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 1,009–1,056 of 1,603 plants in Polk County
Plains Coreopsis
Coreopsis tinctoria
Asteraceae
Introduced
Plains Snakecotton
Froelichia floridana
Amaranthaceae
Native
Plantain
Musa × paradisiaca
Musaceae
Introduced
Plumed Beaksedge
Rhynchospora plumosa
Cyperaceae
Native
Plumed Rockcap Fern
Pecluma plumula
Polypodiaceae
NativeImperiled
Poison Sumac
Toxicodendron vernix
Anacardiaceae
Native
Polka Dot Plant
Hypoestes phyllostachya
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Pomegranate
Punica granatum
Lythraceae
Introduced
Pomelo
Citrus maxima
Rutaceae
Pond Apple
Annona glabra
Annonaceae
Native
Pond Pine
Pinus serotina
Pinaceae
Native
Pondcypress
Taxodium ascendens
Cupressaceae
Native
Poorland Flatsedge
Cyperus compressus
Cyperaceae
Native
Pop Ash
Fraxinus caroliniana
Oleaceae
NativeImperiled
Possumhaw
Ilex decidua
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Possumhaw
Viburnum nudum
Viburnaceae
Native
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Solanaceae
Introduced
Prairie Iris
Iris savannarum
Iridaceae
Native
Prickly Lettuce
Lactuca serriola
Asteraceae
Introduced
Prickly Sowthistle
Sonchus asper
Asteraceae
Introduced
Pride of Bolivia
Tipuana tipu
Fabaceae
Primrose
Primula vulgaris
Primulaceae
Introduced
Primrose-Leaved Violet
Viola primulifolia
Violaceae
Native
Princess of the Night
Selenicereus pteranthus
Cactaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Privet Senna
Senna ligustrina
Fabaceae
Native
Prostrate Sandmat
Euphorbia prostrata
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Puerto Rican Witchgrass
Dichanthelium portoricense
Poaceae
Native
Puncture Vine
Tribulus terrestris
Zygophyllaceae
Introduced
Purple Allamanda
Allamanda blanchetii
Apocynaceae
Introduced
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
Pussyfoot
Praxelis clematidea
Asteraceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Pygmy Fringetree
Chionanthus pygmaeus
Oleaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Pygmy Hawthorn
Crataegus lepida
Rosaceae
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.