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 145–192 of 900 plants in Okeechobee County
Chinese Elm
Ulmus parvifolia
Ulmaceae
Introduced
Chinese Tallow
Triadica sebifera
Euphorbiaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Christmas Senna
Senna pendula
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Cinnamon Fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
Osmundaceae
Native
Climbing Aster
Ampelaster carolinianus
Asteraceae
Native
Climbing Hempvine
Mikania scandens
Asteraceae
Native
Climbing Maidenhair
Lygodium microphyllum
Lygodiaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Clustered Mille Graines
Edrastima uniflora
Rubiaceae
Native
Clusterleaf Blazing Star
Liatris laevigata
Asteraceae
Native
Coastal Bedstraw
Galium bermudense
Rubiaceae
Native
Coastal Plain Hawkweed
Hieracium megacephalon
Asteraceae
Native
Coastal Plain Honeycombhead
Balduina angustifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Coastal Plain Milkwort
Senega setacea
Polygalaceae
Native
Coastal Plain St. John's Wort
Hypericum brachyphyllum
Hypericaceae
Native
Coastal Plain Staggerbush
Lyonia fruticosa
Ericaceae
Native
Coastal Rose Gentian
Sabatia calycina
Gentianaceae
Native
Coastal Sandbur
Cenchrus spinifex
Poaceae
Native
Coastalplain Chaffhead
Carphephorus corymbosus
Asteraceae
Native
Coastalplain Palafox
Palafoxia integrifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Coastalplain Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris ambigua
Xyridaceae
Native
Cochineal Nopal Cactus
Opuntia cochenillifera
Cactaceae
Introduced
Cocoplum
Chrysobalanus icaco
Chrysobalanaceae
Native
Coffee Senna
Senna occidentalis
Fabaceae
Introduced
Cogon Grass
Imperata cylindrica
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Colicwood
Myrsine cubana
Primulaceae
Native
Colombian Waxweed
Cuphea carthagenensis
Lythraceae
Introduced
Columbian Watermeal
Wolffia columbiana
Araceae
Native
Combleaf Blacksenna
Seymeria pectinata
Orobanchaceae
Native
Combleaf Mermaidweed
Proserpinaca pectinata
Haloragaceae
Native
Combleaf Yellow False Foxglove
Aureolaria pectinata
Orobanchaceae
Native
Common Asparagus Fern
Asparagus setaceus
Asparagaceae
Introduced
Common Axil-Flower
Mecardonia acuminata
Plantaginaceae
Native
Common Bogbuttons
Paepalanthus anceps
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Common Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
Dennstaedtiaceae
Native
Common Duckweed
Lemna minor
Araceae
Native
Common Fanpetals
Sida ulmifolia
Malvaceae
Native
Common Flax
Linum usitatissimum
Linaceae
Introduced
Common Guava
Psidium guajava
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Common Lantana
Lantana camara
Verbenaceae
Introduced
Common Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
Ebenaceae
Native
Common Purslane
Portulaca oleracea
Portulacaceae
Introduced
Common Ragweed
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Common Reed
Phragmites australis
Poaceae
Native
Common Water Hyacinth
Pontederia crassipes
Pontederiaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Common Yucca
Yucca filamentosa
Asparagaceae
Native
Coontie
Zamia integrifolia
Zamiaceae
Native
Copperleaf
Acalypha wilkesiana
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Coral Bristlegrass
Setaria macrosperma
Poaceae
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.