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 529–576 of 1,603 plants in Polk County
Florida Forestiera
Forestiera segregata
Oleaceae
Native
Florida Goldenaster
Chrysopsis floridana
Asteraceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Florida Greeneyes
Berlandiera subacaulis
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Hammock Sandmat
Euphorbia ophthalmica
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Florida Hammock Sedge
Carex vexans
Cyperaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Hartwrightia
Hartwrightia floridana
Asteraceae
NativeImperiled
Florida Hedgenettle
Stachys floridana
Lamiaceae
Native
Florida Hoarypea
Tephrosia florida
Fabaceae
Native
Florida Hobblebush
Agarista populifolia
Ericaceae
Native
Florida Indian Plantain
Arnoglossum floridanum
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Ironweed
Vernonia blodgettii
Asteraceae
Native
Florida Jack-In-The-Pulpit
Arisaema acuminatum
Araceae
Native
Florida Jointtailgrass
Coelorachis tuberculosa
Poaceae
Native
Florida Jointweed
Polygonella basiramia
Polygonaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Florida Jujube
Pseudoziziphus celata
Rhamnaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Florida Keys Hempvine
Mikania cordifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Florida Lady's Nightcap
Bonamia grandiflora
Convolvulaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Florida Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium rhizomatum
Poaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Loosestrife
Lythrum flagellare
Lythraceae
Native
Florida Lupine
Lupinus floridanus
Fabaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Milkpea
Galactia floridana
Fabaceae
Native
Florida Milkvine
Matelea floridana
Apocynaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Florida Milkweed
Asclepias feayi
Apocynaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Pellitory
Parietaria floridana
Urticaceae
Native
Florida Pineland Spurge
Euphorbia inundata
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Florida Pricklypear
Opuntia austrina
Cactaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Pusley
Richardia scabra
Rubiaceae
Native
Florida Rayless Goldenrod
Bigelowia australis
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Rosemary
Ceratiola ericoides
Ericaceae
Native
Florida Scrub Frostweed
Crocanthemum nashii
Cistaceae
Native
Florida Scrub Oak
Quercus inopina
Fagaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Scrub Skullcap
Scutellaria arenicola
Lamiaceae
Native
Florida Sensitive Briar
Mimosa floridana
Fabaceae
Native
Florida Speargrass
Piptochaetium avenacioides
Poaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Spiderlily
Hymenocallis tridentata
Amaryllidaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Strangler Fig
Ficus aurea
Moraceae
Native
Florida Tickseed
Coreopsis floridana
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Ticktrefoil
Desmodium floridanum
Fabaceae
Native
Florida Toadflax
Linaria floridana
Plantaginaceae
Native
Florida Vetch
Vicia floridana
Fabaceae
Florida Violet
Viola floridana
Violaceae
Native
Florida Yellow Bladderwort
Utricularia floridana
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Florida Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris floridana
Xyridaceae
Native
Florida Yellowcress
Nasturtium floridanum
Brassicaceae
NativeEndemic
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Cornaceae
NativeImperiled
Flowering Yellow Woodsorrel
Oxalis florida
Oxalidaceae
Native
Fodder Melon
Citrullus amarus
Cucurbitaceae
Introduced
Fool Proof Plant
Billbergia pyramidalis
Bromeliaceae
Introduced
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.