Native
Yerba De Jicotea
Ludwigia erecta
Onagraceae
Native
Ylang Ylang
Cananga odorata
Annonaceae
Introduced
Young Palm Orchid
Tropidia polystachya
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Zebra Plant
Tradescantia zebrina
Commelinaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Zebra-Plant
Aphelandra squarrosa
Acanthaceae
Zigzag Bladderwort
Utricularia subulata
Lentibulariaceae
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.