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 77 plants in Sumter County, starting with P
Pagoda Flower
Clerodendrum paniculatum
Lamiaceae
Introduced
Painted Spurge
Euphorbia heterophylla
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Pale Green Orchid
Platanthera flava
Orchidaceae
NativeImperiled
Pale Smartweed
Persicaria lapathifolia
Polygonaceae
Native
Pale Tasselflower
Emilia praetermissa
Asteraceae
Introduced
Pampas Grass
Cortaderia selloana
Poaceae
Introduced
Panicled Ticktrefoil
Desmodium paniculatum
Fabaceae
Native
Papaya
Carica papaya
Caricaceae
Native
Paper Mulberry
Broussonetia papyrifera
Moraceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Paraguayan Purslane
Portulaca amilis
Portulacaceae
Introduced
Parrot's Beak
Heliconia psittacorum
Heliconiaceae
Introduced
Parrot's Feather
Myriophyllum aquaticum
Haloragaceae
Introduced
Parsley Hawthorn
Crataegus marshallii
Rosaceae
Native
Parsley Spleenwort
Asplenium cristatum
Aspleniaceae
NativeImperiled
Partridge Pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Fabaceae
Native
Partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
Rubiaceae
Native
Passiflora 'Incense'
Passiflora incarnata × cincinnata
Passifloraceae
Introduced
Peach
Prunus persica
Rosaceae
Introduced
Pecan
Carya illinoinensis
Juglandaceae
Introduced
Pecluma bourgeauana
Polypodiaceae
NativeImperiled
Pecluma dispersa
Polypodiaceae
NativeImperiled
Peelbark St. John's Wort
Hypericum fasciculatum
Hypericaceae
Native
Peninsula Sedge
Carex paeninsulae
Cyperaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Peppervine
Nekemias arborea
Vitaceae
Native
Peregrina
Jatropha integerrima
Euphorbiaceae
Introduced
Perennial Goobergrass
Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum
Poaceae
Native
Perennial Peanut
Arachis glabrata
Fabaceae
Introduced
Perennial Wooly Bean
Strophostyles umbellata
Fabaceae
Native
Persian Silk Tree
Albizia julibrissin
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Persicaria hirsuta
Polygonaceae
Native
Persistent Blackberry
Rubus persistens
Rosaceae
Peruvian Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia peruviana
Onagraceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Phasey Bean
Macroptilium lathyroides
Fabaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Philippine Spinach
Talinum fruticosum
Talinaceae
Native
Pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
Pontederiaceae
Native
Piedmont Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia arcuata
Onagraceae
Native
Pigeonberry
Rivina humilis
Petiveriaceae
Native
Pigeonwings
Clitoria mariana
Fabaceae
Native
Pignut Hickory
Carya glabra
Juglandaceae
Native
Pine Barren Frostweed
Crocanthemum corymbosum
Cistaceae
Native
Pine Lily
Lilium catesbaei
Liliaceae
Native
Pine-Barren Goldenrod
Solidago fistulosa
Asteraceae
Native
Pinebarren Aster
Oclemena reticulata
Asteraceae
Native
Pinebarren Flatsedge
Cyperus retrorsus
Cyperaceae
Native
Pineland Butterfly Pea
Centrosema arenicola
Fabaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Pineland Heliotrope
Euploca polyphylla
Boraginaceae
Native
Pineland Lobelia
Lobelia homophylla
Campanulaceae
NativeEndemic
Pineland Nerveray
Tetragonotheca helianthoides
Asteraceae
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.