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 1–41 of 41 plants in Polk County, starting with N
Nakedstem Dewflower
Murdannia nudiflora
Commelinaceae
Introduced
Napier Grass
Cenchrus purpureus
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Narrow Leaf Ironweed
Vernonia angustifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Narrow-Leaved Blue-Eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Iridaceae
Native
Narrow-Leaved Cattail
Typha angustifolia
Typhaceae
Introduced
Narrowfruit Horned Beaksedge
Rhynchospora inundata
Cyperaceae
Native
Narrowleaf Bluestem
Anatherum perangustatum
Poaceae
Native
Narrowleaf Coastalplain Dawnflower
Stylisma angustifolia
Convolvulaceae
Native
Narrowleaf Hornpod
Mitreola angustifolia
Loganiaceae
Narrowleaf Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia linearis
Onagraceae
Native
Narrowleaf Silkgrass
Pityopsis graminifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Narrowleaf Sunflower
Helianthus angustifolius
Asteraceae
Native
Narrowleaf Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris stenotera
Xyridaceae
NativeEndemic
Narrowleaf Yellowtops
Flaveria linearis
Asteraceae
Native
Nash's Blue-Eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium nashii
Iridaceae
Native
Nash's Flatsedge
Cyperus nashii
Cyperaceae
Native
Nash’s Bluestem
Anatherum subtile
Poaceae
Native
Natal Grass
Melinis repens
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Natal Plum
Carissa macrocarpa
Apocynaceae
Introduced
Native Rice Grass
Leersia hexandra
Poaceae
Native
Necklace Pod
Sophora tomentosa
Fabaceae
Native
Needle Palm
Rhapidophyllum hystrix
Arecaceae
Native
Needleleaf Rosette Grass
Dichanthelium aciculare
Poaceae
Native
Needlepod Rush
Juncus scirpoides
Juncaceae
Native
Neem
Azadirachta indica
Meliaceae
Introduced
Nerved Witchgrass
Dichanthelium neuranthum
Poaceae
Native
Netleaf Leather Flower
Clematis reticulata
Ranunculaceae
Native
Netted Chain Fern
Woodwardia areolata
Blechnaceae
Native
Netted Pawpaw
Asimina reticulata
Annonaceae
NativeEndemic
New Gold Lantana
Lantana × hybrida
Verbenaceae
Introduced
Night Jessamine
Cestrum nocturnum
Solanaceae
Native
Night-Blooming Cereus
Selenicereus undatus
Cactaceae
Introduced
Nodding Nixie
Apteria aphylla
Burmanniaceae
Native
Nodding Pinweed
Lechea cernua
Cistaceae
NativeEndemic
North's False Flag
Trimezia northiana
Iridaceae
Introduced
Northeastern Bladderwort
Utricularia resupinata
Lentibulariaceae
NativeImperiled
Northern Bluethread
Burmannia biflora
Burmanniaceae
Native
Northern Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
Ericaceae
Native
Nursery Bittercress
Cardamine occulta
Brassicaceae
Introduced
Nuttall's Meadowbeauty
Rhexia nuttallii
Melastomataceae
Native
Nuttall's Thistle
Cirsium nuttallii
Asteraceae
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.