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 289–336 of 1,603 plants in Polk County
Coastal Rose Gentian
Sabatia calycina
Gentianaceae
Native
Coastal Sandbur
Cenchrus spinifex
Poaceae
Native
Coastalplain Chaffhead
Carphephorus corymbosus
Asteraceae
Native
Coastalplain Dawnflower
Stylisma patens
Convolvulaceae
Native
Coastalplain Goldenaster
Chrysopsis scabrella
Asteraceae
Native
Coastalplain Nailwort
Paronychia herniarioides
Caryophyllaceae
Native
Coastalplain Palafox
Palafoxia integrifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Coastalplain Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris ambigua
Xyridaceae
Native
Cochineal Nopal Cactus
Opuntia cochenillifera
Cactaceae
Introduced
Cockroach Berry
Solanum capsicoides
Solanaceae
Native
Coconut Palm
Cocos nucifera
Arecaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Cocoplum
Chrysobalanus icaco
Chrysobalanaceae
Native
Coffee
Coffea arabica
Rubiaceae
IntroducedImperiled
Coffee Senna
Senna occidentalis
Fabaceae
Introduced
Cogon Grass
Imperata cylindrica
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Colombian Waxweed
Cuphea carthagenensis
Lythraceae
Introduced
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 Bamboo
Bambusa vulgaris
Poaceae
Introduced
Common Bogbuttons
Paepalanthus anceps
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Common Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
Dennstaedtiaceae
Native
Common Buckwheat
Fagopyrum esculentum
Polygonaceae
Introduced
Common Chickweed
Stellaria media
Caryophyllaceae
Introduced
Common Dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
Asteraceae
Introduced
Common Duckweed
Lemna minor
Araceae
Native
Common Evening-Primrose
Oenothera biennis
Onagraceae
Native
Common Fanpetals
Sida ulmifolia
Malvaceae
Native
Common Fringe-Rush
Fimbristylis dichotoma
Cyperaceae
Native
Common Fumitory
Fumaria officinalis
Papaveraceae
Introduced
Common Guava
Psidium guajava
Myrtaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Common Hibiscus
Hibiscus syriacus
Malvaceae
Introduced
Common Hoptree
Ptelea trifoliata
Rutaceae
Native
Common Lambsquarters
Chenopodium album
Amaranthaceae
Native
Common Lantana
Lantana camara
Verbenaceae
Introduced
Common Mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
Asteraceae
Introduced
Common Passionfruit
Passiflora edulis
Passifloraceae
Introduced
Common Pea
Pisum sativum
Fabaceae
Introduced
Common Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
Ebenaceae
Native
Common Purslane
Portulaca oleracea
Portulacaceae
Introduced
Common Ragweed
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Common Ramping-Fumitory
Fumaria muralis
Papaveraceae
Introduced
Common Sow-Thistle
Sonchus oleraceus
Asteraceae
Introduced
Common Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Asteraceae
Introduced
Common Valerian
Valeriana officinalis
Caprifoliaceae
Introduced
Common Water Hyacinth
Pontederia crassipes
Pontederiaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.