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 337–384 of 1,221 plants in St. Lucie County
Dwarf Plantain
Plantago virginica
Plantaginaceae
Native
Dwarf Spotflower
Acmella pusilla
Asteraceae
Dwarf St. John's Wort
Hypericum mutilum
Hypericaceae
Native
Dwarf Sundew
Drosera brevifolia
Droseraceae
Native
Earleaf Greenbrier
Smilax auriculata
Smilacaceae
Native
Early Whitetop Fleabane
Erigeron vernus
Asteraceae
Native
Earpod Wattle
Acacia auriculiformis
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Eastern Black Nightshade
Solanum emulans
Solanaceae
Native
Eastern Coral Bean
Erythrina herbacea
Fabaceae
Native
Eastern Milk-Pea
Galactia regularis
Fabaceae
Native
Eastern Milkpea
Galactia volubilis
Fabaceae
Native
Eastern Mosquito Fern
Azolla caroliniana
Salviniaceae
Native
Eastern Poison Ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
Anacardiaceae
Native
Eastern Redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
Cupressaceae
Native
Elephant's-Foot
Beaucarnea recurvata
Asparagaceae
Imperiled
Elkhorn Fern
Platycerium bifurcatum
Polypodiaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Elliott's Aster
Symphyotrichum elliottii
Asteraceae
Native
Elliott's Lovegrass
Eragrostis elliottii
Poaceae
Native
Elliott's Milkpea
Galactia elliottii
Fabaceae
Native
Elliott's Yelloweyed Grass
Xyris elliottii
Xyridaceae
Native
Elliptic Yellowwood
Ochrosia elliptica
Apocynaceae
Introduced
Engelmann's Seagrass
Halophila engelmannii
Hydrocharitaceae
Native
Engler's Bogbutton
Lachnocaulon engleri
Eriocaulaceae
Native
Epiphytic Flatsedge
Cyperus lanceolatus
Cyperaceae
Native
Erectleaf Panicgrass
Dichanthelium erectifolium
Poaceae
Native
Everglades Velvetseed
Guettarda elliptica
Rubiaceae
Native
Everglades Water-Willow
Justicia angusta
Acanthaceae
Native
Fakahatchee Grass
Tripsacum dactyloides
Poaceae
Native
False Bromeliad Plant
Callisia fragrans
Commelinaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
False Daisy
Eclipta prostrata
Asteraceae
Native
False Fennel
Eupatorium leptophyllum
Asteraceae
Native
False Heather
Cuphea hyssopifolia
Lythraceae
Introduced
False Indigo Bush
Amorpha fruticosa
Fabaceae
Native
False Mastic
Sideroxylon foetidissimum
Sapotaceae
Native
False Nettle
Boehmeria cylindrica
Urticaceae
Native
False Sisal
Agave decipiens
Asparagaceae
NativeEndemic
Fascicled Beaksedge
Rhynchospora fascicularis
Cyperaceae
Native
Feather Lovegrass
Eragrostis tenella
Poaceae
Introduced
Feathered Mosquito Fern
Azolla pinnata
Salviniaceae
Introduced
Feay's Palafox
Palafoxia feayi
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Feay's Prairie Clover
Dalea feayi
Fabaceae
Native
Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Apiaceae
Introduced
Fetterbush Lyonia
Lyonia lucida
Ericaceae
Native
Fevillea cordifolia
Cucurbitaceae
Native
Field Copperleaf
Acalypha arvensis
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Field Paspalum
Paspalum laeve
Poaceae
Native
Fingernail Plant
Neoregelia spectabilis
Bromeliaceae
Firebush
Hamelia patens
Rubiaceae
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.