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 529–576 of 1,536 plants in Sarasota County
Florida Chinchweed
Pectis linearifolia
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Coastal Bluecurls
Trichostema floridanum
Lamiaceae
Native
Florida False Sunflower
Phoebanthus grandiflorus
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Forestiera
Forestiera segregata
Oleaceae
Native
Florida Greeneyes
Berlandiera subacaulis
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Hammock Sandmat
Euphorbia ophthalmica
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Florida Hammock Sedge
Carex vexans
Cyperaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Hedgenettle
Stachys floridana
Lamiaceae
Native
Florida Hoarypea
Tephrosia florida
Fabaceae
Native
Florida Indian Plantain
Arnoglossum floridanum
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Ironweed
Vernonia blodgettii
Asteraceae
Native
Florida Jack-In-The-Pulpit
Arisaema acuminatum
Araceae
Native
Florida Keys Hempvine
Mikania cordifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Florida Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium rhizomatum
Poaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Loosestrife
Lythrum flagellare
Lythraceae
Native
Florida Mayten
Maytenus phyllanthoides
Celastraceae
Native
Florida Milkweed
Asclepias feayi
Apocynaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Paspalum
Paspalum floridanum
Poaceae
Native
Florida Pellitory
Parietaria floridana
Urticaceae
Native
Florida Pricklypear
Opuntia austrina
Cactaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Pusley
Richardia scabra
Rubiaceae
Native
Florida Rayless Goldenrod
Bigelowia australis
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Rosemary
Ceratiola ericoides
Ericaceae
Native
Florida Scrub Frostweed
Crocanthemum nashii
Cistaceae
Native
Florida Scrub Skullcap
Scutellaria arenicola
Lamiaceae
Native
Florida Sensitive Briar
Mimosa floridana
Fabaceae
Native
Florida Soapberry
Sapindus marginatus
Sapindaceae
Native
Florida Strangler Fig
Ficus aurea
Moraceae
Native
Florida Tickseed
Coreopsis floridana
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Ticktrefoil
Desmodium floridanum
Fabaceae
Native
Florida Vetch
Vicia floridana
Fabaceae
Florida Violet
Viola floridana
Violaceae
Native
Florida Yellow Flax
Linum floridanum
Linaceae
Native
Florida Yellowtops
Flaveria floridana
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Fool Proof Plant
Billbergia pyramidalis
Bromeliaceae
Introduced
Forking Larkspur
Delphinium consolida
Ranunculaceae
Fountain Grass
Cenchrus setaceus
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Fourangle Flatsedge
Cyperus tetragonus
Cyperaceae
Native
Fourleaf Vetch
Vicia acutifolia
Fabaceae
Native
Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Hypericum tetrapetalum
Hypericaceae
Native
Foxtail Flatsedge
Cyperus alopecuroides
Cyperaceae
Fragrant Beaksedge
Rhynchospora odorata
Cyperaceae
Native
Fragrant Eryngo
Eryngium aromaticum
Apiaceae
Native
Fragrant Flatsedge
Cyperus odoratus
Cyperaceae
Native
Fragrant Spikesedge
Cyperus sesquiflorus
Cyperaceae
Native
Fringed Beaksedge
Rhynchospora ciliaris
Cyperaceae
Native
Fringed Bladderwort
Utricularia simulans
Lentibulariaceae
Native
Fringed Iris
Iris japonica
Iridaceae
Introduced
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.