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 385–432 of 1,603 plants in Polk County
Cypress Vine
Ipomoea quamoclit
Convolvulaceae
Introduced
Cypresshead Groundcherry
Physalis arenicola
Solanaceae
Native
Dahoon Holly
Ilex cassine
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Daisy Fleabane
Erigeron strigosus
Asteraceae
Native
Darlington Oak
Quercus hemisphaerica
Fagaceae
Native
Darrow's Blueberry
Vaccinium darrowii
Ericaceae
Native
Day Waterlily
Nymphaea nouchali
Nymphaeaceae
Introduced
Deceptive Bluestem
Anatherum campbellii
Poaceae
Native
Deckert's Pinweed
Lechea deckertii
Cistaceae
Native
Deep-Rooted Sedge
Cyperus entrerianus
Cyperaceae
Native
Deerberry
Vaccinium stamineum
Ericaceae
NativeImperiled
Dehiscent Witch Grass
Dichanthelium malacon
Poaceae
Native
Delaney's Goldenaster
Chrysopsis delaneyi
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Dense Blazing Star
Liatris spicata
Asteraceae
Native
Dense-Flowered Smartweed
Persicaria glabra
Polygonaceae
Native
Dentate Lattice-Vein Fern
Meniscium serratum
Thelypteridaceae
NativeImperiled
Devil's Horsewhip
Achyranthes aspera
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Dichanthelium breve
Poaceae
Dichanthelium equilaterale
Poaceae
Dichanthelium patentifolium
Poaceae
Native
Dichanthelium sphagnicola
Poaceae
Dichanthelium webberianum
Poaceae
Native
Digitaria subcalva
Poaceae
Imperiled
Dill
Anethum graveolens
Apiaceae
Introduced
Ditch Fimbry
Fimbristylis schoenoides
Cyperaceae
Introduced
Dixie Aster
Sericocarpus tortifolius
Asteraceae
Native
Dog's-Tongue
Pseudelephantopus spicatus
Asteraceae
Native
Dogfennel
Eupatorium capillifolium
Asteraceae
Native
Dogtongue Buckwheat
Eriogonum tomentosum
Polygonaceae
Native
Dotted Duckweed
Landoltia punctata
Araceae
NativeInvasive II
Dotted Smartweed
Persicaria punctata
Polygonaceae
Native
Dragon-Tail
Epipremnum pinnatum
Araceae
Introduced
Drumheads Milkwort
Senega cruciata
Polygalaceae
Native
Drummond's Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Polemoniaceae
Native
Dune Groundcherry
Physalis walteri
Solanaceae
Native
Durban Crowfoot
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Dwarf Bayberry
Morella pumila
Myricaceae
Native
Dwarf Chenille Plant
Acalypha herzogiana
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Dwarf Crabgrass
Digitaria serotina
Poaceae
Native
Dwarf Dangleberry
Gaylussacia nana
Ericaceae
Native
Dwarf Helzine
Micranthemum umbrosum
Linderniaceae
Native
Dwarf Huckleberry
Gaylussacia dumosa
Ericaceae
Native
Dwarf Live Oak
Quercus minima
Fagaceae
Native
Dwarf Palmetto
Sabal minor
Arecaceae
Native
Dwarf Papyrus
Cyperus prolifer
Cyperaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Dwarf Pawpaw
Asimina pygmaea
Annonaceae
Native
Dwarf Plantain
Plantago virginica
Plantaginaceae
Native
Dwarf St. John's Wort
Hypericum mutilum
Hypericaceae
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.