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 85 plants in St. Lucie County, starting with P
Pacara Earpod Tree
Enterolobium contortisiliquum
Fabaceae
Introduced
Pagoda Flower
Clerodendrum paniculatum
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Painted Spurge
Euphorbia heterophylla
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Pale Smartweed
Persicaria lapathifolia
Polygonaceae
Native
Pale Tasselflower
Emilia praetermissa
Asteraceae
Introduced
Palmer's Amaranth
Amaranthus palmeri
Amaranthaceae
Native
Pampas Grass
Cortaderia selloana
Poaceae
Introduced
Papaya
Carica papaya
Caricaceae
Native
Paper Mulberry
Broussonetia papyrifera
Moraceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Para Grass
Urochloa mutica
Poaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Paradise Tree
Simarouba glauca
Simaroubaceae
Native
Paraguayan Purslane
Portulaca amilis
Portulacaceae
Introduced
Parrot's Beak
Heliconia psittacorum
Heliconiaceae
Introduced
Parrot's Feather
Myriophyllum aquaticum
Haloragaceae
Introduced
Partridge Pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Fabaceae
Native
Paspalum malacophyllum
Poaceae
Introduced
Passiflora 'Incense'
Passiflora incarnata × cincinnata
Passifloraceae
Introduced
Paurotis Palm
Acoelorraphe wrightii
Arecaceae
Native
Peach
Prunus persica
Rosaceae
Introduced
Peelbark St. John's Wort
Hypericum fasciculatum
Hypericaceae
Native
Pennyroyal
Piloblephis rigida
Lamiaceae
Native
Peppervine
Nekemias arborea
Vitaceae
Native
Peregrina
Jatropha integerrima
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Perennial Glasswort
Salicornia ambigua
Amaranthaceae
Native
Perennial Goobergrass
Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum
Poaceae
Native
Persian Silk Tree
Albizia julibrissin
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Peruvian Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia peruviana
Onagraceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Phasey Bean
Macroptilium lathyroides
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Philippine Evergreen
Aglaonema commutatum
Araceae
Introduced
Philippine Ground Orchid
Spathoglottis plicata
Orchidaceae
Introduced
Pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
Pontederiaceae
Native
Piedmont Marsh Elder
Iva microcephala
Asteraceae
Native
Pigeon Pea
Cajanus cajan
Fabaceae
Introduced
Pigeon Plum
Coccoloba diversifolia
Polygonaceae
Native
Pigeonberry
Rivina humilis
Petiveriaceae
Native
Pigeonwings
Clitoria mariana
Fabaceae
Native
Pine Barren Beaksedge
Rhynchospora pineticola
Cyperaceae
Native
Pine Barren Frostweed
Crocanthemum corymbosum
Cistaceae
Native
Pine Lily
Lilium catesbaei
Liliaceae
Native
Pine Pinweed
Lechea divaricata
Cistaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Pine-Barren Goldenrod
Solidago fistulosa
Asteraceae
Native
Pinebarren Aster
Oclemena reticulata
Asteraceae
Native
Pinebarren Flatsedge
Cyperus retrorsus
Cyperaceae
Native
Pineland Chaffhead
Carphephorus carnosus
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Pineland Daisy
Chaptalia tomentosa
Asteraceae
Native
Pineland Heliotrope
Euploca polyphylla
Boraginaceae
Native
Pineland Lantana
Lantana depressa
Verbenaceae
NativeImperiled
Pineland Lobelia
Lobelia homophylla
Campanulaceae
NativeEndemic
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.