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 1–43 of 43 plants in Nassau County, starting with M
Madagascar Periwinkle
Catharanthus roseus
Apocynaceae
Introduced
Magnificent Angel's Trumpet
Brugmansia insignis
Solanaceae
IntroducedImperiled
Maid Marian
Rhexia nashii
Melastomataceae
Native
Many-Flowered Grasspink
Calopogon multiflorus
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Manyflower Beardtongue
Penstemon multiflorus
Plantaginaceae
Native
Manyflower Marshpennywort
Hydrocotyle umbellata
Araliaceae
Native
Manyhead Rush
Juncus polycephalus
Juncaceae
Native
Maritime Bushy Bluestem
Anatherum tenuispatheum
Poaceae
Native
Marsh Dewflower
Murdannia keisak
Commelinaceae
Introduced
Marsh Elder
Iva frutescens
Asteraceae
Native
Marsh Fern
Thelypteris palustris
Thelypteridaceae
Native
Marsh Fleabane
Pluchea odorata
Asteraceae
Native
Marsh Mermaidweed
Proserpinaca palustris
Haloragaceae
Native
Marsh Pink
Sabatia stellaris
Gentianaceae
Native
Marsh Rose Gentian
Sabatia dodecandra
Gentianaceae
Native
Marvel of Peru
Mirabilis jalapa
Nyctaginaceae
Introduced
Maryland Golden-Aster
Chrysopsis mariana
Asteraceae
Native
Maryland Meadowbeauty
Rhexia mariana
Melastomataceae
Native
Mascarene Island Leaf-Flower
Phyllanthus tenellus
Phyllanthaceae
Introduced
Mayberry
Vaccinium elliottii
Ericaceae
Native
Meadow Spikemoss
Selaginella apoda
Selaginellaceae
Native
Mexican Fan Palm
Washingtonia robusta
Arecaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Mexican Palo Verde
Parkinsonia aculeata
Fabaceae
Introduced
Mexican Prickly Poppy
Argemone mexicana
Papaveraceae
Native
Mexican Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia octovalvis
Onagraceae
Native
Mexican Ruellia
Ruellia simplex
Acanthaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Mexican Tea
Dysphania ambrosioides
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Michaux's Croton
Croton michauxii
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Michaux's Milkweed
Asclepias michauxii
Apocynaceae
Native
Mignonette Vine
Anredera cordifolia
Basellaceae
Native
Mile-A-Minute Vine
Ipomoea cairica
Convolvulaceae
Introduced
Millet Beaksedge
Rhynchospora miliacea
Cyperaceae
Native
Mockernut
Carya tomentosa
Juglandaceae
Native
Mohr's Thoroughwort
Eupatorium mohrii
Asteraceae
Native
Moonflower
Ipomoea alba
Convolvulaceae
Native
Mother of Millions
Kalanchoe delagoensis
Crassulaceae
Introduced
Moundlily Yucca
Yucca gloriosa
Asparagaceae
NativeImperiled
Mountain Azalea
Rhododendron canescens
Ericaceae
Native
Muscadine
Vitis rotundifolia
Vitaceae
Native
Musky Mint
Hyptis alata
Lamiaceae
Native
Myrtle Dahoon
Ilex myrtifolia
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Myrtle Oak
Quercus myrtifolia
Fagaceae
Native
Myrtleleaf St. John's Wort
Hypericum myrtifolium
Hypericaceae
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.