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 1–48 of 65 plants in Santa Rosa County, starting with L
Lady Lupine
Lupinus villosus
Fabaceae
Native
Lance-Leaved Coreopsis
Coreopsis lanceolata
Asteraceae
Native
Lanceleaf Arrowhead
Sagittaria lancifolia
Alismataceae
Native
Lanceleaf Blanketflower
Gaillardia aestivalis
Asteraceae
Native
Lanceleaf Greenbrier
Smilax smallii
Smilacaceae
Native
Lanceleaf Rattlebox
Crotalaria lanceolata
Fabaceae
Introduced
Lanceleaf Rose-Gentian
Sabatia difformis
Gentianaceae
Native
Lantana
Lantana strigocamara
Verbenaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Large Beakrush
Rhynchospora macra
Cyperaceae
Native
Large Fortnight Lily
Dietes grandiflora
Iridaceae
Introduced
Large Gallberry
Ilex coriacea
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Large Grass-Leaved Rush
Juncus biflorus
Juncaceae
Native
Large Spreading Pogonia
Cleistesiopsis divaricata
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Large-Flowered Orlaya
Orlaya grandiflora
Apiaceae
Introduced
Largeflower Milkweed
Asclepias connivens
Apocynaceae
Native
Largeflower Pink-Sorrel
Oxalis debilis
Oxalidaceae
Introduced
Largeleaf Jointweed
Polygonella macrophylla
Polygonaceae
Native
Largeleaf Pennywort
Hydrocotyle bonariensis
Araliaceae
Native
Largeleaf Rose Gentian
Sabatia macrophylla
Gentianaceae
Native
Largeroot Morning-Glory
Ipomoea macrorhiza
Convolvulaceae
Native
Late Boneset
Eupatorium serotinum
Asteraceae
Native
Late Purple Aster
Symphyotrichum patens
Asteraceae
Native
Laurel-Leaf Greenbrier
Smilax laurifolia
Smilacaceae
Native
Lax Hornpod
Mitreola petiolata
Loganiaceae
Native
Laxleaf Yellow-Eyed Grass
Xyris laxifolia
Xyridaceae
Native
Le Conte's Flatsedge
Cyperus lecontei
Cyperaceae
Native
Le Conte's Thistle
Cirsium lecontei
Asteraceae
Native
Leafy Blue Flag
Iris brevicaulis
Iridaceae
Native
Leafy Elephant's-Foot
Elephantopus carolinianus
Asteraceae
Native
Leavenworth's Tickseed
Coreopsis leavenworthii
Asteraceae
Native
Lesser Hop Trefoil
Trifolium dubium
Fabaceae
Introduced
Lesser Mock-Strawberry
Potentilla hebiichigo
Rosaceae
Introduced
Lesser Swine-Cress
Lepidium didymum
Brassicaceae
Introduced
Licorice Weed
Scoparia dulcis
Plantaginaceae
Native
Lilac Tasselflower
Emilia sonchifolia
Asteraceae
Introduced
Lindheimer's Doveweed
Croton lindheimeri
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Lindley's Butterflybush
Buddleja lindleyana
Scrophulariaceae
Introduced
Lion's Foot Rattlesnake Root
Nabalus serpentaria
Asteraceae
Native
Liriope
Liriope muscari
Asparagaceae
Introduced
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Poaceae
Native
Little Brown Jugs
Asarum arifolium
Aristolochiaceae
Native
Little Floatingheart
Nymphoides cordata
Menyanthaceae
Native
Little Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes tuberosa
Orchidaceae
Native
Little Quaking-Grass
Briza minor
Poaceae
Introduced
Littlebell
Ipomoea triloba
Convolvulaceae
Introduced
Littleleaf Buckbrush
Ceanothus microphyllus
Rhamnaceae
Native
Littleleaf Milkpea
Galactia microphylla
Fabaceae
Native
Littleleaf Milkwort
Senega brevifolia
Polygalaceae
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.