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 289–336 of 903 plants in Sumter County
Floating Marsh Pennywort
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
Araliaceae
Native
Florida Adder's-Mouth
Malaxis spicata
Orchidaceae
Native
Florida Alicia
Chapmannia floridana
Fabaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Beggarweed
Desmodium tortuosum
Fabaceae
Introduced
Florida Bellflower
Rotanthella floridana
Campanulaceae
Native
Florida Bluehearts
Buchnera floridana
Orobanchaceae
Native
Florida Bluestem
Anatherum floridanum
Poaceae
Native
Florida Bully
Sideroxylon reclinatum
Sapotaceae
Native
Florida Butterfly Orchid
Encyclia tampensis
Orchidaceae
Native
Florida False Sunflower
Phoebanthus grandiflorus
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Feathershank
Schoenocaulon dubium
Melanthiaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Greeneyes
Berlandiera subacaulis
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Hammock Sandmat
Euphorbia ophthalmica
Euphorbiaceae
Native
Florida Hedgenettle
Stachys floridana
Lamiaceae
Native
Florida Hobblebush
Agarista populifolia
Ericaceae
Native
Florida Indian Plantain
Arnoglossum floridanum
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Jack-In-The-Pulpit
Arisaema acuminatum
Araceae
Native
Florida Keys Hempvine
Mikania cordifolia
Asteraceae
Native
Florida Milkpea
Galactia floridana
Fabaceae
Native
Florida Milkvetch
Astragalus obcordatus
Fabaceae
Florida Milkvine
Matelea floridana
Apocynaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Florida Pellitory
Parietaria floridana
Urticaceae
Native
Florida Pinkroot
Spigelia loganioides
Loganiaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Florida Pricklypear
Opuntia austrina
Cactaceae
NativeEndemic
Florida Scrub Frostweed
Crocanthemum nashii
Cistaceae
Native
Florida Scrub Skullcap
Scutellaria arenicola
Lamiaceae
Native
Florida Soapberry
Sapindus marginatus
Sapindaceae
Native
Florida Strangler Fig
Ficus aurea
Moraceae
Native
Florida Toadflax
Linaria floridana
Plantaginaceae
Native
Florida Vetch
Vicia floridana
Fabaceae
Florida Violet
Viola floridana
Violaceae
Native
Florida Yam
Dioscorea floridana
Dioscoreaceae
Native
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Cornaceae
NativeImperiled
Fourangle Flatsedge
Cyperus tetragonus
Cyperaceae
Native
Fourleaf Vetch
Vicia acutifolia
Fabaceae
Native
Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Hypericum tetrapetalum
Hypericaceae
Native
Fragrant Eryngo
Eryngium aromaticum
Apiaceae
Native
Fragrant Heliotrope
Heliotropium amplexicaule
Boraginaceae
Introduced
Fragrant Spikesedge
Cyperus sesquiflorus
Cyperaceae
Native
Free-Tip Star-Hair Fern
Goniopteris tetragona
Thelypteridaceae
NativeImperiled
Fringed Bluestar
Amsonia ciliata
Apocynaceae
Native
Fringed Nutrush
Scleria ciliata
Cyperaceae
Native
Fringed Star Grass
Hypoxis juncea
Hypoxidaceae
Native
Gallberry
Ilex glabra
Aquifoliaceae
Native
Garber's Scrub Stars
Garberia heterophylla
Asteraceae
NativeEndemic
Gholson's Sedge
Carex gholsonii
Cyperaceae
Native
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
Ericaceae
Native
Giant Airplant
Tillandsia utriculata
Bromeliaceae
NativeImperiled
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.