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 1,105–1,152 of 1,690 plants in Orange County
Purple Amaranth
Amaranthus blitum
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Purple Bladderwort
Utricularia purpurea
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Purple Bluestem
Anatherum cretaceum
Poaceae
Native
Purple Bush-Bean
Macroptilium atropurpureum
Fabaceae
Native
Purple Cleome
Cleome rutidosperma
Cleomaceae
Introduced
Purple Cudweed
Gamochaeta purpurea
Asteraceae
Native
Purple False Foxglove
Agalinis purpurea
Orobanchaceae
Native
Purple Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
Plantaginaceae
Introduced
Purple Heart
Tradescantia pallida
Commelinaceae
Introduced
Purple Lovegrass
Eragrostis spectabilis
Poaceae
Native
Purple Nutsedge
Cyperus rotundus
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Purple Passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
Passifloraceae
Native
Purple Sandgrass
Triplasis purpurea
Poaceae
Native
Purple Yam
Dioscorea alata
Dioscoreaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Purpletop Vervain
Verbena bonariensis
Verbenaceae
Introduced
Pursh's Milkpea
Galactia purshii
Fabaceae
Native
Purslane Speedwell
Veronica peregrina
Plantaginaceae
Native
Pussyfoot
Praxelis clematidea
Asteraceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Queen of the Night
Selenicereus grandiflorus
Cactaceae
Introduced
Queen Palm
Syagrus romanzoffiana
Arecaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Queen's Delight
Stillingia sylvatica
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Queen's Wreath
Petrea volubilis
Verbenaceae
Native
Quercus × caduca
Fagaceae
Quillwort Arrowhead
Sagittaria isoetiformis
Alismataceae
Native
Rabbitbells
Crotalaria rotundifolia
Fabaceae
Native
Rabbitfoot Grass
Polypogon monspeliensis
Poaceae
Introduced
Racemed Milkwort
Senega polygama
Polygalaceae
Native
Rainbow Gum
Eucalyptus deglupta
Myrtaceae
Introduced
Rangoon Creeper
Combretum indicum
Combretaceae
Introduced
Rattail
Stachytarpheta cayennensis
Verbenaceae
NativeInvasive II
Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium yuccifolium
Apiaceae
Native
Rayless Sunflower
Helianthus radula
Asteraceae
Native
Reclining Date Palm
Phoenix reclinata
Arecaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Red Bleeding Heart Vine
Clerodendrum × speciosum
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Red Buckeye
Aesculus pavia
Sapindaceae
Native
Red Button Ginger
Costus woodsonii
Costaceae
Introduced
Red Caustic-Creeper
Euphorbia thymifolia
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Red Chokeberry
Aronia arbutifolia
Rosaceae
Native
Red Flame
Strobilanthes reptans
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Red Ginger
Alpinia purpurata
Zingiberaceae
Introduced
Red Lovegrass
Eragrostis secundiflora
Poaceae
Native
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Sapindaceae
Native
Red Mulberry
Morus rubra
Moraceae
NativeImperiled
Red Sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia
Asteraceae
Introduced
Red Tasselflower
Emilia fosbergii
Asteraceae
Introduced
Red Water Lily
Nymphaea rubra
Nymphaeaceae
Introduced
Red-Purple Ragwort
Senecio elegans
Asteraceae
Redbay
Tamala borbonia
Lauraceae
NativeImperiled
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.