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 62 plants in Sarasota County, starting with G
Gallberry
Ilex glabra
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Garber's Blazing Star
Liatris garberi
Asteraceae
Native
Garber's Scrub Stars
Garberia heterophylla
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Garden Cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Asteraceae
Introduced
Garden Nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus
Tropaeolaceae
Introduced
Garden Pink-Sorrel
Oxalis latifolia
Oxalidaceae
Introduced
Gentian Noddingcaps
Triphora gentianoides
Orchidaceae
Native
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
Ericaceae
Native
Giant Airplant
Tillandsia utriculata
Bromeliaceae
NativeImperiled
Giant Brake
Pteris tripartita
Pteridaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Giant Bristlegrass
Setaria magna
Poaceae
Native
Giant Crepe-Myrtle
Lagerstroemia speciosa
Lythraceae
Introduced
Giant Leather Fern
Acrostichum danaeifolium
Pteridaceae
Native
Giant Mexican Turk's Cap
Malvaviscus penduliflorus
Malvaceae
Introduced
Giant Orchid
Orthochilus ecristatus
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Giant Reed
Arundo donax
Poaceae
Introduced
Giant Sedge
Carex gigantea
Cyperaceae
Native
Giant Spider Lily
Crinum × amabile
Amaryllidaceae
Introduced
Giant Vine Fern
Stenochlaena tenuifolia
Blechnaceae
Introduced
Giantspiral Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes longilabris
Orchidaceae
Native
Giraffe's Knees
Gonatopus boivinii
Araceae
Introduced
Glade Lobelia
Lobelia glandulosa
Campanulaceae
Native
Glowing Nightshade
Solanum pseudogracile
Solanaceae
Native
Gold-Dust Dracaena
Dracaena surculosa
Asparagaceae
Golden Canna
Canna flaccida
Cannaceae
Native
Golden Club
Orontium aquaticum
Araceae
Native
Golden Leather Fern
Acrostichum aureum
Pteridaceae
Native
Golden Polypody
Phlebodium aureum
Polypodiaceae
Native
Golden Pothos
Epipremnum aureum
Araceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Golden Shower Tree
Cassia fistula
Fabaceae
Introduced
Golden Trumpet
Allamanda cathartica
Apocynaceae
Introduced
Golden Wave Tickseed
Coreopsis basalis
Asteraceae
Native
Goldshower
Galphimia gracilis
Malpighiaceae
Introduced
Gomphrena Weed
Gomphrena serrata
Amaranthaceae
Introduced
Goose Grass
Eleusine indica
Poaceae
Introduced
Gopher Apple
Geobalanus oblongifolius
Chrysobalanaceae
Native
Gophertail Lovegrass
Eragrostis ciliaris
Poaceae
Introduced
Graceful Spurge
Euphorbia hypericifolia
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Grass-Leaf Lettuce
Lactuca graminifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Grass-Leaved Arrowhead
Sagittaria graminea
Alismataceae
Native
Grass-Leaved Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes praecox
Orchidaceae
Native
Grass-Leaved Rush
Juncus marginatus
Juncaceae
Native
Grassleaf Spurge
Euphorbia graminea
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Graybark Grape
Vitis cinerea
Vitaceae
Native
Greater Duckweed
Spirodela polyrhiza
Araceae
Native
Greater Plantain
Plantago major
Plantaginaceae
Introduced
Green Amaranth
Amaranthus viridis
Amaranthaceae
Native
Green Arrow Arum
Peltandra virginica
Araceae
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.