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 54 plants in St. Lucie County, starting with G
Gale of the Wind
Phyllanthus amarus
Phyllanthaceae
Introduced
Gallberry
Ilex glabra
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Gaping Panicgrass
Steinchisma hians
Poaceae
Native
Garber's Scrub Stars
Garberia heterophylla
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Garden Cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Asteraceae
Introduced
Garden Pink-Sorrel
Oxalis latifolia
Oxalidaceae
Introduced
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
Ericaceae
Native
Giant Airplant
Tillandsia utriculata
Bromeliaceae
NativeImperiled
Giant Bird-Of-Paradise Flower
Strelitzia nicolai
Strelitziaceae
Introduced
Giant Brake
Pteris tripartita
Pteridaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Giant Crepe-Myrtle
Lagerstroemia speciosa
Lythraceae
Introduced
Giant Cutgrass
Zizaniopsis miliacea
Poaceae
Native
Giant Leather Fern
Acrostichum danaeifolium
Pteridaceae
Native
Giant Mexican Turk's Cap
Malvaviscus penduliflorus
Malvaceae
Introduced
Giant Orchid
Orthochilus ecristatus
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Giant Spider Lily
Crinum × amabile
Amaryllidaceae
Introduced
Ginger-Leaf Morning-Glory
Ipomoea asarifolia
Convolvulaceae
Introduced
Glade Lobelia
Lobelia glandulosa
Campanulaceae
Native
Globefruit Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
Onagraceae
Native
Gold Coast Jasmine
Jasminum dichotomum
Oleaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Golden Canna
Canna flaccida
Cannaceae
Native
Golden Club
Orontium aquaticum
Araceae
Native
Golden Polypody
Phlebodium aureum
Polypodiaceae
Native
Golden Pothos
Epipremnum aureum
Araceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Golden Trumpet
Allamanda cathartica
Apocynaceae
Introduced
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
Governors-Plum
Flacourtia indica
Salicaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
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
Grassleaf Barbara's-Buttons
Marshallia graminifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Grassleaf Spurge
Euphorbia graminea
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Graybark Grape
Vitis cinerea
Vitaceae
Native
Graytwig
Schoepfia schreberi
Schoepfiaceae
Native
Greater Duckweed
Spirodela polyrhiza
Araceae
Native
Green Amaranth
Amaranthus viridis
Amaranthaceae
Native
Green Arrow Arum
Peltandra virginica
Araceae
Native
Green Buttonwood
Conocarpus erectus
Combretaceae
Native
Green Carpetweed
Mollugo verticillata
Molluginaceae
Native
Green Flatsedge
Cyperus virens
Cyperaceae
Native
Green Summer Grass
Urochloa distachyos
Poaceae
Green-And-White Sedge
Carex longii
Cyperaceae
Native
Gregorywood
Terminalia buceras
Combretaceae
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.