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 1,179 plants in Okaloosa County
Acidswamp Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris serotina
Xyridaceae
Native
African Asparagus
Asparagus aethiopicus
Asparagaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Air Potato
Dioscorea bulbifera
Dioscoreaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Alabama Cherry
Prunus alabamensis
Rosaceae
Native
Algal Bulrush
Eleocharis confervoides
Cyperaceae
Allegheny Chinquapin
Castanea pumila
Fagaceae
Native
Alligator Plant
Kalanchoe × houghtonii
Crassulaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Alligatorweed
Alternanthera philoxeroides
Amaranthaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Aloe Yucca
Yucca aloifolia
Asparagaceae
Native
American Beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
Lamiaceae
Native
American Black Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Viburnaceae
Native
American Black Nightshade
Solanum americanum
Solanaceae
Native
American Buckwheat Vine
Brunnichia ovata
Polygonaceae
Native
American Bur-Reed
Sparganium americanum
Typhaceae
Native
American Burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
Asteraceae
Native
American Century Plant
Agave americana
Asparagaceae
Native
American Chaffseed
Schwalbea americana
Orobanchaceae
NativeImperiled
American Coinwort
Centella erecta
Apiaceae
Native
American Cupscale
Sacciolepis striata
Poaceae
Native
American Eelgrass
Vallisneria americana
Hydrocharitaceae
Native
American Field Pansy
Viola rafinesquei
Violaceae
Native
American Frogbit
Limnobium spongia
Hydrocharitaceae
Native
American Groundnut
Apios americana
Fabaceae
Native
American Holly
Ilex opaca
Aquifoliaceae
Native
American Hophornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
Betulaceae
Native
American Hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
Betulaceae
Native
American Marram Grass
Calamagrostis breviligulata
Poaceae
Native
American Mistletoe
Phoradendron leucarpum
Santalaceae
Native
American Olive
Cartrema americanum
Oleaceae
Native
American Perennial Sandgrass
Triplasis americana
Poaceae
Native
American Pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
Phytolaccaceae
Native
American Royal Fern
Osmunda spectabilis
Osmundaceae
Native
American Sicklepod
Senna obtusifolia
Fabaceae
Native
American Snowbell
Styrax americanus
Styracaceae
Native
American Sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
Altingiaceae
Native
American Sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
Platanaceae
Native
American Trumpet Vine
Campsis radicans
Bignoniaceae
Native
American Tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
Magnoliaceae
NativeImperiled
American Turkey Oak
Quercus laevis
Fagaceae
Native
American White Waterlily
Nymphaea odorata
Nymphaeaceae
Native
Angle-Stem Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia leptocarpa
Onagraceae
Native
Annual Trampweed
Facelis retusa
Asteraceae
Introduced
Apalachicola St. Johnswort
Hypericum chapmanii
Hypericaceae
NativeEndemic
Appalachian Blazing Star
Liatris squarrulosa
Asteraceae
Native
Appressed Bog Clubmoss
Lycopodiella appressa
Lycopodiaceae
Native
Aquatic Milkweed
Asclepias perennis
Apocynaceae
Native
Aristida mohrii
Poaceae
Native
Arkansas Oak
Quercus arkansana
Fagaceae
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.